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In Ekiti State: Fayemi Remits ₦4Bn UBEC Counterpart Funds

In Ekiti State: Fayemi Remits ₦4Bn UBEC Counterpart Funds

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said the payment of counterpart funds by his administration will facilitate the transformation of basic education in the state.

The Governor disclosed this in Ido Ekiti while commissioning a block of six classrooms at Ekiti Parapo College as part of activities marking the first anniversary of his administration.

Fayemi, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, disclosed that payment of ₦4 billion counterpart funds to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will change the face of basic education in the state.

Other projects commissioned were a police station in Igogo Ekiti …

Kwara Pays ₦60m Counterpart Fund For Community Projects

Kwara Pays ₦60m Counterpart Fund For Community Projects

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved ₦60 million counterpart funds to key into the World Bank-funded Community and Social Development Projects (CSDP) that will help attract development to rural areas.

The payment which was a requirement for any state to be considered for the initiative would enable the Kwara State Community and Social Development Agency (KWCDA) access over ₦1 billion to implement micro-projects in various communities that express interest and pay 10 percent of whatever project to be sited there.

A statement issued in Ilorin, that was signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning and Economic Development …