HIV: RELIGIOUS LEADERS URGED TO LEAD FIGHT AGAINST STIGMA AS LSACA DRIVES COMMUNITY ACTION . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 HIV: RELIGIOUS LEADERS URGED TO LEAD FIGHT AGAINST STIGMA AS LSACA DRIVES COMMUNITY ACTION  The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), has called on religious leaders across the state to become champions of HIV prevention and advocates against HIV-related stigma within their communities. The call was made during a Sensitisation workshop for religious leaders on HIV and AIDS prevention and HIV-Related stigma held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alausa, Ikeja.  Speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of LSACA, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun highlighted the influential role faith leaders play in shaping public attitudes, promoting healthy behaviours, and fostering compassion for people living with HIV. Dr. Animashaun noted that despite remarkable progress in HIV treatment and care, stigma and discrimination continue to hinder efforts to end the epidemic. She stressed that fear of rejection and misinformation of...

ANAMBRA STATE GOVT ENCOURAGES NDI ANAMBRA TO PAY THEIR TASK AS AN OBLIGATION OF EVERY NIGERIAN CITIZEN, AND CITIZENS’ WAY OF RECIPROCATING GOVERNMENT GESTURE OF PROVIDING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURES.(PHOTO).


 Anambra State Government encourages Ndi Anambra to pay their task as an obligation of every Nigerian citizen, and citizens’ way of reciprocating government gesture of providing the necessary infrastructures.

‎Tax remains one of the major sources of government Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, for budget implementation, and Anambra government hasn’t collected half of what it has the potential to collect in the state.

‎Anambra State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Chiamaka Nnake, who noted this during a post-budget presentation media briefing at her office, Jerome Udorji State Secretariat, Awka, said the government has plans to expand tax bracket to ensure that more taxable individuals and entities are captured, as well as device more efficient and creative ways of tax collection.

‎She noted that culturally, some people are not used to paying tax, but reminded all that tax payment is not an Anambra thing, but an obligation of every Nigerian citizen, and citizens’ way of reciprocating government gesture of providing the necessary infrastructures.

‎On budget deficits, the Commissioner, who was joined by her Information counterpart, Dr Law Mefor, said though external funding to support the budget towards infrastructure is expected, the state won’t borrow for consumption, but rather projects that are commercially viable enough to pay back.

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