The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, yesterday welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria after over three months of medical vacation in London, United Kingdom. In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, the speaker expressed gratitude to Almighty God for granting the president healing and journey mercies back home. Dogara said that the president’s recovery and safe return attested to the healing power of God, in response to the fervent prayers of Nigerians “who prayed day and night for the president”. “It is now time for…
Author: Ade Adeojo
Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, GCON, SAN has approved the deployment 24 Federal Permanent Secretaries. In a circular signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita say that the processes for handing/taking over should be completed on or before Friday, 25th August, 2017 except for deployments with specific taking over or assumption of duty dates. The following Federal Permanent Secretaries were approved by the presidency: S/N NAME Present Posting Approved Deployment 1 Folsade O. Yemi-Esan Career Management Office (OHCSF) Petroleum Resources 2 …
Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Senator Emmanuel Onwe, disclosed on Thursday that the state government has released N1.5 billion to settle arrears of workers’ pension and gratuities accruing from October 2, 2016 to June 6, 2017. Senator Onwe disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. According to him, the decision was sequel to a report submitted by the committee on verification of workers’ pensions and gratuities to the state executive council. “The council has authorised the release of N750 million for the payment of pension and gratuity arrears of retired state civil servants. “The…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country yesterday, after receiving medical attention in London, United kingdom. President Buhari had left the country on May 7, 2017, after handing over power to Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who has functioned as Acting President since then. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina; President Buhari is expected to speak to Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast by 7:00 a.m on Monday, August 21, 2017. Mr. Adesina said the President thanked all Nigerians who have prayed ceaselessly for his recovery and well-being since the beginning…
It has been revealed that estimated total amount of bribes paid to Public Officials in Nigeria in 12 Months prior to the survey was around 400 billion Naira the equivalent of $4.6 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP). This sum is equivalent to 39 percent of the combined federal and state education budgets in 2016. The revelation was unleashed in a new report released by the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in conjunction with the National Bureau of Statistics. This was reported in Abuja recently during the presentation of their National corruption Report titled, “Bribery Public experience and…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has disclosed the Federal Government’s readiness to partner with the California National Guard on security. The Minister stated this when he received the Adjutant General, California National Guard, Major General David S. Baldwin, and his team. He said the Federal Government would accept the offer of assistance by the California National Guard to train the necessary components of the country’s Armed Forces in relevant areas of expertise, and hopes that some of the Services under the Ministry would be beneficiaries. Gen. Dambazau noted that such training would add value to…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has inaugurated the members of Project Steering Committee for the European Union Assisted Project on Support to Strengthening Resilience in the North East, Borno and Adamawa The Project which is being funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Economic Cooperation and Development (GIZ), has the overall objective of contributing to the stabilization of the North-east Nigeria through strengthening the resilience of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), host communities, returning refugees and the local population affected by insurgency The Minister explained that, the project which is to be…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau disclosed that the Federal Government has harped on the need to take practical steps to the implementation of the Agreement for the return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, signed by Nigeria, Cameroon and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 2 March 2017. He stated this when he inaugurated the Meeting of the Tripartite Commission for the Implementation of the Tripartite Agreement for the Voluntary Repatriation of Nigerian Refugees Living in Cameroon. Gen. Dambazau said that the six-member Commission would supervise and execute measures that would facilitate the implementation…
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has disclosed that his ministry is to establish a Biotechnology Centre of International Standard in Nigeria, at the National Bio-Technology Development Agency (NABDA), Abuja. Inaugurating the meeting today in his office, the minister stated that the federal government is committed to the development of wealth creation, job creation, and poverty reduction in redirecting the economy of the country, for sustainable national development. According to the minister, he believed that Nigeria can be prosperous rich and strong through proper deployment of science and technology in the development of our country. Dr Onu…
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has condemned the avalanche of divisive rhetoric which is tearing apart the fabric of unity holding the nation together. Gen. Dambazau stated this when he addressed the media on the current atmosphere of divisive rhetoric aimed at causing disaffection and disunity among Nigerians. He called on Nigerians to desist from using the traditional and non-traditional media platforms to perpetrate the appalling messages aimed at creating a divisive atmosphere and bringing disunity among citizens. He said the press briefing was to “consolidate on the efforts of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo…