TUNIS (Water Resources Ministry Report) – The Chairperson of the Governing Council of the African Water Facility (AWF), who is also the Minister of Water Resources in Nigeria, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has said that the African water facility has prepared a bankable water and sanitation project capable of addressing various challenges facing the water sector in Africa. Sarah Ochekpe made this declaration on Friday November 28, 2014 while declaring open the 14th Session of the African Water Facility Governing Council Meeting held in Tunis, Tunisia lately. She explained that the African Water Facility is an initiative created by the African…
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Abuja (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has lately acknowledged the need to solicit for support and partnership from the men-folk for the current efforts of women empowerment, gender mainstreaming and the campaign against gender – based violence in the country to be successful and thorough. Zainab Maina stated this in Abuja at a one-day meeting with the Nigerian Male Gender Champions on the Outcome of the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Voices for Change…
Abuja (Nigerian National Merit Award Report) President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the conferment of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for the year 2014 on Niyi Osundare (Professor), who is a renowned poet, dramatist and essayist after rigorous assessment by the Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA). Describing the award which was established by Act No. 53 of 1979 and amended by Act No. 96 of 1992 as a concern on the promotion of intellectualism and professionalism in Nigeria, the Publicity Department of the Award Office in its report published lately stated that it honours ingenious…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has on behalf of the Nigerian Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja with KOZTEK Electric and Energy Technologies, a company based in Turkey. The Minister of Power, who was represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali (Dr) expressed delight that Annie Okonkwo, a Senator with pedigree and record of achievement has finally found an active role in the power sector. He enjoined KOZTEK to bring to bear Turkey’s expertise in hydro, switchgears and transmission super structures…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has avowed government’s readiness to end the low – level corruption in the nation’s airports. He said this recently during a working visit to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta in his office. The Minister mentioned that the Ministry of Aviation was in the ICPC to seek their support in tackling the low – level corruption in Nigerian airports and to demand the ICPC to come over to the airports to help. Adding, the image of Nigeria as a…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Health Report) The Supervising Minister of Health, Khaliru Alhassan (Dr) has said that Nigeria has the highest prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the world with 40 million Nigerians carrying the genes. The Minister stated this while launching the National Guideline for the Control and Management of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at the National Stakeholders Meeting on Sickle Cell Disease recently in Abuja. He added that Nigeria is the most Sickle Cell Disease endemic country in the world by virtue of its population with an annual infant death of 100,000 which represents 8% of the…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil has affirmed during the reviewed of development in the power sector in 2014 that the power sector reform under President Goodluck Jonathan is a huge success considering what the administration inherited from previous administrations. He stated this when he delivered a speech at the 2014 Ministerial Press Briefing held by the Minister of Power in Abuja lately. The Minister added that after long hours of stagnation, the power sector is now set for unprecedented growth, indicating that the Jonathan administration has set an unbeatable record…
ABUJA (Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has on Monday November 24, 2014 at the 2014 Ministerial Platform held at the Radio House Auditorium in Abuja announced that the Power Sector has recorded a generation of between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts consistently in the past 6 weeks. The Minister during the event described the feat as an unprecedented achievement, attributing it to President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to delivering on his mandate. He also recalled that before President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in, everything was moribund the Vice President on assumption convinced the States to…
LANTANG North (Water Resources Ministry Report) – The 4th edition of the ‘Support Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) Free Medical Outreach sponsored by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has ended in Zamko, Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State with over 4,500 sick people from six Local Government Areas in Plateau State accessing free medical care. The report from the Publicity Department of the Ministry released on Tuesday November 25, 2014 indicated that at the end of the five- day free medical care held in the Zamko Comprehensive Health Centre, available records have disclosed that over 4,560…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan has called on Nigerian women to support the re-election of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, saying his administration would usher more women into governance. She made the call in Abuja while speaking at the National Conference on Women and Elections with the theme: “Enhancing Opportunities for Women Candidates in the 2015 Elections.” Represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe (Dr), the First Lady expressed need to create enabling environments for women political participation, adding that they have the right to participate in the socio – economic development of…