Kwara Meets with MIRECO, Pledges Support

Date: 2020-11-26

Kwara State Government has pledged to give necessary support to the Mineral Resources and Environment Management Committee, MIRECO to improve Internally Generated Revenue, IGR in the state.

The State Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence made this known while receiving the Kwara State Chapter of MIRECO, a committee established by the Federal Government in her office.

Mrs Oyeyemi who underscored the importance of economic diversification especially now that revenues from oil are dwindling noted that the government would look into the work plan and deliverables of the committee and give necessary support. The Commissioner harped on proper implementation and enforcement of relevant guidelines to the project, stressing that the Ministry of Finance and Planning will assist the MIRECO to achieve its mandate.

Speaking earlier, the MIRECO State Chairman, Dr Abdulrahman Ottan explained that the Eight-man committee is created under section Nineteenth of the Nigerian Mining Law for the purpose of promoting and sustaining solid mineral development of states across the country with three members from the Federal Government and five from Kwara State.

Dr Ottan who noted that the pupose of the committee's visit to the Honourable Commissioner was to discuss areas where both parties will benefit added that the Committee has responsibility to work in collaboration with the state government on the project to enable the state earn thirteen percent derivatives on revenue generated from solid minerals.

In a remark, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Alhaji Funsho AbdulRazak noted that the emergence of MIRECO as a welcome development and expressed confidence that the state will benefit through improved IGR and employment opportunity for teeming youth.

Alhaji AbdulRazak assured the committee that the present government in the state is proactive, focused, determined and will always walk the talk to make sure everything works well in the state and for its people.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Tsaragi-Share     Ridwan Agboola     Taofeek Sanusi     Oni Adebayo     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Abubakar Baba     Senate Presidency     Baruten     Sunday Popo-Ola     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Danladi     Kassim Babamale     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Lai Mohammed     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Okin High School     Eghe Igbinehin     FERMA     Onilu     Ashiru     Quranic Recitation Competition     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Okala Baba     Hassan Saliu     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Gobirawa     Kisira     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Sabi     Adaramaja     Innocent Okoye     Adamu Atta     Garba Dogo     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Balogun Gambari     Tayo Awodiji     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Olofa Of Offa     Mufti Of Ilorin     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Lanre Issa Onilu     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Yusuf Abubakar     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Idofin     Cornelius Fawenu     Saheed Akinwumi     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Muhammed Danjuma     Bio Ibrahim     National Party Of Nigeria     Amusement Park     Tunde Oyawoye     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Femi Oladiji     Mogaji Aare     Abubakar B.M     Islamic Development Bank     Aso Ofi     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ajidagba     Okin Malt     Saka Balikis Kehinde     PharmAccess Foundation     Timothy Akangbe     Madawaki Of Ilorin     COVID     Adedipe     Laboratory-to-Product     Olaitan Adefila     Yemi Sanni     Gbajabiamila     Aisha Gobir     MalHub     Moshood Mustapha    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Taofeeq Olateju     Sulyman Tejidini     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Michael Ologundea     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Moshood Mustapha     Aminat Omodara     Yahaya Seriki     John Mayokun Dada     Government High School Adeta     Sa\'adu Gambari     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Kayode Ogunlowo     NNPP     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Unicontinental Construction Company     Emir Of Lafiagi     All Peoples Party     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Owo Arugbo     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Quran     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     V.O. Abioye     Yemi Osinbajo     HICA     Abdulhakeem Amao     CCEPE     Rafiu Ibrahim     Arinola Lawal     Third Estate     Kola Ologbondiyan     Ajia-Bako     April 11     Samuel Adaramola     ITP     Baboko Primary School     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Bashiru Makama     AbdulGafar Tosho     Offa Poly     Kwara State Government     Wasiu Odewale     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Jalala     Tunji Folami     Gbajabiamila     Abubakar Aliagan     Trader Moni     Femi Oladiji     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Toyosi Thomas     Alanamu     Dauda Adesola     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Bilikis Oladimeji     Omotoso Musa     Babaita     Hausa     ENetSuD     Tosho Yaqub     Elelu     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Paul Odama     Mohammed Halidu     Akorede     Alaro     Yeketi     Aremu Bose Deborah     Local Government Pension Board     Eleyele     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Saka Abimbola Isau     Olatunji Ibrahim     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Tafida Of Ilorin