Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed led the visiting team to London meet President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom. The minister was accompanied by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity; Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, and Lauretta Onochie, Personal Assistant on Digital/Online Media. Also there was Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters. The President while receiving the visiting team at Abuja House, London, on Saturday, says there is tremendous improvement in his health, indeed, he wishes to return home, “but I’ve…
Author: Ade Adeojo
The spokesman of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina has disclosed that the relationship between Nigeria and China is one that the President cherishes and values highly. Mr Adesina stated this when he received in audience the Vice Minister of Information of State Council, People’s Republic of China, Mr Guo Weimin who was on an official visit to Nigeria. The Presidential spokesman said the fact that the Nigerian President cherishes the cooperation between Nigeria and China automatically means there will always be areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries from which their media organisations should profit. He reiterated…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is working assiduously to redeem its electoral pledges, especially in the critical areas of developing the economy as well as fighting corruption and insecurity. He urges the general public to shun naysayers want people to believe otherwise. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Friday while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the visiting Chinese Vice Minister of The State Council Information Office, Mr. Guo Weimin, in the area of media and cultural relations. “Contrary to the lies that are being purveyed daily in the…
Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated Presidential Investigation Panel that will review the activities of Armed Forces to determine if they are in full compliance with relevant human rights obligations. He also charges the Presidential Panel to carry out duty diligently, impartially and with all sense of professionalism. “It is the responsibility of the armed forces and those of us in government to ensure that we interrogate our own activities and ensure that those activities meet up to human rights norms and basic rules of decency observed across the world,” says Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The observation…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has launched programme of Action plan on Restructuring and Modernising NIPOST and Strategic Plan Document Vision 2020. He said that the idea was to tackle the challenges before NIPOST which was as a result of major developments in ICT and modern means of communications; and to take advantages of this, effort would be made to create a socially, relevant economically viable and internationally respectable post-driven entity. He stated this during the launching of Programme of Action on Restructuring and Modernizing NIPOST and Strategic Plan Document-Vision 2020, adding that the first step in this…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has reiterated that reforming the justice sector is a critical component of the overall agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration to fight corruption. Malami also explained that components of the current government is to develop the economy, promote respect for human rights; due process and build public confidence in the justice system.` The Minister made this known in his opening address at the National Summit on Justice, 2017 with the theme: Reforming the Justice System for National Development, on Tuesday 8the August, 2017 in Abuja. Represented…
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo (SAN), GCON has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. In a release signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, the list of the successful Federal Permanent Secretaries and their states of origin are as follows:- S/N PERMANENT SECRETARY STATE OF ORIGIN 1 EHURIA GEORGINA EKEOMA ABIA 2 AKPAN EDET SUNDAY AKWA IBOM 3 ANAGBOGU IFEOMA NKIRUKA ANAMBRA 4 WALSON-JACK DIIARAU DIDI ESTHER BAYELSA 5 GEKPE GRACE ISU CROSS RIVER 6 ALIBOH LEON LAWRENCE DELTA 7 UWAIFO OSARENOMA CLEMENT EDO…
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has inaugurated the National Consultative Committee for Competitiveness in Raw Materials and Products Development in Nigeria. This is part of the commitment of the present administration to reposition the country on the part of sustainable development with irreversible indigenous revolution, According to the Minister, “This national Strategy is a fact-based framework designed to harness the potentials of the country’s Research & Development (R&D) institutions in partnership with industries and Business, to fast track and redirect the high –way to orderly economic recovery, double digit growth and sustainable development”. With this strategy, he…
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has condemned the killing of worshippers recently at St Phillips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, during a church service. Dambazau commiserated with the Governor of the State, Willie Obiano, the Ozubulu community, the families who lost loved ones, the injured, and the entire people of Anambra State, who are in grief as a result of the wicked and cowardly act by criminals. The Minister assured the people of Anambra State that government will work hard to unmask and deal decisively with the perpetrators of the…
The Sovereign Wealth Fund being managed by Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has resuscitated 11 fertilizer blending plants across Nigeria, which substantially brought down the price of fertilizer, ended fertilizer subsidy and ensured the availability of the commodity. The Fund’s Managing Director Uche Orji disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, while receiving the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who paid a courtesy visit to the Authority. “We have delivered over 6 million bags of NPK 20:10:10 at 30% below the market price without subsidy. In the process of that, we have also created over 50,000 jobs. We have rehabilitated 11…
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has disclosed that the Federal Government will soon commence the payment of outstanding allowances for workers in its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country. She said this at a news conference to mark the 2017 Civil Service Week in Abuja. The 2017 theme of the week is “Entrenching a Citizen-Centred Service Delivery Culture; Partnering with the youth for Africa’s Transformation ‘’. According to her, the issue of the payment of claims and arrears of Civil servants is also in the front burner. “The Office of the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has embarked on a tour of the South Eastern Zone of the country. The Minister was on tour of the zone to flag-off, inspect and unveil projects developed by the ministry. While in the zone, the Minister paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Imo state His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha in Government House Owerri Imo State. In his briefing, the Minister informed the Governor that he had embarked on a tour of the South- East zone to inspect projects developed by the ministry as well as flag- off…
Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu urged all Nigerians to patronize made in Nigeria products that have met the required certification. He added that this will enable them embark on research that will improve on the quality of products and also make Nigeria goods to be the best in the world. The Minister made the call at a meeting with the Minister of State of Industry, Trade and Investment, Aisha Abubakar on the need to increase patronage of locally manufactured goods through the use of Executive Order E03 of May 18th, 2017 in Abuja today. Dr. Onu…
A Presidential delegation led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday visited Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to condole him on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari commiserated with Governor Aregbesola over the passing away of his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. In a telephone conversation, President Buhari expressed sympathy with the governor, describing his mother “as a great woman who was the pillar of discipline to her children.’’ The President said the matriarch of the Aregbesola family deserved great honour for “the sacrifices she made to bring up her children on the path of sound…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has stressed that the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act 2011 provides a legal backing to access information, adding that it requires public institutions to proactively publish certain classes of information as well as to release information upon request. The AGF made this known at the Media Launch and Official Handover of the Federal Ministry of Justice Upgraded Website and FOI Portal handed over to the Ministry by the Right to Know (R2K) Nigeria on Thursday 3rd August, 2017, at the Ministry’s headquarters. Malami stated that, “In essence,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has disclosed that the implementation of Executive Order 003 will enhance the nation’s economy and save foreign exchange for the country. Gen. Dambazau stated this when he received the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar, who was in the Ministry to display some Made-in-Nigeria products for use by the Services under the Ministry. He further said that Executive Order 003, which requires all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government to grant preference to local manufacturers of goods and service providers in their procurement of goods…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has charged telecom operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop call masking and investigate how it originates. Barr. Shittu gave the charge in his Office recently during a meeting with the Telecommunications Operators over an increased rate of dropped calls and other unwholesome practices. The charge came as a result of correspondence the minister received from Office of the Secretary to the Government Federal (OSGF) and the Clerk to the National Assembly on the Senate resolutions on the issues of increased rate of dropped calls and other unwholesome practices such as…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has emphasised on the need to harmonize and integrate the various reform initiatives into a clearly articulated National Justice Policy. He disclosed this Thursday in a media briefing on the forthcoming National Summit on Justice scheduled for the 8th – 10th August, 2017 in Abuja to be hosted by the Federal Ministry of Justice. He said the summit is under the auspices of the Federal Justice Sector Reform Coordinating Committee (FJSRCC) chaired by erudite law Professor, Muhammad Tabiu and facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Justice.…
This is a brief fact-sheet describing on-going government efforts regarding the oil producing region released during the meeting between the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and PANDEF on the update and progress of Federal Government’s new vision on Niger Delta proceeded on Friday’s evening at the Presidential Villa. Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, presided over the meeting that has in attendance leaders and representatives from the Niger Delta and relevant ministers and heads of MDAs. The Federal Government has started the process of replacing illegal refineries in the region with modular ones, including options on how to involve the communities…
Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday, August 1, commissioned the multi-billion Naira African largest rice mill, Wacot Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State. Prof. Osinbajo used the occasion to re-echo the resolve of the Federal Government to leverage on agriculture to grow the economy and create jobs. He said the establishment of the mill by the private sector has highlighted the policy of the government to use the private sector as the engine-room of development. “It underscored the policy of the Federal Government that it is the private sector that must be the engine of development. But…