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…
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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…
As the debate of the Saturday 21, 2015 Kogi guber election rages on, following the sudden demise of the APC candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu and the consequent declaration of the election by the INEC as inconclusive, there has been gales of legal opinions regarding the situation. This is against the backdrop of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) to fill the vacuum created by the death of its candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu in the Kogi State Governorship election, in order to continue with the supplementary election on December 5, 2015. It will be…
PARIS: President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday November 30, 2015 in Paris called on world leaders to forge a united front to save Lake Chad’s ecosystem from further depletion caused by the adverse effects of climate change. He was speaking at the Leaders Event of the United Nations Climate Change Conference commonly referred to as COP 21 holding in Paris, France. President Buhari also said that climate change has continued to pose a threat to Nigeria’s security and development, stating that at the sub-regional level, the country is saddled with the challenge of the drying up of the Lake Chad Basin…
The Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) has concluded plans to hold its 8th Annual Forum of Laureates of the NNOM from 1st to 2nd of December 2015. The release from the Publicity Department of NNMA lately said that NNMA which is a prestigious institution is concerned with the promotion of professionalism, intellectualism and rewarding of merit in the nation. It added that the theme for this year’s annual forum is “Corruption Eradication and the Nigerian Ethical Revolution,” adding that the sub-themes are: eradication of corruption in the public sector, private sector and the problem of corruption…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani has charged the contractors handling the East-West Road Project and other projects in the Niger Delta Region to meet up with their terms of contractual agreements or face sanctions. He gave the charge on Monday November 30, 2015 during a meeting with the contractors handling projects in the Niger Delta Region, affirming that every contractor ought to know the importance and sensitivity of handling projects in the Niger Delta. “The essence is therefore to guarantee that as contractors in the Niger Delta Region, you would have to know your capability in…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that Nigeria contributes 3.4 million to the global population of 36.9 million persons living with HIV/AIDS. Osagie Ehanire said this during the press briefing held in Abuja to mark the 2015 World AIDS Day on Tuesday December 1, 2015. He informed that Nigeria is currently treating about eight hundred thousand people living with the virus with anti-retroviral drugs. ‘This figure, he added is anticipated to increase significantly as the country is implementing the 2014 treatment guidelines.’ The Minister was however elated with the fact that HIV prevalence among youths…
The Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire has called on health professionals to focus on patients’ care, safety and efficiency as a way of enhancing health service delivery in the country. He stated this recently in Edo state, while on official visit to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH). In his speech at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association, Edo Central Zone held at the Hospital, Osagie Enahire emphasized the need for health officers to key seriously into the change policy of the present administration in the country. He maintained that the ‘change’ is a change…
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi stated when members of ‘Bring Back Our Girls Group’ (BBOG) paid him a courtesy call in his office that over 410 births were recorded between August and September, 2015 and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno and Adamawa States. Sani Sidi explained that 100 marriages were conducted in Maiduguri camps alone and 87 were recorded in Adamawa camps, adding that emergency education for IDP children has become a major priority after unprecedented insurgency attacks on students, teachers and schooling infrastructure where about…
I have been amused by the number of jokes concerning the frequency of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits and what are we benefiting as Nigeria? I will make it clear from the beginning that the critic is entitled to his and her own opinion and nothing said here is intended to silence him or her. Criticisms go with the territory and as it is often said in a wise crack – if you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen. The Nigerian President came into office under the mantra…
HMIC’s meeting with Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association at the Minister’s Conference Room, Radio House, Abuja on Monday, November 30,2015 Highlights FG pledges $1.0 million for water, sanitation development in Africa President Buhari approves Nigeria’s INDC, world leaders gather in Paris for major climate agreement Do not compromise your platforms to divisive elements – Information Minister tells broadcast media owners Non-oil revenue Increase: FG, others share N473, 832 billion federal allocations for October 2015. HMIC’s meeting with Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association at the Minister’s Conference Room,Radio House, Abuja. Monday, November 30,2015 Nigeria, Cameroon deliberate on water resources management in…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to donate the sum of one million US dollars to the African Water Facility (AWF) in its effort to address water and sanitation challenges in Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the pledge on Friday 27th of November 2015, while speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African Water Facility in Abuja. President Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu said that Nigeria being the giant of Africa would take lead and donate the sum of one million US Dollars to the project. He described the African Water…