Edo 2020: Delta approves N456m reward for medal-winning athletes
Delta State athletes who won medals at the last National Sports Festival held in Edo State will receive cash rewards totalling N456 million, the state government has announced.
The state Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba on Wednesday.
He said it is part of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday in Government House.
Mr Aniagwu said the government decided to fulfil the promise made to the athletes because of the honour they brought to the state and to encourage them to do more.
He said this was despite the times being hard.
According to Mr Aniagwu, before the athletes proceeded to Edo 2020, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, promised that each medal would attract some prize.
He said he also made the promise in 2019 in Abuja.
“Because of that promise, the athletes repeated the same feat and the governor approved funds to be paid. It is going to cost us about N456 million to settle that,” he said.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Anti-Corruption
Unremitted Pension: PenCom wants EFCC to prosecute corrupt employers, recover funds
PenCom has sought the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s intervention to tackle pension fraud, particularly employers’ failure to remit pension contributions.
Economy
Nigeria risks repeating oil sector mistakes as 90% of data is hosted abroad: Oyedele
Mr Oyedele warned that Nigeria risks repeating the economic mistakes of its oil sector, citing estimates that up to 90 per cent of the country’s data is hosted abroad.
States
Kidnapping: Several terrorists killed, 16 hostages rescued in Niger, says army
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 16 hostages and recovered arms and ammunition in Mashegu and Tungan Kawo in Rijau council area of Niger.
Economy
CBN imposes N1 billion capital requirement on crypto operators, gives 180 days to obtain licence
The directive is contained in the bank’s Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria, issued on Thursday.
Anti-Corruption
Alleged fraudster poses as EFCC chairman’s PA to defraud NPA boss of $700,000
The former NPA boss was allegedly defrauded of $700,000 after claims that the EFCC was investigating him.
Economy
Kano govt warns mining firms against abandoning sites without reclamation
The Kano government has warned mining companies operating in the state not to abandon mining sites without carrying out mandatory environmental reclamation measures.
