Bauchi spends N119m on workers’ training

BRIEFS

THE Bauchi State government has released about N119 million for the training of 4,902 civil servants in various in-service courses in the state.

Governor Isa Yuguda, who stated this yesterday, added that about 4,622 civil servants were promoted. He further stressed that the civil service was an indispensable engine for socio-economic development.

Yuguda disclosed this at the opening of an induction course for permanent secretaries and other top officials on modern administration techniques.

He said the purpose of the workshop was to groom new permanent secretaries and the old ones for good leadership in their respective offices.

The governor explained that the training was in line with his administration’s policy of training and re-training of all cadres of civil servants in the state.

Zamfara awards N6.7b water contract

From Isah Ibrahim, Gusau

ZAMFARA State government has awarded a N6.7 billion contract for the provision of potable water to nine councils in the state, according to Governor Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar.

The governor, who disclosed this yesterday when he inspected the site of water project at Bakalori Dam in Mafara/Maradun council, said the project was the first phase of his administration’s initiative aimed at addressing the water problem affecting the two councils.

He said the second phase of the water project would include the construction of additional water treatment plants that will connect other seven councils with Bakalori dam.

According to Yari: “When we came in, we met the project, which was to cover nine local councils but the plan then was to construct a mini-water treatment plant. We realised that the need of our people was more than that and that is why we changed the plan to cover a large treatment centre, which will cost N6.7 billion”.

Seminar on buildings holds Feb 29

A SEMINAR to enlighten building consultants, architects, contractors and real estate managers on how to connect all low voltage systems in a building or on a campus using a common structured cabling system holds in Lagos on Wednesday, February 29.

Organised by Hafol Resources Limited, the seminar is tagged: “Intelligent Buildings: ICT Approach to Connected Real Estate”, and holds at the Ocean View Restaurant, Victoria Island.

A statement by Fola Sogbesan, chief executive officer of Hafol Resources, said ICT industry giants such as Cisco, HP and Commscope, will make presentations, adding that all those who may need to implement and utilise ICT infrastructure as part of their environment would benefit by attending.