The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau has called for peaceful co-existence among citizens as Nigeria’s prosperity depends on unity among her people.. He stated this when he received in his office, the Arewa People’s Unity Association (APUA) led by its chairman, Alhaji Adamu Aliyu. He emphasized that Nigeria could only harness the potentials of its citizens in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, and commended the group for standing for peace and unity, the fulcrum on which national development rests. Gen. Dambazau maintained that the Ministry could not achieve its objective of securing the country without…
Author: Ade Adeojo
Mr. Anthony Mkpe Ayine who is the Nigeria’s Auditor-General for the Federation has described the role of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as critical stakeholders in the Federal Government drive for transparency and accountability in governance. Thus the two offices have to collaborate effectively. Mr. Ayine made this pronouncement on Thursday, August 03, 2017 when he paid a courtesy visit on the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti K. Baru in the NNPC towers. The Auditor-General noted that OAuGF being the watchdog of government accounts and NNPC being…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said that Nigeria needs two more satellite to adequately equip NIGCOMSAT to discharge its duties, adding that private sector should intervene as government is making frantic effort to secure a loan of $550 million from China NEXIM. He disclosed this during an interactive meeting with stakeholders on the establishment of the proposed ICT University of Nigeria, ICT Development Bank and ICT Park and Exhibition Centre, adding that it was the position of government to diversify hence the concern for ICT Ministry industry to partner with both local and international private sectors investors…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Health will be collaborating with its nutrition and health sector partners to celebrate the 2017 World Breastfeeding Week as the 25th Anniversary with the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together” to draw the attention of advocates, activists, decision–makers, media and young people for long-term partnership to protect, promote and support Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months of Life without water. Activities planned across the Federation to commemorate the week include the HMH’s Flag off with Ministerial Press Briefing, Panel discussion on the Abuja Breastfeeding Declaration, Country Breastfeeding Scorecard and Cost of Not Breastfeeding, and 20th Anniversary of Baby…
The wife of the Nigerian President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for more action on conflict resolution in Africa. She was speaking through Dr. Hajo Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President, during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the California State University Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR), Sacramento, California, to the State House on Friday, July 28, 2017. Dr. Hajo said conflicts lead to untold hardship, especially to women and children and highlighted the enormous costs both to the nation and the victims. She cited the efforts of Mrs. Buhari through the Future Assured…
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has reiterated that the controversy on curriculum review regarding alleged removal of the Christian Religion Knowledge ( CRK) is very unnecessary, diversionary and painful. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Ministerial session of the 62nd National Council of Education (NCE) in Kano, Malam Adamu Adamu stressed that immediately on assumption of office as minister, he made a case that the two religions should be taught separately and also placed among the core and compulsory subjects up to end of secondary education level. The Minister recalled his address at the 61st National Council…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has charged the newly inaugurated Boards of Federations to promote accountability, prudence and team play in the running of their affairs. The minister gave the admonition recently in Abuja while inaugurating the new Board of the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN), after successfully resolving the lingering crises that prevented its inauguration along with others in some weeks past. He also advised the Board to strive for peace and unity within its rank in order to move the sports forward. He recalled the issue of allegation of violence during its last election,…
There has been satisfactory and significant developments and achievements recorded by Nigeria in the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights as guaranteed under the Charter. This was the submission of the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Taiwo Abidogun, ESQ., FCIArb. Abidogun made this known in his opening address at a one-day National Stakeholders Validation Workshop to Review Nigeria’s Draft 6th Periodic Country Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Right (ACHPR), on Thursday July 27, 2017 in Abuja. He added that the Nigeria’s 6th Periodic Report to Commission has addressed…
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo while declaring that this administration is an enabler of the Nigerian private sector, he also adds that Indorama’s success story is a manifestation of Buhari’s vision for a truly private sector-driven economy. “It is impossible for government to ever be able to provide all the capital needed to invest in infrastructure, or to catalyze economic activity. The best that we can do, and what we should be putting all our energy into, as government, is acting as a catalyst, an enabler, supporting private capital to achieve maximum impact in an economy that so desperately needs…
Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed had disclosed that the Ministry has strengthened the capacity of its Information Officers to tackle the menace of fake news with fact-based counter-narrative. Alh. Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 in his keynote address at a capacity building Workshop for Strategic Communication Liaison Officers, with the theme “Mainstreaming Strategic Communication Across Government for National Security.” He said though the Social Media has proved to be a powerful tool of public communication, it is plagued with challenges, particularly the prevalence of fake news which makes it imperative for Information…