TECHNOCRAT MEDIA, Kano
The government of Kano State has approved N500 million counterpart funds for the implementation of a six-year “Agro Climatic Resilience in semi-arid landscape (ACReSAL) project in partnership with the World Bank.
Commissioner for information, Mr Muhammad Garba disclosed the development to newsmen after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Kano.
Mr Garba said the World Bank assisted project focused on increasing the adoption of climate resilience landscape management practices and enhancing livelihood in targeted arid and semi-arid watersheds in the north.
According to the commissioner, the project will consolidate the achievements recorded under the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in the state.
He also said the SEC also approved an MoU between the Kano Government and Medina Academy from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to train 5,000 teachers in Madina.
“The state government will be responsible for providing return air tickets, visas, training allowances to the first batch of 50 teachers that will attend the intensive training in Madina before Ramadan,” he said.
Mr Garba said that the council approved the release of N94.9 million to facilitate the settlement of rent stores and garage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 2020 and 2021.
He said the council also approved contract for the completion of dualisation of five-kilometer road in Tofa local government area.
He added that other approvals include the release of funds for training of healthcare personnel and refund on stamp duty and educational support fund as well as internet service renewal and annual maintenance of ICT equipment and deployment of Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) software at Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital.
He also said the engagement of a consultant for the supervision of the proposed Kano State Fibre Optics Network Project and procurement of firefighting operational vehicles was approved.
“Maintenance of 12 selected metropolitan roads, contract for management and maintenance of street lightening, fountain and landscape area of Dangi interchange and purchase of one unit 350KVA MIKANO generator.”, he said.
In 2021, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Bank has approved a 700million dollar credits from the International Development Association for the ACReSAL project.
(NAN)
