Only
few weeks ago there was rancour over the abuse of returned Paris - fund to some
Nigerian Governors. One of them in
particular had sunk his entire booty of $3 million in building a Five Star
Hotel in Lagos! Still this has not deterred
the Nigerian Government from seeking for a further $1.8 billion in loan…to the
same Governors….this time for 10 States!
As at today, National debts stands at N19.16 trillion up from what it
was two years ago N7.1 trillion! Now, a Lagos
based financial consultant Bismark Rewane says “we need to move away from debts
from recurrent expenditure to debts for capital expenditures – which are
project specific”.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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