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of the Presidential Villa Press Pass of the Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House Correspondent, Ubale Musa which was withdrawn in the last days of the Jonathan Administration.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…