{"id":276866,"date":"2023-06-28T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=276866"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T12:30:20","slug":"fg-to-halt-funding-of-professional-bodies-councils-in-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/28\/fg-to-halt-funding-of-professional-bodies-councils-in-202\/","title":{"rendered":"FG to halt funding of professional bodies, councils in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The provision of budgetary allocations to professional bodies and councils will cease from December 31, 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/27\/fg-introduces-proof-of-ownership-fee-for-vehicles\/\">the federal government<\/a> has announced. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement is contained in a letter from the budget office on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The letter was addressed to the Registrar, Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, marked DG\/BDT\/GEN. CORR\/2016\/XII\/3067 and dated June 26, 2023, was issued from the Budget office of the federation and signed by the Director General, Akabueze Ben.<\/p>\n<p>According to the letter, the discontinuation of budgetary allocations to the body was approved by the Presidential Committee on Salaries. <\/p>\n<p>The letter titled, \u201cDiscontinuation of Funding of Professional Bodies and Councils From 2024 Budget, In Line With The Decisions Of The Presidential Committee On Salaries,\u201d further stated that the institutions were now regarded as self-funded organisations and will henceforth be fully responsible for their personnel, overhead and capital expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>The letter partly read, \u201cI wish to inform you that, the Presidential Committee on Salaries, at its 13th meeting, approved the discontinuation of budgetary allocation to Professional Bodies\/Councils effective December 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of this letter, therefore, is to inform you that, in compliance with PCS\u2019s directive, this Office will no longer make: budgetary provisions to your Institution with effect from the above-stated date, and you will be regarded as a self-funded organisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, you will be required, effective December 31, 2026, to be fully responsible for your personnel, overhead and capital expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease accept the assurance of my best regards,\u201d the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Further findings showed that at least 25 professional bodies and councils under the Ministry of Trade and Investment, the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Mines and Steel, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Works and Housing, and the Ministry of Environment will be affected by the new development.<\/p>\n<p>They include the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, the Computer Registration Council, the Librarians Registration Council, the National Education Research and Development Council, the Mass Literacy Council, the National Examination Council and the West African Examination Council (Local and International) under the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Ministry of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>Others include the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, the Nigeria Press Council, the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geosciences, the Veterinary Council of Nigeria, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, the Survey Council of Nigeria, the Legal Aid Council, the Council of Legal Education, the National Automotive Design and Development Council, the Nigeria Export Promotion Council, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, the Nigeria Investment Promotion Council, and the Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The provision of budgetary allocations to professional bodies and councils will cease from December 31, 2026, the federal government has announced. 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