Abuja (The Presidency Report) – The Nigeria Senate at its plenary held on Tuesday October 28, 2014 congratulated the Nigeria Female Football Team – ‘Super Falcons’ on their victory at the recently concluded African Women Championship that took place in Botswana. Speaking during the Senate seating, the President of the Senate, David Mark challenged all Nigerians to adopt the patriotic zeal, hard work and dedication of the Falcons. On the crisis in the Nigerian Football fraternity, the Senate President pleaded with those involved to sheath their sword for peace to reign and also to avoid FIFA’s hammer. He called…
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ABUJA (Federal Civil Service Commission Report) – The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Joan O. Ayo (Deaconess) on Monday October 27, 2014 described the recently concluded Directorate Level promotion exercise as a huge success. Joan Ayo while speaking in a Press Conference held in Abuja stated that the success came through hard work and maintenance of the core values of the service – meritocracy, discipline, patriotism, accountability, loyalty, political neutrality, impartiality, anonymity, integrity, professionalism and transparency. According to her, extra and stringent measures were taken towards ensuring fraud-free, more comprehensive and reliable processes. “These measures…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Youth Development Report) – On the framework of the statistics gained by youths in the nation’s demography, the Minister of Youth Development, Boni Haruna has declared that youths are critical to the success of the electoral process as the nation prepares for the next general elections in 2015. Boni Haruna disclosed this recently when he received a delegation of the Goodluck Support Group (Vibrant Transformation Awareness Leadership Development Initiative (VITALDI) led by its Deputy National Coordinator, Stella Omu (Senator). The Minister opined that with the youth accounting for over 65 percent of the Nigerian population, they…
LOKOJA (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) – The Nigerian Government is set to collaborate with Kogi State Government to build a world class airport in Lokoja, Kogi State to bring the State’s economy at par with other States in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka said this when the Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada (Capt.) paid him a courtesy visit in the Ministry. He explained that the establishment of an airport in Lokoja will fulfil the Federal Government’s policy drive towards building airports in all the State capitals in the federation. He added that it will…
Jos (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) – “The ongoing transformation efforts in the Aviation Industry is geared towards vigorously contributing to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through effective service delivery in line with international best practices,” the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka said this while delivering a lecture to the participants of Course 36 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos. Osita Chidoka averred that no nation can compete favourably with the rest of the world without the provision of funding for critical sectors of the economy like the aviation industry. Such subsidies,…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Federal Ministry of Health has dispatched its emergency response team to contain the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in Oyo State,” the Minister of State and Supervising Minister for Health, Khaliru Alhassan (Dr) said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to some tertiary health facilities in Abuja. Khaliru Alhassan explained that the visit was aimed at getting to know the different challenges faced by the hospitals, so as to enable firm tackling. Adding, this will boost the morale of health workers and possibly reposition the health sector for better service delivery.…
ABUJA (State House Report) – The Federal Executive Council at its fortnightly meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday October 17, 2014 has granted approval to the 2015 – 2017 Medium Term Fiscal Framework and the Fiscal Strategy Paper. While briefing the media after the meeting, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku informed that the Council approved the 2015 – 2017 Medium Term Fiscal Framework and the Fiscal Strategy Paper following a memorandum presented by the Minister of Finance, Okonjo Iweala. He also stated that the measure will improve on oil and non-oil revenue through curtailing of oil…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) – The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga has said that Nigeria is committed to the World Trade Organization and the Multilateral Trading Systems. The Minister stated this during the opening ceremony of the National Workshop on Implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in Abuja on Tuesday October 20, 2014; noting that the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement was critical to enhancing global trade. Olusegun Aganga, who was represented by the Director of Trade in the Ministry, Felix Askipta said that the main purpose of the workshop is to…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Report) – The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity has reconstituted the Ministry’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU). This was part of the monthly report on the review of activities issued by the Publicity Department of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity for the month of September 2014. The report noted that while inaugurating the Committee on behalf of the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu in Abuja recently, the Permanent Secretary, Clement Illoh stated that the reconstitution of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit became necessary in order to refocus 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 of…