Nestle Nigeria Re-launches Milo with new ingredient, Activ-Go

Nestle Nigeria, makers of Milo has re-launched the very popular children’s breakfast beverage drink, with addition of a new ingredient, Activ-Go.

The event took place on Tuesday, at the company’s Lagos headquarters. Active-Go is made from Protomalt, a malt Extract made from malted barley grains, which provides energy and contains vitamins B, C and Calcium.

Speaking at the re-launch, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nestle Nigeria, Dharnesh Gordhon, said the re-launch of the widely successful drink, was a symbol of the company’s dedication to innovation and renovation.”

“I am particularly proud of the innovation that went into the new Milo with Activ-Go which we are presenting today. It is a unique blend of vitamins and minerals that helps the individual to achieve the Milo promise, the promise of energy when you need it the most, and the inspiration that guarantees victories on the road to success.”

Nestle’s Category Manager for Beverages, Olufemi Akintola, lent his support by saying Active-Go supports energy release, muscle function, and bone maintenance that are essential for physical activity in children.

Engaging in physical activities such as exercise and sports is an important part of a healthy successful lifestyle.”

The Vice President of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Bartholomew Brai, made short presentation during the re-launch, where he endorsed the drink as a good source of energy.

Milo, a ready-to-drink chocolate and malt powder beverage that can be mixed with either hot or cold water, was originally developed by Thomas Mayne in Sydney, Australia in 1934. Now produced by Nestle, it has grown to become one of the most popular beverage drinks in many parts of the world.

Source: Beverage Industry News

NHIS And The Quest For Universal Health Coverage

The Nigeria’s National Health Act, (NH Act) 2014, stipulates that 50 per cent from federal government grant; grants by international donor partners and funds from any other source shall be given to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for the provision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all citizens. ODIRI UCHENUNU writes on the structure NHIS has put in place to achieve this.

The Nigeria’s National Health Act, (NH Act), 2014 is without doubt one singular instrument required to unlock economy and the greatest transformation for the Health Sector.

The act establishes a Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to be financed from Federal Government Annual Grant of not less than one per cent of its Consolidated Revenue Fund; grants by international donor partners and funds from any other source.

Out of the fund, the Act states that 50 per cent shall be used for the provision of basic minimum package of health services to citizens, in eligible primary and secondary health care facilities through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS); 20 per cent shall be used to provide essential drugs, vaccines and consumables for eligible primary health care facilities; 15 per cent shall be used for the provision and maintenance of facilities, equipment and transport for eligible primary healthcare facilities; 10 per cent shall be used for the development of Human Resources for primary health care and 5 per cent of the fund shall be used for emergency medical treatment to be administered by a committee appointed by the National Council on Health.
According to analysts, the Act was set up to achieve the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) target.

The UHC implies ensured access to and use of high-quality healthcare services by all citizens and protection for all individuals from catastrophic financial effect of ill health. It can be a major determinant to improved health outcomes for all citizens, especially the poorest.
The UHC can also help to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate as pregnant women will now have access to free delivery services while their children are assured of standard paediatric services in the nation’s health facilities.

Nigeria is eager to expand access to health insurance, as it can play an important part of an overall strategy to achieve UHC and since its launch in 1999; NHIS has been the major initiative to expand health insurance in Nigeria.

The President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Kayode Obembe, said the Act which seeks to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of the people of Nigeria to have access to health services has provided a proper template for the take-off of the UHC.

Obembe said if 50 per cent of the fund is judiciously expended for primary health care through the NHIS, the appalling health indices of Nigeria would seriously improve by leaps.
He said, “It is alright to say that 50 per cent of the basic health fund is committed through NHIS. But for the funds to get to rural areas, the community has to provide counterpart fund equivalent to 25 per cent of the fund for disbursement.”

How are they going to muster the 25 per cent requested as counterpart funding? Would the states pay up regularly? How can UHC be achieved? These are some of the questions that are begging for answers.

The assistant general manager, NHIS, Dr Christopher Okoh, while speaking with Leadership correspondent said state governments can muster the 25 per cent if they are able to pursue way of innovation and by using the accruable sum from the save one million lives to set up health insurance agencies.
Okoh said, “We are thinking that if the federal government is able to operationalized the national health act and state governments are able to pursue way of innovation by using the accruable sum from the save one million lives to set up health insurance agencies, we will be able to work together to ensure all Nigerians are enrolled into the health insurance scheme.”

He said NHIS is working ways that can help to decentralized health insurance scheme where all the state will have their health insurance agencies. He said, “NHIS is going to leverage on other fund resources, outside the 50 per cent. We are going to meet the state governments through their health insurance agencies, which have already been established in some of the states in Nigeria, and with these health insurance agencies, money will be disburse to the NHIS.”
The assistant general manager said NHIS is working already with the national primary healthcare development agency, to develop minimum healthcare packages and with that, NHIS expects the state to adopt it or to make increase based on their capacities to fund.

Speaking on how the money will be disbursed, Okoh said, “NHIS will be disbursing money to those states based on the vulnerable. We will be doing what is called equalization from the centre. What this means is that NHIS will not be keeping all the monies in the polls. We will be resident at the state health insurance agencies and will disburse money based on equalization from the funds that will be accruing to it from the national health act and other funding sources to facilitate coverage of the vulnerable at the state level.”

Speaking on how UHC can be achieved, he said
the only way to achieve UHC is through universal health insurance and social health insurance. He urged Nigerians to accept and buy into health insurance so that the UHC will be a reality in no distance time.

He said NHIS, as at April last year, enrolled all its enrolees to get treatments from all tertiary diseases in any federal hospitals in Nigeria. He said, “This is a means to give back to our enrolees that are suffering from conditions from tertiary diseases like cancer, oncology etc. So what we did was to write to identified centre of excellences that can provide this service and also wrote to Health Maintenance organisations (HMOs) and told them to refer patients that have been identified to having these conditions.

“It has been on in areas of oncology and we have a lot of patients in national hospitals and other centres of excellence taking treatment from our funds. We have done a lot of successful cardiac surgeries in Garki hospital in Abuja, we have done a lot in Enugu at its centre of excellence for cardiovascular surgery. We have done a lot on neurosurgery, hip replacement and knee replacement. We have also done successfully renal transplant in Ife,” said Okoh.

He said one of the major reasons for the tertiary disease intervention was to make Nigeria a tourist destination for medical excellence, so as to reduce the capital flight and to tell Nigerians that these surgeries that they go to India to do can be done successfully in Nigeria.

“We want to change the perception of Nigerians that NHIS is not only covering malaria, but also covering those things that are outside its formal sector benefit package. We are also working with some NGOs in the country, by funding some surgeries even though they are not in NHIS scheme,” he added.

Speaking on how one can be enrolled into the NHIS scheme, he said, “Are you a civil servant at the state level or federal level? Are you a market woman? We have programmes for both the formal sector and the informal sector. For artisans, we have the urban self-employed skill where the artisans can come together as a group and access healthcare.

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AFRIFF Set To Be Most Vibrant Film Festival – Chioma Ude

As the events of the ongoing Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) unfolds, founder Chioma Ude, has described the festival as poised to be the next big thing in film festival.

“I saw a lot of potential,” Ude said of the motivation behind founding AFRIFF five years ago.

“I saw ten years from where I was standing. There is a film festival right now and it’s growing. But I see beyond that. I see a film market, I see a content production. I see development. We train a lot of young adults and we’re trying to bridge the gap already. I see advancement.”

Five years after, AFRIFF has become a hub for African film practitioners. “This year is a huge year for us,” Ude said. “We’ve attained a lot of credibility. We’re set to be the most vibrant film festival.”

With this year’s theme as ‘Accessing Africa’, AFRIFF which is sponsored by Access bank, started on Sunday, November 8, had sessions for film screenings, training, parties and an award ceremony. The venues for the screenings are Genesis Cinemas at The Palms, Lekki, Genesis Cinemas at City Mall, Onikan and Silvebird Galleria, Victoria Island, while training holds at Afrinolly Space, Ikeja.

“We actually give out cash awards, about thirty to thirty five thousand US dollars for different categories.”

There are three categories of films – feature, documentary and shorts – at AFRIFF. Thirteen different categories of awards will be given onSaturday, November 14. A jury composed of Pedro Pimenta, Soheir Abdel Kader, Prof Hyginus Ekwuazi, Teddy Mattera, Dr Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, Dapo Oshiyemi, Serge-Armand Kouami Noukoue and Asha Lovelace will determine the winners.

According to the AFRIFF Project Director Afie Braimoh, putting the whole festival together annually has been a challenge.

“From the beginning of the festival to the end of the festival, we have very topical discussions on every aspect you can think of that affects the film industry. We have master classes. It is very intense but the good news for this festival is there is something for everybody.”

“The challenge is getting everything together,” she said. “There are so many moving parts. It peaks up in the middle when we ask people to submit films when we go through the intense process of shortlisting the films.”

Going back memory lane from the first edition, Ude said AFRIFF now has more credibility.
“As you grow, more credible people would send in their movie,” she said. “The criteria is very tough. You’re no longer competing with your local counterpart. You’re competing at the international level. So people now understand what it takes to submit a film into AFRIFF. And so, we’re getting quality films.”

Last year, 250 films were submitted and 90 were screened. But this year’s edition witnessed over 600 film submissions of which 180 will be screened. Also, this edition had participants from 35 African countries and 25 non-African countries.

And unlike last year when 200 students registered to participate in the training, this year’s edition of AFRIFF had more 300 students registered. The training covered financing, marketing and distribution of movies while training will hold in areas such as cinematography, screenwriting, acting and production design.

There is also opportunity for 15 students to go to US courtesy of Ford Foundation and Relativity Studios and learn more about films while Africa Magic has promised the students jobs on the front end and back end when they are done.

2015 Nigerian Sports Award: Voting Ends Tomorrow

As the countdown for the 2015 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award thickens, the organizers have announced that the voting phase will close as scheduled by midnight of Sunday, November 15, 2015.

According to the spokesman for the award and the Executive Director, Unmissable Incentives Limited, Mr. Kayode Idowu, the voting phase, which started on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 is expected to close as stipulated in the timelines of the 2015 award.

Idowu urged sports loving Nigerians who still wish to vote for their Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year to take the opportunity of the remaining few days to do so before the deadline. He noted that interested members of the public should send SMS SMOTY for Sportsman of the Year or SWOTY for Sportswoman of the Year and the name of the athlete to 33140 or nominate through twitter using the hashtag #SWOTY or #SMOTY and the name of the choice winner to @ngrsportsaward.

In the meantime, the panel of the Nigerian Sports Award has released the list of shortlisted nominees for the media categories of 2015 Nigerian Sports Award.

The 2015 Nigerian Sports Award event is scheduled to hold on Friday, November 20, 2015, at the Marquee, Oceanview, Eko Hotel, Lagos.

Source: The Guardian

African World Cup qualifying results

Collated African 2018 World Cup second round, first leg qualifying results Friday:
At Antananarivo

Madagascar 2 (Andriatsima 27, Rakotoharimalala 59) Senegal 2 (Diouf 71, Mane 81)
At Mitsamiouli, Comoros

Comoros 0 Ghana 0
At Nairobi

Kenya 1 (Olunga 9) Cape Verde 0
At Sfax, Tunisia

Libya 1 (Saleh 48-pen) Rwanda 0

Note: post-Moamer Kadhafi-era violence prevented fixture being staged in Libya
At Benguela, Angola

Angola 1 (Gelson 2) South Africa 3 (Rantie 14, Gabuza 20, Jali 82-pen)
At Niamey

Niger 0 Cameroon 3 (M’bia 36, Aboubakar 39, Salli 40)
At Monrovia

Liberia 0 Ivory Coast 1 (Cyriac 44)
At Nouakchott

Mauritania 1 (N’Diaye 22) Tunisia 2 (Khazri 62, Chikhaoui 68)
At Lobamba, Swaziland

Swaziland 0 Nigeria 0
Played Thursday
At Bujumbura

Burundi 2 (Amissi 38, 83) Democratic Republic of Congo 3 (Bolasie 5, Mubele 86, 88)

At Windhoek
Namibia 0 Guinea 1 (N. Keita 27)

At Cotonou
Benin 2 (Sessegnon 45-pen, Bello 84) Burkina Faso 1 (Nakoulma 51)

At Lome
Togo 0 Uganda 1 (Ochaya 40)

At Agadir, Morocco
Morocco 2 (El Arabi 30, Bammou 66) Equatorial Guinea 0
Played Wednesday

At Maputo
Mozambique 1 (H. Pelembe 55) Gabon 0

At Merowe, Sudan
Sudan 0 Zambia 1 (Kalengo 28)
Second legs: Nov 14, 15, 17

Source:  The Guardian

Apple fading out Beats streaming music brand

Apple is ending the Beats streaming music service on November 30 as it seeks to bring users to its newly launched Apple Music.

The move, which had been widely expected, comes a little more than a year after Apple completed its $3 billion acquisition of Beats, known for its high-end headphones and other audio equipment in addition to its streaming service.

Apple’s biggest-ever acquisition also brought onboard the talents of Beats brains Dr. Dre, a rap musician and entrepreneur, and Jimmy Iovine, a music producer seen by some as a visionary for recognizing the trend toward online streaming.

A statement posted late Thursday said that “Beats Music ends on November 30” and that all subscriptions will be canceled.

The statement added that users can migrate their profiles and preferences to Apple Music, which began on June 30 as a subscription rival to services such as Spotify and Pandora.
“All the pros that curated music for you are still crafting more amazing experiences,” the statement said.

“Plus, on Apple Music, you’ll get even better recommendations based on music you already listen to and love, 24/7 global radio with Beats 1, exciting material from your favorite artist and more.”

The centerpiece of Apple Music is Beats 1, which bills itself as the first global radio station, and will include guest hosts such as pop legend Elton John and Dr. Dre.

The radio station will remain free, even for users who do not pay the $9.99 a month to stream artists, and Apple has made the service integral to its latest operating system on iPhones.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said in October that its new music service had some 6.5 million subscribers, as it ended free trials.

Source: The Guardian

Nigeria loses N78 billion to cyber attacks yearly

ACTIVITIES of cyber criminals, which has sustained a rising profile globally, is projected to be costing the Nigerian economy a yearly loss of about N78 billion.

According to DataGroupIT, most hit group has been the financial institutions, followed by associations and government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and regulatory authorities.

In a paper titled: Unified Intelligence:Authentication and Fraud, presented at the Advanced Threat Mitigation Strategy Seminar in Lagos, by the Product Manager, DataGroupIT, Dapo Salami, the statistics when interpreted, showed that financial institutions are loosing about N50 billion; associations N11 billion; Govt MDAs N10 billion; telecommunications firms N4.5 billion; ePayment companies N3 billion and on the overall, Nigeria loses N78 billion yearly.

The presentation listed top three cyber attacks methods used in Nigeria to include social engineering, which is about 83 per cent; malware 42 per cent; pharming, SQL injection, spoofing 23 per cent.

Other methods included brute force attacks, weak passwords; website defacement; use of unpatched software; organized crime syndicates, physical disconnection; hacking, email hacking; internal security breaches among others.

He said about 200 million strains of malware continue to look at business loopholes to wreck havoc, adding that 87 per cent customers from interaction feel upset, frustrated or betrayed when an online transactions is declined.

Salami, who said about two billion breaches were recorded in 2014, noted that data breaches and identity compromises continue to reduce the predictive value of traditional identity element validation and verification.

He posited that clients must interact remotely with customers at multiple phases throughout the customer journey from acquisition through mature account management.

But to stem this growing trend and electronic fraud, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has called for improved collaboration and industry engagement among stakeholders.

Speaking on Next Generation Authentication and Strategy: Secure Payment Challenges, CBN Director, Banking and Payments System Department, Dipo Fatokun, said developments in the electronic payment technologies are reshaping financial activity in several ways.

These ways, according to Fatokun, who was represented by an Assistant Director in the department, Sola Agboola, included automating complex transactions; broadening access to finance; increasing consumption in emerging markets; improving cash flow management among others.

While admitting that no business thrives without effective deployment of ICT to gain efficiency and competitive edge, he said yet many businesses are on the edge tackling electronic frauds on their electronic business platforms.
According to the CBN Director, the challenge to many bankers has been the ability to manage funds for customers using cutting edge technology to deliver services and ensuring the safety of customer funds in spite of growing cyber crime.

Fatokun said the CBN recognizes the need to harness expertise and consult broadly across the banking industry, payments services organisations, ICT sector, law enforcement to effectively combat electronic frauds and other vices, which was part of the reason for the establishment of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) IN 2011.

According to the Regional Director, DataGroupIT, Victor Ajua, while IT spends around security is still growing, there have been series of attacks on companies. He said this took a greater dimension in Nigeria because attention shifted to it because of the country’s emergence as the largest economy in Africa.

Ajua said cyber crimes and other vices continued on an upward swing because of the commercial benefits; unemployment and adventures.

Source: the Guardian

Military Repel Attack On Gwoza, Kill Seven Terrorists

TROOPS of 26 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of yesterday repelled an attack on Gwoza town of Borno State, killing seven Boko Haram terrorists.

Gwoza was attacked and captured on August 7, 2014, by Boko Haram, but the military reclaimed it early this year. Yesterday’s repulsion and killings were disclosed in Maiduguri by the Media Coordinator of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Tukur Gusau, while briefing newsmen on the successes recorded in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram insurgency in the North East of the country.

His words: “Gentlemen of the press, in the early morning of Friday that is today, troops of the task force battalion and that of 112 Task Force Battalion in Mafa of Borno State have recorded tremendous successes against Boko Haram. The attack on Gwoza was repelled this morning with the killing of seven terrorists’ suspects.

“The troops were also able to recover arms and ammunitions, including 11 AK 47 rifles, a Toyota Hilux vehicle and six hand-held grenades and many rounds of live ammunition.”

Source: The Guardian

NCC boost JAMB’s computer examination with CBT centres

IN order to augment facilities for smooth conduct of Computer Based Tests (CBT) by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has built and donated four of such centres to the examination board.

Acting Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this recently when JAMB officials paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The four centers are located in Kano, Niger, Bayelsa and Oyo states. The centres are equipped with computers, printers, other accessories and Internet connectivity.

Danbatta told the JAMB officials led by its Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde that NCC does every of its activities and projects in line with international best practices and “we have a minimum standard that we maintain for all our projects and there is no exception.”

“Standards are necessary for projects to be appreciated,” Danbatta said adding that NCC is intervening not only in the provision of CBT for JAMB “but provision of equipment for tertiary institutions through Advance Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI).”

NCC in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, ADAPTI is aimed at bridging Digital divide in tertiary institutions through the provision of computers and other ICT facilities to equip the lecturers and other experts in order to improve their ICT skills.

Earlier in his remarks, Ojerinde said JAMB appreciates, NCC gesture in this direction and “we ask for more.” So far, he said JAMB is also deploying its, CBT centres in Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), facilities in Abuja, Kano and Oshodi, Lagos state and this is in addition to the over 500 of CBT centres across the country.

Source: The Guardian

World’s first fly-by-wire helicopter provides passengers’ comfort

With a luxurious 88-square-foot cabin and space to fit 20 passengers in boardroom-style comfort, the Bell 525 Relentless makes some high-flyers happy in the sky.

Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface that provides a level of control previously unseen in a commercial helicopter.

The craft is aimed to be a limo in the sky for offshore oil and operations and also expects to be used for difficult search-and-rescue and firefighting missions due to its huge capacity and improved control in tough conditions.
Depending on the configuration of the interior, the 525 holds 16 or 20 passengers along with the two flight crew with what the builders say is best in class passenger cabin height (137cm) and floor area (8.2 square metres).

The 525 is the first commercial helicopter to incorporate fly-by-wire flight controls, which delivers ‘superior handling qualities and increased level of safety’ with features that, among other things, stabilise the aircraft without the need of input from the pilot.

For the technically savvy, it is also the first commercial craft if its kind to include the Garmin G5000H, a glass touchscreen avionics suite for the flight deck that replaces knobs and switches with what they say are simpler controls and information, such as weather, charts, traffic, terrain and Global connectivity options, for the pilot. For the 525 it’s been rebranded as the ARC Horizon system.

The Senior Vice President of Commercial Programme, Bell 525 Helicopter, Matt Hasik said: “When we started designing the Bell 525, our customer advisory panel really stressed the need for a flying experience that’s safer, easier and more repeatable”.

“We can design a product with class-leading speed, range, and a host of product features, but the real focus of the Bell 525 was to make a step-function improvement in capability for the pilot, enabling him/her to manage every aspect of flight in the cockpit with a new level of awareness and control.”

The Bell 525 Relentless leverages a triply redundant flight control system to maximize safety and control. Pilot inputs are electronically transmitted and processed by the flight control computers. With three flight control computers and triplex electro-hydraulic actuators, the digital FBW control system provides full-authority stability, control and guidance; offering reduced pilot workload in pitch, roll, yaw and lateral and vertical motion.

Fly-by-wire also makes the overall flying experience easier for operators. The open, clutter-free cockpit features two tower-mounted cyclic and collective side sticks and unique trim pedals that greatly improve control throughout the flight envelope. The flight control system and flight director interface can automatically fly the helicopter in a variety of modes. The flight director can also be coupled to an autopilot system to provide hands-off navigation. However, if preferred, the pilot can also choose to decouple the flight director from autopilot and manually fly the Bell 525.

In case of a double engine failure, the controls give the pilot a head start. The autorotation procedure in a conventional helicopter begins with the pilot lowering the collective pitch to keep the rotor turning fast enough. If the pilot fails to do so within a handful of seconds, rotor rpm may drop dangerously to 80 percent. At this point, the pilot may never get the required 100 percent back, meaning the engine failure will translate into a serious accident. The 525’s flight controls automatically lower the collective pitch after a double engine failure. It does so immediately, ensuring rotor rpm will remain at or above 100 percent.

How to Apply for NNPC/TOTAL Scholarship Award 2015

NNPC/TOTAL national merit scholarship award application form for the 2015/2016 academic session is out. Application is FREE!

This is to inform the general public and most especially Nigerian Students in Tertiary institutions that the NNPC/TOTAL hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for its 2015/2016 National Merit Scholarship Awards.

Who Is Qualified To Apply for NNPC/TOTAL Scholarship?
To qualify for consideration applicants MUST be/Show:

-Registered FULL TIME undergraduates in recognized Nigerian Universities.

-Certified 100/200 level students at the time of application

-Proof of SSCE or equivalent certificate

-Proof of UME scores, Admission letters & Matriculation numbers

Note: The following categories of students should not apply:

-300 level students and above

-Current beneficiaries of similar awards from other companies and agencies

Application Closing Date
November 22, 2015.

Method of Application
Application forms must be completed on-line using the link (https://scholarships.totalcsredu.com/scholarship-application-form/ ).

Selection Tests
Selection tests will be held on the 5th December, 2015 at designated centres nationwide which will be communicated to the short-listed Candidates. Candidates are to fully bear the cost of transportation to and fro the venue of the selection tests.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the tests.

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Buhari Must Pay 5k To Unemployed Nigerians- 1st Lady

Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that her husband must pay the N5,000 he promised unemployed Nigerians during their campaign ahead of the 2015 presidential election.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the First Lady made the appeal to her husband’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement signed by the her special assistant on media, Mrs Adebisi Ajayi, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Hajia Aisha Buhari insists that her husband must pay the N5,000 he promised electorates prior to the election.

In the statement which she issued after the Senate voted against the motion on the N5,000 allowance, Mrs Buhari also urged the party to fulfill its promise of giving school children one free meal a day.

“The APC is a party of integrity and has assured Nigerians during the campaign that it will pay N5,000 each month to 25 million most vulnerable citizens.

“Nigerians should be patient with the APC government as the change they had been yearning for has come to stay,’’ she said,” the statement read.

The president’s wife has been quite vocal in recent weeks as she has been speaking on several government policies, the most recent being her statement on her husband’s administration, where she assured Nigerians that he would deliver on his pre-election campaign promises.

Source: Naij