MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...

SUMMARY OF OGUN STATE 2025 BUDGET PROPOSAL. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Summary of Ogun State 2025 Budget Proposal


Governor Dapo Abiodun presented a proposed 2025 budget of N1.054 trillion to the Ogun State House of Assembly, tagged the “Budget of Hope and Prosperity.” The budget is divided into:

 • N453.56 billion for recurrent expenditure

 • N600.98 billion for capital expenditure


Key allocations include:

 • N120.1 billion for personnel costs

 • N37.49 billion for consolidated revenue costs

 • N76.07 billion for public debt charges

 • N219.86 billion for overhead costs


Major capital projects for 2025 include:

 • Renovating hospitals and revitalizing 80 primary health centers

 • Extending the Redline, Blueline, and Purpleline metro rail lines

 • Constructing key infrastructure like roads, fire stations, and the Ogun Lodge Government House in Abuja


The funding sources are projected as follows:

 • N120.97 billion from the State Internal Revenue Service

 • N193.85 billion from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)

 • N228.06 billion from federal statutory allocations (including VAT)

 • N472.66 billion from capital receipts (loans, grants, etc.)


Sectoral allocations include:

 • Education: N117.83 billion (17%)

 • Health: N134.54 billion (13%)

 • Infrastructure: N284.46 billion (27%)

 • Social Protection: N39.84 billion (4%)


Governor Abiodun emphasized completing ongoing projects, generating revenue, and creating jobs, aligning with Ogun State’s development strategies and national plans. The 2024 budget performance showed strong fiscal reliability, with 79% of revenue and 56% of expenditure targets achieved by September 2024.

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