Abuja (Federal Ministry of Finance Report) – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting organized by Federal Ministry of Finance was held at the Conference Hall, of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), in Abuja.Speaking during the meeting, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Jonah .O. Otunla, used the opportunity to thank all the members for their enthusiasm towards nation building and urged them not to relent in doing their best towards the task committed in their hands.At the meeting reports of the month of August was presented and the proceeds…
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ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Education Report) – The Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau has advocated for the provision of additional skills for secondary school students aside from their areas of specialization, in order to further equip them for the future. The Minister said this while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Schools Agriculture Programme, Baraka Sani (Dr), noting that this would impart a sense of nation building and patriotism as well as enable them to positively contribute to national growth and development. Ibrahim Shekarau expressed regret that the laudable programmes initiated by successive governments including the…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) – The Nigerian Government has approved the supply and installation of a full Jet-Flight Simulator 5000 Series B737 for the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council Meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday October 22, 2014; adding that the simulator with complete accessories would be located at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. According to the Minister, the contract which has been awarded to Messrs CAE of Canada at the cost…
Abuja (Vice President’s Office Report) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the Institute of Directors, Nigeria (IoD) is a strong driving force for the entrenchment of good governance, transparency, fairness and justice in the country. Mohammed Namadi Sambo stated this on Tuesday October 21, 2014 in Abuja when a high powered delegation of the IoD led by the President and Chairman of the Council, Eniola Fadayomi paid him a courtesy visit. He expressed appreciation for the support from the IoD in the execution of the tenets of the Transformation Agenda and also in the implementation of…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Transport Report) – The Minister of Transport, Idris Umar has said that the present administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has recorded giant strides in the actualization of its Transformation Agenda through the transport sector of the nation’s economy. The Minister made this known during the Ministry‘s 2014 Ministerial Press Briefing on the programmes and projects of the Ministry and its Agencies held on Tuesday October 21, 2014 at the National Press Centre in Radio House , Abuja. He added that the performance indicators of the Ministry’s achievement in the transport sector contributed enormously to the…
Abuja (National Planning Commission Report) – The Department for International Development (DFID) has pledged to support Nigeria to achieve success in the implementation of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP). The Director-General of the DFID Country Programmes, Joy Hutcheon made this promise in Abuja on Monday October 20, 2014 when she led her team on a courtesy visit to the Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Sulaiman. She noted that NIIMP is Nigeria’s 30-year blueprint for accelerated infrastructure development in the country from 2014 – 2043. Joy Hutcheon also pledged that the DFID will partner with the NPC in monitoring…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Special Duties Report) – The Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Sani Kabir has recently informed the Nigerian Government that Northerners in the South – West have arrested more than 1,000 Boko Haram insurgents in parts of the South- West of Nigeria. In his speech delivered when the Arewa Council of Chiefs in the South-West paid a visit to the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs in Abuja, the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos said that the arrests were made at different times and those arrested were Boko Haram members who fled from the Civilian JTF/ Military onslaught…
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) – The Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Sulaiman has stated that for the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) to be successfully implemented, the States and the Federal Government are expected to establish Infrastructure Delivery Units within the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to drive its implementation. Abubakar Sulaiman said this during the meeting with States Commissioners for Economic Planning/Chief Executives of Planning Agencies from the 36 States of the Federation and Abuja over the weekend. Adding, the meeting was aimed at strategizing on the implementation of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) and…
ABUJA (Labour & Productivity Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Clement Illoh (Dr) has directed the resuscitation and yearly staging of the Senior Officers’ Conference of the Ministry and its Parastatals.The Permanent Secretary gave this charge in Abuja on Friday October 17, 2014 while inaugurating the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Resuscitation and Planning Committee for the Senior Officers’ Conference 2014.Clement Illoh recalled that the last Senior Officers’ Conference was held in Bauchi in 1995 being about two decades ago. He also indicated that this year’s Conference would be held from November…
Abuja (Youth Development Ministry Report) – The Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the United Nations Habitat have affirmed their commitment to the partnership agreement signed in July 2014 towards addressing youth issues in the country. The Minister of Youth Development in his speech delivered at the follow-up meeting held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on the implementation of the partnership agreement signed in Nairobi, Kenya by the Minister and the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Joan Clos (Dr) re-assured the UN Agency of Government’s avowed commitment to the speedy take-off of the various programmes laid out in the…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has charged the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to urgently address the epileptic power supply in Abuja and the entire Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Minister observed that the erratic supply of power in Abuja and its environs, especially in key government establishments is slowing down the pace of work, which is greatly impeding the performance of government programmes and activities. He lamented that Abuja as the seat of power cannot afford to operate under low power supply; adding that the situation where most government establishments…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – “The Nigerian Government has taken over the ownership of an outreach hospital situated at the Federal Medical Centre, Ituoke, Bayelsa State,” the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu (Prof) told participants at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Nigerian Government and the Bayelsa State Government on the transfer of a cottage hospital in Ituoke to the Federal Ministry of Health. The Minister commended the Bayelsa State Government for ensuring that the hospital is completed and commissioned in record time. He also praised President Goodluck Jonathan for his political leadership and…
Enugu (OAGF Report) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo has described the yearly meeting of the National Council on Finance and Economic Development as a veritable platform for exchanging ideas on how the need for stronger revenue generation and the security challenges facing the country will be tackled. Namadi Sambo represented by the Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Suleiman disclosed this while declaring open the 2014 National Council on Finance and Economic Development in Enugu scheduled from 14th – 16th of October, 2014; noting the Federal Government’s readiness to tackle its security challenges. He further explained that the country’s GDP…
COPENHAGEN (Youth Development Ministry Report) – The Minister of Youth Development, Boni Haruna has reiterated the commitment of Nigerian Government to full implementation of the Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme, citing numerous benefits that would accrue to the beneficiaries and the country’s developmental efforts. Boni Haruna disclosed this while discussing the modalities for facilitating the proactive implementation of the programme during the meeting held with officials of the United Nations Development Programme at the JPO Service Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark recently. The Minister expressed confidence over the value of the programme, saying Nigeria’s participation in the JPO Programme will allow…
(From Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bashir Aminu Wali, in conjunction with his Defence counterpart, Major General Aliyu Gusau (Rtd) will be hosting a Ministerial meeting of member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria)and Benin Republic on Boko Haram insurgency and cross-border terrorism in the sub-region.The one-day meeting, scheduled to hold on Monday October 13th 2014, is expected to be attended by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Member States.A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed that the meeting is aimed at reviewing the current security situation…
ABUJA (Ministry of Women Affairs Report) – President Goodluck Jonathan has on Monday October 13, 2014 said that Government will persist in recognizing the valuable contributions of Nigerian women and girls in the development of the nation’s economy. He made this known in Abuja while speaking at the 2014 Women and Girls Summit with the theme: ‘Re-enforcing the Agenda for Girl-Child Education.’ Represented at the event by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina, President Jonathan noted that no meaningful development could be achieved if the issue of girl-child education is not factored into national development processes.…
Abuja (OSGF Report) – The Surveyor-General of the Federation, Peter Chigozie Nwilo (Prof) has described appropriate mapping as essential tool for the sustainable development of every country. Peter Chigozie Nwilo who made this known when he featured as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) platform in Abuja recently, noted that it is on record that the most developed countries in the world are those which are properly mapped. He intensified that with proper mapping; the country would effectively sustain its security measures and check the problem of poor drainage system. He further pointed out that with proper mapping, adequate…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – As Nigerians enjoy the benefits of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) further interventions are now being sought to cater for Women, Children, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), the Elderly and other vulnerable groups in the country.The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina said this during a visit to the Chairman of SURE-P, noting that her request was in view of the mandate of the Ministry to cater to those groups and enable them achieve their goals. She demanded for the deployment of funds in the specific programmes of the two micro-credit…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Nigerian Government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has indicated their preparedness to step up joint interventions on women political economic empowerment, girl-child education and the treatment of Vascular-Virginal Fistula patients in the country. This was the high-point of a meeting between the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina and the newly appointed ECOWAS Commissioner of Social Affairs and Gender, Fatima Dia Sow (Dr) held in Abuja lately. Fatima Dia Sow emphasized the need to do more towards boosting women development in Nigeria. “We are looking at strategic…
ILORIN (Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) – President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the fresh funding initiatives for the real sector of the Nigerian economy to address funding challenges by indigenous businesses and help speed up the nation’s industrial revolution drive.The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga disclosed this over the weekend in Ilorin, Kwara State when he paid a pre-commissioning visit to the Steel Cold Rolling Complex of Kam Industries Limited. He said that the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan had taken care of most of the concerns in the operating environment; noting that positive results were…