Igboland Biafra on May 30, 1967. Nigerian General Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu on this day made a declaration of independence of Biafra from Nigeria and became the head of state of the new republic. The Nigerian Civil War (or the "Nigerian-Biafran War") lasted from 6 July 1967 until 15 January 1970, after which Biafra once again became part of Nigeria. The Republic of Biafra was defeated after three years of war by the federal government of Nigeria from 1967 to 1970 with military support from the United Kingdom (strategy and ammunition), Soviet Union (ammunition), the United Arab Republic (air force), as well as
Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning (Nigeria) packages for small-scale industrialists and officials of federal/state agencies, which have responsibilities for developing small-scale industries in the economy. Director-General Dr Kabir Kabo Usman Assumed office January 2010 – Present Preceded by Dr Joseph Maiyaki Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning (Nigeria) The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria. It was originally set up by Decree No 12 of 1992 as the "National Planning Commission" and later amended by Act 71 of 1993. The core responsibility of the commission is the formulation of medium term and long term economic and