Artisanal and Small Scale Miners in Niger State have been advised to legalize their operations through the formation of mining cooperatives and possession of mining licenses/leases. The advice was given by Engr. Frank Odoom of the Department of Mines Inspectorate in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development who was the leader of a ministerial taskforce team on inspection and sensitization to Mailumba- Garin Gabas Mine Site in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State where Gold is mined and processed. Engr. Odoom directed that the informal miners should stop operations at the mine site and at other places in …
Author: Alaba Rotimi
Barring any last minute change, all seems to be set for the commissioning of the solar-powered electrification project in Durumi, a suburb of Mpape in Bwari Area Council. The project which is under the auspices of “Light Up Nigeria initiative” midwife by the Power Ministry in conjunction with Schneider Electric of France and Philips of Netherlands has changed the phase of the rural economy of the village far flung away from Abuja. Last night, the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo and the Special Adviser to Mr. President on Project Monitoring, Prof. Sylvester Monye were on- the-spot assessment of the…
The Supervising Minister of Environment, Darius Ishaku has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Government to ensuring healthy living for all Nigerians by phasing out care – free disposal of plastic wastes across the country. The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Taiye Haruna made the commitment at a workshop organized for its stakeholders on the phasing out of non- biodegradable plastics in Nigeria on the 17th of December, 2013 in the Symposium Hall of the Merit House in Maitama, Abuja. Darius Ishaku said that the workshop could not have come at a more auspicious…
President Goodluck Jonathan deserves commendation for revolutionizing leadership, said Information Minister, Labaran Maku. Mr. Maku said President Jonathan has transformed leadership in Nigeria and as such deserved commendation from Nigerians especially loyalists of the governing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mr. Maku said this in Abuja on Thursday, when he received members of the Organizing Committee for the first PDP National Youth FootballChampionship. The Minister said members of PDP across the country should be proud of the achievements of the administration in key sectors of the economy, and in sports. He added that the PDP-led federal administration had done what most…
The Nigerian Government and the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally reached an understanding towards ending the five months strike declared by university lecturers. The Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike and the ASUU leadership have met at the Conference Room of the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 where the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike described the ceremony as his happiest moment since assumption of office as Supervising Minister of Education; adding that it was a great relief for the Federal Government and ASUU…
The National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) in Kaduna which is the research arm of the Water Resources Ministry has designed and produced home made drilling rigs that could be utilised for the drilling of boreholes. The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe announced this on Thursday 12th of December, 2013 while commissioning two of such rigs produced by the Institute. “One of the rigs, she said is manually operated, while the other is a motorized rig to be operated by a mechanical device. During the commissioning of the projects as part of the programme scheduled for the 22nd National…
The Nigerian Government has said that the menace of oil theft in the country is undermining efforts to deliver transformation programmes. The Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo stated this on Wednesday December 11, 2013 when he received a delegation from the United States Government led by the Assistant Secretary of Defence, Sharon Burke. The Vice President, who described oil theft as a gross criminal act against the people and the State explained that resources have been lost annually to this menace; saying these could have easily gone into the development of schools, energy and other transformation programmes to impact positively…
In line with the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the present administration towards attaining food security, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has indicated that efforts have been geared on reclaiming agricultural land in the wetland areas of the country to expand the cultivable areas for increased medium-scale agricultural production. This achievement of the Ministry among others was made known by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe in her keynote address at the 22nd Regular Meeting of the National Council on Water Resources (NCWR) held in Kaduna, Kaduna State on Thursday December 12, 2013. The Minister, who noted the…
The Federal Ministry of Education has started the construction of a centre (National Education Diagnostic and Assessment Centre) in Abuja for early identification, referral and placement options for all categories of children with special needs. The Director of Basic and Secondary Education Department, Barr. Chike Uwaezuoke, disclosed this in his address at the occasion to mark the 2013 Autism Awareness Creation and International Day Celebration for Persons with Special Needs in schools and centers, held on 10th December, 2013 at the School for the Blind, Jabi, Abuja. Barrister Uwaezuoke, represented by Mrs. E. B Omotowa, the Director, Special Education, said…
The Permanent Secretary of Water Resources Ministry, Baba Umar Faruk has called for stakeholders’ concerted efforts towards tackling the enormous challenges bedevilling the water sector. Baba Faruk made the call in his keynote address at the opening of the 22nd Meeting of the National Technical Committee on Water Resources (NTCWR) held at the National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna on 9th December, 2013. The Permanent Secretary disclosed that the current national access to water supply is 65% and sanitation, 41% noted that a lot of the citizens still lacked the essential commodities. He explained that most water Agencies is locked in…