NEC Approves N83.2bn To Mitigate Flooding, Climate Emergencies

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N83.2 billion for the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) interventions to mitigate the impacts of anticipated flooding and other climate-related emergencies nationwide.
This is just as the chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima, called on states to work with the federal government in resolving the logistical and compliance barriers that prevent farm produce from reaching international markets.
According to a statement by the spokesman of the vice president, Stanley Nkwocha, the approval of the N83.2bn intervention funds on Thursday at the 158th meeting of NEC followed a presentation to Council by the minister of Budg...