• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Benue Assembly Commends BICD Over ₦80bn Funding, Backs Governor Alia

by Hembadoon Orsar
2 months ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Benue State House of Assembly has commended the State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD) for attracting over N80 billion in funds.

Advertisement

The chairman of the House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Peter Uche, during an oversight function visit to the Bureau, also hailed the DG of BICD, Leonard Viashima, and Governor Hyacinth Alia for working tirelessly to attract development in the state.

According to Uche, “The House was impressed with the management of the organisation led by Director General Leonard Viashima on the way they are handling the office’s activities, which has had a positive impact on the lives of the Benue people, especially the vulnerable population.”

Earlier, the BICD DG, Viashima, told the House that within the short period in office, the organisation has achieved several milestones, including facilitating high-level engagements, counterpart funding, and partnerships with international organisations.

He disclosed that the BICD has attracted funds worth about N80 billion in materials and cash, such as 4,047,750 bed nets, for distribution across the state, facilitated the reactivation of a dormant IFAD project, and signed MoUs with several organisations, including the establishment of IDP farms.

RELATED

PDP Crisis Stopped Implementation Of 2014 Confab – Jonathan

‘Yar’Adua Wanted Me To Oversee Nigeria But One Aide Withheld The Letter’, Johnathan Reveals

8 minutes ago
SEDC Congratulates Oramah On Tenure Completion At Afreximbank, GCON Award

SEDC Congratulates Oramah On Tenure Completion At Afreximbank, GCON Award

38 minutes ago

According to him, “The Bureau has also conducted a humanitarian needs assessment, facilitated Benue State’s declaration as a humanitarian state, and secured the state’s enlistment in the Solutions for Displaced Persons Project.”

He maintained that BICD has facilitated over 15,000 short-term and 145 full-time employment opportunities for Benue indigenes in the humanitarian and development space and has hosted diplomatic visits from several international organisations.

The Bureau for International Cooperation and Development has made significant strides in coordinating and enhancing the efforts of various stakeholders in Benue State. Through strategic partnerships, capacity building, and advocacy, the BICD positions Benue State as a hub for sustainable development and humanitarian intervention.

“We have also attracted humanitarian Rapid Response funds from USAID-bureau for humanitarian assistance and IOM to provide humanitarian assistance in the state, which the launch of RRF to enable IDPs to be resettled to more dignifying shelters as well as a successful coordination of launch of the durable solutions project in the state by the office of the vice president, which has made Benue to be included on the durable solution states by the launching.”

He promised to commence a legislative process to upgrade the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation Development, BICD, into a government agency, considering its achievements within a short period of existence.

“The Bureau remains committed to fostering collaboration, promoting transparency, and maximising the impact of development initiatives for the benefit of all Benue citizens, especially vulnerable groups,” he added.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


Tags: Benue Assembly
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

One Health Remains Elusive Without Public Health Education, Says NOUN Don

Next Post

NECO Retirees Request Payment Of Outstanding Benefits

Hembadoon Orsar

Hembadoon Orsar

You May Like

PDP Crisis Stopped Implementation Of 2014 Confab – Jonathan
News

‘Yar’Adua Wanted Me To Oversee Nigeria But One Aide Withheld The Letter’, Johnathan Reveals

2025/06/28
SEDC Congratulates Oramah On Tenure Completion At Afreximbank, GCON Award
News

SEDC Congratulates Oramah On Tenure Completion At Afreximbank, GCON Award

2025/06/28
Billionaire Kano Businessman, Aminu Dantata, Dies At 94
News

Dantata’s Death An Earthshaking Loss To Africa — Atiku

2025/06/28
Cameroonian Elombi Emerges New Afreximbank President
News

Cameroonian Elombi Emerges New Afreximbank President

2025/06/28
APC Govs Restate Demand For Community Policing
News

APC Govs Restate Demand For Community Policing

2025/06/28
Top Home Teams with Highest Win Rates: Who To Bet On
Special Report

Top Home Teams with Highest Win Rates: Who To Bet On

2025/06/28
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

‘Yar’Adua Wanted Me To Oversee Nigeria But One Aide Withheld The Letter’, Johnathan Reveals

SEDC Congratulates Oramah On Tenure Completion At Afreximbank, GCON Award

Dantata’s Death An Earthshaking Loss To Africa — Atiku

Cameroonian Elombi Emerges New Afreximbank President

APC Govs Restate Demand For Community Policing

Top Home Teams with Highest Win Rates: Who To Bet On

Fear Of Arrest Kept 80% Candidates Away From Mop-up Exam, Says JAMB Registrar

Customs CG Elected WCO Council Chairman In Brussels

Niger North Senator Mourns Dantata, Hails Late Billionaire’s Legacy

Dantata’s Death, A Monumental National Loss — Tinubu

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.