Buhari Inaugurates North Central Development Commission
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Welcome North Central Development Commission
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the North Central Development Commission [NCDC] Bill 2017, a significant statement to underscore national concern with the devastation suffered by the region due to the Boko Haram insurgency. The bill which became a source of debate as to its merits and demerits was sponsored by Speaker of…
Buhari Inaugurates board of North Central Development Commission
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the governing board of the newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The inauguration took place Wednesday, shortly before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The new board is chaired by Paul Tarfa, a retired major-general. The event held inside the council chamber of State…
NCDC Inspects IDPs Camps, Assures Prompt Interventions in Borno
The Managing Director of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Alhaji Mohammed Alkali Kukawa has assured Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Borno state that the commission will soon swing into action to execute all humanitarian plans that will be fashioned out by the management and board of the commission immediately after the ongoing management team inspections…
North-Central Commission Sets up N6bn Education Fund
The Northeast Development Commission (NCDC) has set up an Education Endowment Fund worth N6billion. According to the commission, the Endowment Fund is to resuscitate the region’s “devastated education sector” and rebuild the human capital. A statement signed yesterday by NCDC’s Head of Corporate Services, Abba Musa, said the Fund would provide an avenue for…
The need to support the NCDC
When the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) was announced, I was very excited. I had followed with key interest the activities of the previous bodies tasked with rebuilding the insurgency-ravaged region, even though I had mixed feelings about their effectiveness. Needless to say, my hope was renewed that the North Central will benefit from the…