From the Office of the Accountant general of the Federation.The Accountant-General of the Federation Alhaji Ahmed Idris has sought to correct the information in the public domain on the details of the amount distributed at the emergency Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting held on Monday, 6th July, 2015. Consequently, he said the emergency Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting distributed monies not from the excess crude account (ECA) but rather from the accrued company income tax (CIT) realized from the Liquefied Natural Gas ( LNG) which was N359,374,355, 607.60. “That the amount that was distributed was less the cost of collection. …
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ABUJA (State House Press Report) Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has assured the country that his administration will ensure that all cases of political assassinations, intimidation and kidnappings in the country are thoroughly investigated and perpetrators speedily brought to justice, irrespective of their political affiliations. He made this statement while addressing the State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a parley in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Saturday July 4, 2015. Muhammadu Buhari declared concerted commitment to providing a level playing field for all Nigerians to get on with their daily lives as well as participate in the election…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the return of the Presidential Villa Press Pass of the Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House Correspondent, Ubale Musa which was withdrawn in the last days of the Jonathan Administration. While presenting the re-issued Press Pass to the Correspondent at the Presidential Villa recently, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina said that Ubale Musa’s re-accreditation as a State House Correspondent was in keeping with President Buhari’s commitment to correcting the wrongs of the past. “Part of the change promised by President Buhari is correcting…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has stressed the need for stakeholders in information management to ensure that accurate information is disseminated to the general public at all times. Femi Adesina made the remark while speaking at a meeting with members of the Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) and the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) on Wednesday July 1, 2015 in Abuja, saying it is only with accurate information that the public would have a better understanding of the actions and policies of government. He…
ABUJA (Web Content Management Team Report) – The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the European Union has organised an ECOWAS Development Partners Regional Economic Integration Group Meeting at the Osun Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama Abuja to foster regional economic integration and competitiveness in the West African Region. While speaking at the event which held on Monday June 29, 2015, the Head of EU Delegation, Michael Arrion represented by the Head of Operations (EU), Brian O’neil on behalf of the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS expressed delight for being present at the donor coordination group meeting on…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari has received the resolve to strengthen and expand the cooperation between the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the war against terrorism. While speaking at a meeting with the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, President Buhari restated his view that greater regional and international cooperation is needed to ensure victory over terrorism in Nigeria and other countries. The President assured Kadre Ouedraogo that Nigeria will hold further consultations with other stakeholders to agree on a new date…
Abuja (State House Press Report) – President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday June 23, 2015 in Abuja accepted an invitation from President Paul Biya to visit Cameroon at his earliest convenience for talks on the intensification of the cooperation between Nigeria and neighbouring countries in the war against Boko Haram and terrorism. While receiving the invitation from the Cameroonian Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Sadi Rene Emmanuel, Muhammadu Buhari promised to visit Cameroon for the high-level talks after the end of the Ramadan fast. The President also said that he is putting his experience as a former soldier to…
IBIONO IBOM (NEMA Report) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief materials to support the rehabilitation of victims of communal crisis in Ekimbuk Village in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State where lives and property were lost to dispute over community land. While presenting the items during the weekend, the Director-General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sani represented by the Director of Relief and Rehabilitation, Eugene Ezeh appealed to the warring communities to stop the incessant destruction of lives and property and embrace peace for national development. He also informed that the items delivered to them…
ABUJA (State House Press Report) President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to pray for the return of peace, love and prosperity throughout the country as Muslims start the 2015 Ramadan fast. In a congratulatory message released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, Muhammadu Buhari implored Muslims to seek maximum benefits from the Ramadan period through being helpful to all manner of people as well as learning and following the true message of the religion as taught by the holy prophet. The President in his message directed an appeal to the perpetrators…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali has commended the giant strides achieved by the Polish – based ICT Solutions Company (ASSECO Group), describing the relationship between the Ministry and the company as good pointer to the fact that the power privatization programme is working and on course. He made the commendation when he received a delegation from Poland led by the country’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Przem Yslaw Niesiolowslli recently. He also said that ASSECO has done well in closing the gaps in both technical and commercial losses, thus helping…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) An inspection team of the Weight and Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abdulkadir Musa has recently embarked on the enforcement of the Legal Metrology Law on the Petrol Filling Stations in Abuja found to under – dispense petrol to customers. The Publicity Department of the Ministry in the report published on Saturday June 13, 2015 reverred the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abdulkadir Musa as saying that during inspection at the Mobil Filling Station in Lugbe along…
Report from Office of the head of Civil Service of the Federation. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government to develop environmental policy and to indentify focal persons in their Human Resources Department who will ensure daily enforcement of environmental regulations and procedures. The Head of Service gave the advice in his goodwill message in commemoration of the 2015 World Environmental Day with the theme: “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”, held in Abuja recently.He said that a workplace that is characterized by…
LAGOS (Vice President’s Office Report) Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo (Prof) has stated that the role of effective regulatory regime in promoting economic growth and development is not simply dependent on the technical design of the most appropriate regulatory instruments. He explained that it concerns the quality of supporting regulatory institutions as well as the capacity of their personnel and the nature of their practices. While speaking on Sunday June 7, 2015 at the 9th Annual Business Law Conference Dinner organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Yemi Osibanjo noted that as…
G7 Group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s acknowledgment of the way and manner of his emergence and the tremendous challenges faced by the Government he leads, not of his making, especially in its efforts to combat the Boko Haram. A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to the President, said that “at the end of the presentation he made on Monday, the G7 leaders said to him that they recognized the President’s massive amount of confidence and expectations of his government. They acknowledged…
By Lawrence Adebayo Thomas There is that adage that says “The discovery of gullies on Mars may well have been a propitious sign that the planet once had water”, but here in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, gullies caused by the combined effect of water and wind erosion as well as human factors are wreaking havoc on life and property, with a heavy devastating effect on the livelihood and economy. The severity of environmental degradation prompted the Nigerian Government to seek urgent support from the World Bank to tackle the challenge of severe erosion and its impacts in seven States of…
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chadian counterpart, President Idriss Deby Itno, Thursday in N’Djamena reaffirmed the commitment of their countries to greater cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu made this known in a statement. ”According to a communiqué issued at the end of President Buhari’s one-day official visit to Chad, both leaders agreed on the need to quickly make the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fully operational to effectively combat terrorism in North-East Nigeria and “everywhere” that Boko Haram operates”, the statement read. President Buhari and…
Report from Office of the head of Civil Service of the Federation. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Public Service to scale up efforts at improving on their efficiency and performance in terms of productivity. Danladi Kifasi, who disclosed this in his office in Abuja, said that it is in this regard that his Office has issued a circular to all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government, drawing attention of all Federal Civil Servants to strictly keep to the official hours of…
Federal Information Centre, Aba’s report. Abia Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has flagged off the construction of 7 major roads in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the State to give the city a face-lift. The roads which are to be completed within the first 100 days of his administration include the Umuocham road, Old Express, Ukaegbu and Ehere roads. The rest are Umuola road, Kamalu road and Faulks road by Ariaria. Speaking while flagging off construction of the roads, the Governor assured that quality job will be done on the roads while street lights will be installed on them.…
ABUJA (Labour & Productivity Ministry Report) The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Clement Illoh has called on trade unions and management to embrace the paradigm shift approach of the Ministry which advocates move from adversarial and confrontational industrial relations approach to a more developmental approach to issues through social dialogue and collective bargaining. The statement was contained in the monthly performance report for May 2015 published by the Press and Public Relations Department of the Ministry on Tuesday June 2, 2015. The statement which revealed that Clement Illoh gave the charge recently in Abuja while…
ABUJA (State House Report) President Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday, 31st of May, 2015 announced the first set of appointments into his administration, naming Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as his spokesmen. He said that Femi Adesina will serve as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, while Garba Shehu will be the new Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. He also approved the appointment of Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP). According to the designation, Femi Adesina, who is the current President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) also serves as the Managing Director…