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Federal Government Releases ₦6.45 Billion For New Oxygen Plants In 38 Locations Nationwide

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President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 areas cross country in an offer to improve the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen. 

This exposure arose at the principal National Economic Council meeting of the year managed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, with State Governors, Federal Capital Territory Minister, Central Bank Governor and other senior government authorities in participation. 

While instructions the NEC on the arrival of the assets, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said the President endorsed the arrival of the assets for the creation of oxygen, required by the expanded number of patients who need oxygen because of the flood in Covid-19 diseases in the country. 

Additionally at the gathering, the Health Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire educated the Council that spin-off of President Buhari's choice to actuate the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund dependent on the National Health Act, N55.1billion was affirmed in 2018 and that half of the entirety has since been delivered to the States and the FCT. 

In addition, the Federal Government has likewise dispensed N35billion for 2021 for the Fund. 

It would be reviewed that the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF or "The Fund") was set up under Section 11 of the National Health Act (NHA Act), as the chief financing vehicle for the Basic Minimum Package of Health Services (BMPHS). The Fund serves to expand the monetary space and by and large financing to the wellbeing area to help Nigeria accomplish Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Financing of the BHCPF would be gotten from commitments including — a yearly award from the Federal Government of Nigeria of at least one percent (1%) of its Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) — awards by worldwide giver accomplices; and assets from some other source. 

Different updates at the NEC meeting incorporate record adjusts as at twentieth January, 2020 given by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, as follows: 

Overabundance Crude Account (ECA), balance as at twentieth January, 2021, $72,411,197.80; Stabilization Account, total as at nineteenth January, 2021, N28, 800, 711,295.37; Natural Resources Development Fund Account, balance as at nineteenth January 2021, N95, 830,729,470.82. 

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT 

Board likewise got an update from the Vice President who is the Chairman of Council's Ad-Hoc Committee on Public Engagements with respect to the aftermaths of the EndSars fights of a year ago. 

In the update, the NEC commitment will zero in fundamentally on: 

• Wealth creation, social wellbeing nets and work 

• Education, advanced economy and sports improvement 

• Creative industry and neighborliness 

• Security 

• Governance 

TARGET GROUPS AND AUDIENCE 

Members of the NEC commitment will be drawn from the accompanying gatherings 

• Young learned people and arising industry pioneers from assorted areas, understudies of tertiary and other instructive organizations, adolescents in the Diaspora who are keen on social political turns of events, performers and social influencers, prepared craftsmans and so forth 

• Youth pioneers in (a) common Society Organization (b) Politics (c) strict association (d) customary establishments. 

• Young ladies and youngsters with inabilities. 

MODALITIES AND STAGES OF THE NEC ENGAGEMENTS 

The commitment will advance in three phases: 

1. Stage One: State Government(and FCT) encouraged youth commitment, guided by a board of prepared professionals(for breadth, practicability and viability). This will basically be an adolescent driven commitment coordinated by each State Government or the FCT Administration. As the underlying commitment, it will take into account smoothing out of the points of view of the adolescents' association with State Officials and the determination of agents, who will take an interest in ensuing commitment at Zonal and National levels. 

2. Stage Two: This is the zonal-level commitment where the issues of concern and the agreement change thoughts created from the State-level commitment are introduced by the individual States' delegates. This commitment is a joint effort between the adolescents and the State Governments in the separate zones. 

3. Stage Three: This the public commitment, where select agents from States and the Federal Capital Territory partake in an intuitive meeting with Federal and other Government authorities. The adolescent delegates present the agreement issues of concern and change thoughts created from the initial two phases. The meeting will be individuals driven, giving a stage to the Government to tune in to the adolescent and spotlight less on introducing its own accomplishments or safeguarding its viewpoints. 

Laolu Akande 

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity 

Office of the Vice President 

21st January 2021

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