As part of ongoing efforts by Government to speed up processes in the conduct of government business, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, has stressed the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government to migrate from the paper based system of documentation to electronic system, and possibly modeled after the Federal Ministry of Information’s Workflow Electronic Document Management Solution (EDMS).The Head of Service made this known on Friday in Abuja when he led a delegation to the Ministry to understudy the EDMS being used for file tracking and document management.Represented by Dr. Amina…
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Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali (Dr) has on Wednesday December 3, 2014 commissioned the Head Office of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) at Mabushi, Abuja to give credence to government’s resolve to fill the technical gap in middle manpower provision in the power sector. Speaking at the brief ceremony, the Permanent Secretary revealed that the initiative supports the launch of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) on Thursday November 6, 2014; adding that the office will be used to co-ordinate all activities of the…
ABUJA (PTAD Report) – The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has concluded arrangements to commence its proposed National Pensioners Biometric Verification Exercise for pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The release from the Director – General of PTAD, Nellie Masyshak on Wednesday December 3, 2014 said that the purpose of the exercise includes amongst others to establish a reliable pensioners database; capture all eligible pensioners and their next of kin, who have not been pay-rolled; reduce the anxiety of pensioners, who have not been paid for a very long time and to reduce the backlog and myriads of complaints…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) at the recent graduation ceremony of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) announced an automatic employment for the three best graduating students and the offer of cash rewards worth N150,000 and N100,000 for two categories of awardees. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the training curriculum, saying it has prepared the graduands to truly become engineers, skilful enough to operate in the delicate power sector as they have been imbued with formal knowledge and skills. He added that the two sets of trainees, who…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report) – The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced with deep regrets the sad news of the transition to greater glory of the immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru which occurred on Saturday November 29, 2014 at the Muelmed Med-Clinic in Pretoria, South Africa. The report from the Publicity Department of the Ministry on Tuesday December 2, 2014 indicated that the Deceased Olugbenga Ashiru was born on August 27, 1948 in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State of Nigeria and began his diplomatic career in June 1972. It added that while…
Lagos (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Supervising Minister of Health, Khaliru Alhassan (Dr) has revealed that 250 Nigerian volunteers who will be offering vital services to contain the Ebola Virus Disease in the neighboring West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as well as top government functionaries, diplomats, development partners and private sector chieftains will converge on the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos – the venue of the formal departure on December 3, 2014. According to him, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Bashir Wali and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute has noted that the Nigerian Government has provided a special insurance cover for the 250 Nigerian contingents, who are proceeding to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to assist these countries in their Ebola containment efforts. Linus Awute made this known recently at the opening ceremony of a 2-day pre-departure training of the Nigerian contingents organized by the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC,) NCDC, WHO, CMUL and LASUTH in Lagos. In his speech delivered at the…
Abuja (FEC Report) – The Federal Executive Council has approved the award of contract for the appointment of a Transaction Adviser for conversion of the Independence Building in Lagos to a National Trade and International Business Centre. According to the briefing by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs I and Supervising Minister of Information, Nurudeen Muhammad (Dr) after the Council Meeting which held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Asokoro, Abuja on Wednesday October 22, 2014, the Council also considered the memorandum presented by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs for the award of contracts for…
Abuja (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has said that the need to work and harness the power of technology to promote inclusion and to help realize full and equal participation of Persons with Disabilities in national development will be the main focus as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2014 International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday December 3, 2014. According to the Minister, the event with the theme: “Sustainable Development – the Promise of Technology,” is aimed at highlighting available technologies to support…
ABUJA (Mines & Solid Minerals Ministry Report) – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada has called on relevant professionals to actively participate in the development of the country’s minerals and metals sector. He made the call when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Society of Engineers led by its President, Ademola Olorunfemi in his office. The Minister noted that the successes and failures of any sector are determined by its professional inputs, expressing belief that the success and achievement of a nation has a lot to do with professionalism as those countries that have gone…