Social Investment Program - N-SIP Bauchi

31/07/2019

HGSFP: State Focal Person charges Protein Suppliers companies on trust and Quality Control

In a renewed effort to restore the battered image of the school feeding program and improve quality control in the supply chains, the newly appointed Focal Person and Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Investment Programmes Hon Ahmad Madaki Gololo has admonished protein suppliers companies to uphold trust in the sufficient supply and distribution of proteins across all centres.

In a meeting held at BASSIPO with protein companies, Madaki Gololo reiterated the determination of the present administration to complement the effort put forward by the FG on the school feeding initiative in the state, added that '' it is pertinent to note that this noble scheme is a trust which every one must account for it, hence there is need for you as contractors to preserve the sanctity of this trust at all cost. A committee was set up by the governor in which we were able to discover enormous challenges especially in the protein centres where cooks have not been given the required proteins and these complains were virtually every where in the state''. Madaki Gololo said this government has no intention of witch hunting any one but it believes in committed service to the people.

In her separate remark, the program manager of the Bauchi State School feeding program, Mrs Doris Yashi explains that the era of getting away with a crime is over and therefore warns food vendors to desist themselves from causing anything that would jeopardize the program in the state, noted that those going around collecting money from women and given them fake forms claiming to be providing to people feeding job, if caught will be severely dealt with, as security agencies has since been informed to arrest any person engaged in such fraudelant act. Mrs Yashi further stresses the importance of time and call on cooks to ensure timely delivery of hot-meals to the pupils.

The meeting cautioned the suppliers to be careful in their conduct as they might be aware that FG has recruited monitors and assigned them to 20 LGAs of the state to ensure stiff adherence to the rules of engagement through effective monitoring of the program, therefore no defaulter would be allowed to go without refunding the money to the FG's account.

The meeting further discussed the deadlock associated with multiple clusters during protein's distribution, and later resolved to provide a unique cluster which will be used by service providers, while on the issue of persistent complains by cooks, henceforth cook's identity cards will be produced and issued at the SIPs office Bauchi to avoid extortion. Also pointed out at the meeting is the issue of centrality and inevitable need of getting a hygienic place of slaughtering of animals and already the State School Feeding Multi Sectoral Team had since at their last meeting directed all LGAs to assign one veterinary officer so as to ensure absolute compliance and preservation of hygienic quality of proteins at all times. Going by the implementation manual requirement, each participating state should adopt and sustain monitoring and evaluation mechanism which will further support the program, also highlighted.

Part of the central agenda discussed during the meeting was the recent disbursement to cooks and protein suppliers and the modalities of feeding commencement, the meeting resolved that Wednesday 31st July 2019 was slated for the 17th trench feeding commencement in the Bauchi state while the remaining missed out days would be completed after schools resumption.

Responding, the State Chairman Protein Suppliers Forum Alh. Usman Muhammad promised to be just and transparent in their conduct and urged the management of the SIPs to consider introducing a sensitization training which will involve all cooks as this will go a long way for each cook to be able to know the kilogram and the quantity of proteins given are in conformity with their number of pupils allocated to a vendor.

HGSFP is one of the giant stride of the Buhari led FG to uplift the standard of education through direct feeding program to school pupils and with the coming of Senator Bala Muhammad as Bauchi State Governor, the program is receiving massive support not only in the feeding program but in all the four components of the Social Investment Programmes. The school feeding program is targeted at increasing enrollment in our schools, boost local farmers wealth, combat malnutrition among poor households and empowering community base women to serve as cooks which will eventually support grassroot economy and growth.

Ibrahim Sani
Media Unit
Social Investment Programmes
Bauchi State

06/11/2018

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13/09/2018

HGSFP: Multi-sectoral Team charges state protein suppliers companies on quality control and time management

As part of its routine practices to underscore the performance of school feeding program in the state that was designed to feed primary school pupils from 1-3, the state Multi-sectoral Team has reaffirmed the need for adequate supply of proteins to the program.

In a meeting held at BSSIPO with protein suppliers which was chaired by Chief Admin Officer Yusuf Sabo, deliberated on number of issues in respect to the what standard should be adopted as we move on to the 10th trench, the school feeding calendar.

The meeting further discussed the recent visit by auditors, improving quality control at all times and the decrying attitudes of supplier's representatives at some centres, prompt supplies to the centres. Also examined during the meeting was the issue regarding multiple collections of protein by cooks, roles of clusters, non existence of some cooks in the main list as well as impersonations during collections. At a time when public holiday is declared there exist a communication gab between Education secretaries, desk officers and protein suppliers that has do with appropriate time for cooks to have their proteins, this was also part of the things tabled and decided during the meeting.

Being fully funded by FG and continues to received a handful support from Governor Muhammad Abubakar Abubakar adminisration, the NHGSFP delivers school feeding to Nigerian children with a specific target on increasing school enrollment, reducing incidence of malnutrition especially among the poor families, empowering community women as cooks and supporting small scale farmers that help to stimulate local economic growth.

Ibrahim Sani
PIO/ Head, media & information
SIP Bauchi State

09/09/2018

Bauchi State School Feeding Multi-Sectoral Team Holds Review Meeting

Ahead of resumption of schools in Bauchi State, the State School Feeding Multi Sectoral Team (SSFMT) appointed by Governor Mohammed Abubakar yesterday meets Education Secretaries and Local Government Desk Officers and reviewed program implementation for enhance service delivery.

Discussion centers around federal Government’s decision to use last academic session’s cooks data for current school term pending the conduct of nation-wide pupils enumeration, monitoring and evaluation, suspension of 12 cooks over contravention of engagement rules, adoption of new national templates for reporting cooks, teachers and protein suppliers among others.

The Buhari administration is providing free meals in 2,828 public primary schools of Bauchi State to more than half a million children whilst creating job to 8,000 women. BASG were one of the few states in the country to satisfy the requirements of the FGN and commence the implementation of Social Investment programmes in December 2016.

The program is expected to re-commence in all the public primary schools of Bauchi State Wednesday, 12 September, 2018.

Signed:

Media Unit,
Social Investment programmes, Bauchi State.
(Office of the Governor)
9th September 2018

25/06/2018

17/06/2018

STRONG WIND DESTROY HOUSES IN BAUCHI

Many houses have
been destroyed by strong winds and rains experienced yesterday leaving host of families in desperate need of shelter.
The marks of destruction are still visible and the events of what transpired on the fateful day are still vivid in the minds of
the victims.
It started
as a normal day turned into a nightmare as rains accompanied
by strong winds blew away roof sheets, completely destroying
homesteads and damaging household items.

The victims said their fears are compounded by the thought of
the situation getting worse once the rainy season sets in.
In Bauchi State, we have witness alot of damages by the wind.
Meanwhile, several homesteads and schools have also been destroyed by strong winds and rains in the state.

Areas affected within bauchi LGA include
Magaji Quaters
Federal Low cost
State lowcost
Barrack Bauchi
Tambari Estate
Bello Khaliel estate
Wunti Dada estate
Miri
G.R.A
Gwallaga
Nassarawa
Wunti
Muda lawal
Bakin kura
Kobi
gida dubu
Yelwa and many more.

My thoughts are with all that have been affected in one way or the other.

To those who lost their lives, may jannatul firdaus be their final destination.

To those with physical injuries, may Allah strengthen you and grant you wellness.

To those who lost properties, may Allah replenish you with what is even better than what you've lost.

I pray may Allah forgive our shortcomings and bless us with goodness and strength to donthe needful.

Musa Zaharaddeen Bayero
Npower State Ambassador

06/05/2018

Sanarwa! Sanarwa!! Sanarwa !!!

Mai tallafawa Gwamnan Jahar Bauchi kan NGOs/SIPs Mallam Mansur Manu Soro zai kasance tare da gidan radio Albarka FM 97.5 FM yau da misalin karfe 2:00-3:00 pm don tattaunawa akan shirin tallafin Gwamnatin tarayya dake gudana a Jahar Bauchi

Ana kira ga mata masu dafa abinci, matasa masu aikin NPower da mata masu cin gajiyar Cash Transfer su kasance tare da shirin.

Aniyar Gwamnatin Jahar Bauchi ne karkashin jagorancin Mai Girma Makama Babba tabbatar da wanzuwar hadin gwuiwa da Gwamnatin tarayya don samar da ayyukan yi da rage radadin talauci a Jahar Bauchi.

Sanarwa:

Shahen Yada Labarai
Bauchi State Social Investment Programmes Office (BSSIPO)
7th May 2018

04/05/2018

BSSIPO Announcement

Dear 2016 N-Power Build Beneficiaries,

As you would recall, in addition to the provision of Training Tools and consumables, Manuals, Overalls, Tuition Scholarship and a basic Meal a day by the Federal Government of Nigeria's National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) to our teeming Youth Beneficiaries, we also promised them a monthly stipend of 10,000 Naira to aid their transport commuting to the Training Centres.

To this end, we collated their payment Account details during the Registration process via the Centres sent to us by the Council.

As at today, some payment account details submitted to Nigeria Interbank Settlement Scheme (NIBSS) for Validation returned Invalid, which is the main reason for the delay in the payment of 1st and 2nd Month Stipend.

You may wish kindly check the list of NIBSS Invalid N-POWER BUILD Trainees in your Centre to ascertain your status.

The reason for invalidity has also been captured for each trainee.

The affected trainees have between now and 6th May 2018 to revert back with the valid account details.

The His Excellency Governor Mohammed Abubakar led administration wishes to reiterate its commitments toward the effective implementation of Social Investment programmes in Bauchi State. The demonstration of such commitments can be seen in domiciling the SIPs secretariat in the Governor’s Office to enable first hand assessment of the implementation by the Governor.

Signed:

Media Unit,
Bauchi State Social Investment Programmes Office (BSSIPO)
4th May 2018

17/02/2018

NATIONAL SOCIAL INVESTMENT OFFICE (NSIO)
PRESS RELEASE

Abuja, Nigeria, Friday 16, February 2018

National Social Investment Programmes Recording Successes, Not Hampered by Fraud

The attention of the National Social Investment Office (NSIO) has been drawn to misleading media reports alluding that “massive fraud has hampered the National Social Investment Programmes” of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The National Social Investment Office (NSIO) under the Office of the Vice President wishes to restate that the intervention programmes are recording significant successes across the States were we have deployed.

It has become expedient to state that the reports remain a regrettable exaggeration of the attempt by the Special Advisor to the President on Social Investments, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, to update the media about the progress of the programmes, while reassuring the press that some of the challenges being recorded in a few States are being tackled effectively and transparently.

It is pertinent to state that following the presentation made to the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday 15, February 2018, the Special Advisor addressed State House Correspondents on the significant progress being made with the social investment initiatives of the Federal Government of Nigeria. In response to a specific question by a member of the State House Press Corps as to whether the instances of sharp practices being perpetrated at the State levels have impacted the quantum of funds available to the NSIO, the Special Adviser clarified that the amount involved in the identified sharp practices were insignificant to affect the desired social impact. She went on to also state that the NSIO is working with security agencies to curb the breaches, as evidenced in a few minimal instances.

It is rather curious therefore that several media reports towed the single lane of giving a negative slant to the bold efforts and successes of the National Social Investment Office by the sensational reporting.

We are pleased to reiterate the fact that, despite some limited process breaches recorded in some rural communities, the Social Investment Programmes are recording profound successes and having the desired impact on lives, as envisaged by Government, as designed and in implementation.

The special interventions by the Federal Government continue to support the populace by addressing financial inclusion and supporting poor and vulnerable households around the country. We are indeed delighted that a total of 7,812,201 lives have been directly impacted by our programmes. This means that over seven million homes can testify to our efforts. Another set of 1,500,000 secondary beneficiaries comprising mainly farmers and cooks can also validate our claims to be true. We are encouraged by the unspeakable joy we see on the faces of the 297,973 poor and vulnerable beneficiaries of our National Cash Transfer Programme (NCTP) that is currently being implemented in the 217 local governments spread across the 20 States of the Federation

We appeal to our media partners to be much more circumspect in their reportage. It is evident that the programmes have not been “hampered or marred” with the level of successes recorded around the country, witnessed by the numerous testimonials of beneficiaries on social media and elsewhere. Indeed, we encourage our media to engage the beneficiaries directly for a true picture of the impact of our efforts, around the country.

The NSIO will continue to drive the implementation of the SIPs with efficiency, diligence and transparency. And we call on Nigerians to be the true witnesses of the output of our activities.

Signed:
Mrs. Maryam Uwais MFR
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments
Office of the Vice President

30/01/2018

School Feeding: Bauchi Re-Commence Programme Tomorrow

The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme is re-commencing in the over 2,000 public primary Schools of Bauchi State tomorrow, statement released by the BSSIPO has said

“Following the resumption of schools and the direct disbursement of funds to Bauchi state cooks by the FGN last week, the 4th trenche of programme is re-commencing, Wednesday, 31/02/18 and will last till Tuesday,27/12/18.

Meanwhile, His Excellency Governor Mohammed Abubakar has approved the recommendation of State School Feeding Multi Sectoral Team for the review of cook-pupils ratio to a maximum number of 80 pupils per cook.

“The approval is in line with the resolve of the administration to maximize service efficiency and bring on-board more beneficiaries into the social protection system of FGN”

In a separate development, the approved mobile money operator is concluding the 7th round of conditional cash transfer disbursement to 20,302 poor households in the state, this week. The payment which commence last week covers months of December 2017 and January 2018.

Similarly, about 3,000 traders has received fresh loan disbursement of N50,000 each from the Bank of Industry last week. It can be recalled that FGN has last year selected Bauchi state as one of the priority states where 38,000 beneficiaries are targeted for immediate disbursement under the GEEP program.

Signed

Media Unit of Bauchi State Social Investment Programme (BSSIPO)
Office of the Governor, Bauchi State,
30th January 2018

29/01/2018

Good Morning
My Dear Bauchi 2016 NPVCs

The distribution of the 2nd batch of N-Power devices has commenced.
It commenced in Lagos and will spread out to other states shortly.

Please be patient, everyone will get their device.

This applies ONLY to 2016 beneficiaries in the 2nd batch.

- Npower


Signed

Mansur Manu Soro
State Focal Person, N-SIP Bauchi