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…