The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has expressed commendation to the Nigerian military for their commitment and loyalty to the course of Nigerian unity. He revealed the praise recently when he held a World Press Conference at the Obasanjo Hall in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Federal Secretariat Phase II, Abuja. Lai Mohammed, who visited Konduga, Bama and Maiduguri areas of Borno State last weekend briefed Bureau Chiefs, News Editors, Defence Correspondents and other journalists that the Nigerian military is really working hard to ensure that Bama and Konduga which have been…
Author: Alaba Rotimi
The Minster of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has charged participants at the meeting of the health humanitarian response within conflict affected communities in the North-East Region of Nigeria held recently in Abuja to evolve a robust health response as part of the comprehensive presidential initiative in the North-East. Isaac Adewole assured them of Government commitment to addressing the issues related to health at the affected communities in the North East, saying the Ministry is poised to bring healthcare closer to the people by strengthening the primary health care system. He expressed the Ministry’s determination to work with the government in…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has affirmed Federal Government’s determination to establish more skills acquisition centres across the country to provide vocational training to unemployed youths as part of efforts to reduce the spate of unemployment in Nigeria. He stated this in Abuja recently when he received in audience a delegation from the Abuja branch of the Ngige Mandate Movement, adding that the Nigerian Government will soon establish more skills acquisition centres across the country to train unemployed youths in different vocational skills through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Chris Ngige further noted that given…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said during a reception organized over the weekend to congratulate him on his recent appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the Primary Healthcare Service in the country needs to be scaled up, so that the country can overcome the basic health challenges facing Nigerians. The release from the Publicity Department of the Federal Ministry of Health on Monday December 7, 2015 indicated that the event was organized in his honor by members of the Edo/Delta Health Professionals and attended by professionals from the public and private…
Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali while delivering an address at the graduation ceremony of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 2015 in Abuja has assured Nigerians that the activities of Boko Haram insurgents would soon come to an end. He also noted full conviction that the Nigerian military has the viable tool for tackling national insecurity. Mansur Dan-Ali further stated that the activities of the insurgents in Nigeria will soon be a thing of the past and all areas under occupation will be liberated for people to go about their normal lives. While appreciating the inter-agency collaboration efforts between security…
The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning has commenced bilateral meetings with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) towards providing the technical support required for improvement in the quality of their submission, preparatory to their formal response to the 2016 Budget call circular scheduled for release soon. The report released by the Budget and National Planning Ministry on Thursday December 3, 2015 indicates that a help desk has been established by the Ministry to provide hands on technical support to MDAs’ core teams involved in the preparation of budgets to clean up their completed Zero Base Budget (ZBB) templates. According…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and people of Nasarawa State on the passing away of the Emir of Keffi and Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Alhaji Muhammadu Chindo-Yamusa II. The statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media& Publicity, Femi Adesina on December 04, 2015 indicated that President Buhari joined the State Government, people and the educational community in mourning the highly revered traditional ruler, who will be greatly remembered as an advocate of peace and unity as a prerequisite for meaningful development in the country. The President expressed belief that the late Emir…
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu has called on the staff of the Ministry to show commitment, accountability and transparency in the discharge of their duties aimed at moving the sector forward. According to the report on the review of activities for the month of November 2015 made known by the Publicity Department of the Ministry lately, the Minister said that the only way to succeed in the water sector is to work as a team towards attaining the functions of the Ministry in the overall interest of the Nigerian people. In her remarks at the occasion, the…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige during the commissioning of an Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICT) built by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Ugwunagbo LGA of Abia State recently, described vocational training and skills acquisition as ranking high in President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s quest to develop a self-reliant low and middle level manpower base. This was contained in a monthly report on the review of activities for the month of November 2015 issued by the Publicity Department of the Ministry on December 2, 2015. The report said that the centre will provide qualitative skills…
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has commended the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese in the Northern part of Nigeria, Hassan Kukah for his selfless service to the fatherland, describing him as the conscience of the nation, apostle of peace and religious harmony as well as a rare gift of God to Nigeria. Solomon Dalung gave this commendation in Abuja when the cleric led a delegation to pay him a courtesy visit in his office on the 2nd of December, 2015. He said that Hassan Kukah (Bishop) is not only a priest, but a social worker, mobiliser of…