Abuja (Federal Ministry of Water Resources Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Baba Umar Faruk has disclosed at the opening ceremony of the Technical Experts Meeting preparatory to the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers Meeting in Abuja that Nigeria is set to host the Extraordinary Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Meeting on Thursday September 25, 2014 in Abuja to deliberate on issues affecting member states. According to him, the mandate of the Niger Basin Authority is to promote cooperation between member countries sharing the active watershed of the River…
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ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Nigerian Government has approved the professionalization of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and the creation of an additional Department of Economic Services with immediate effect. In a statement released on September 24, 2014, the Publicity Department of the Ministry indicated that the approval was conveyed to the Ministry in a letter referenced: OCHSF/MSO/24/111 on August 11, 2014, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Career Management Office in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mohammed Abbas. The statement also noted that the Head of…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has disclosed that women and children constitute 90 percent of the casualties during conflicts, regretting that the situation has retarded progress in meeting national objectives. The Minister, who gave the figure in a presentation to mark the 2014 International Day of Peace called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of violence and conflicts in the country. She also noted that women are not perpetrators of conflicts neither are they directly involved in war or decision making processes that lead to conflicts, but are…
Abuja (Office of the Head of Service Report) – The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi has stressed the need for government institutions to work together for effective service delivery to Nigerians. He disclosed this lately in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chairperson of the Federal Civil Service Commission. Danladi Kifasi added that there is need for collaboration between his office and the Federal Civil Service Commission to ensure that government policies are implemented successfully and productivity is enhanced. The Head of Service stated further that the Public Service Rules would soon…
GOMBE (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s record in the power sector as unrivalled in the history of the country, insisting that the North East is particularly grateful for the many landmark power projects in the region. “President Jonathan has implemented the most ambitious and very successful power sector reform in Africa. Major international agencies have acknowledged this fact. The President deserves re-election on this count alone,” the Minister said.Speaking while addressing the Peace rally of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, (TAN) which held in Gombe, the…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom (Dr) has urged the Poland Government and Polish investors to take advantage of the President’s Transformation Agenda to participate in Nigeria’s economy. He made the call during the visit of the Polish delegation led by the Polish Deputy Minister for Economy, Andrzej Dyeha to his office in Abuja. Samuel Ortom noted that Nigeria is the largest and fastest growing economy in Africa with a high population of 167 million, fertile land mass and abundant natural resources making the country…
(Report from Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development)-The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada has said that the present administration is geared towards setting up mineral buying centres in states of the federation due to its determination to curtail the rate of smuggling of the nation’s mineral resources out of the country. He disclosed this during his meeting with a delegation of government officials from Oyo State led by the Deputy Governor of the State, Moses Alake Adeyemo. The Minister commended the Oyo State Government for their zeal and commitment to developing the country’s mineral and…
(Report from Federal Ministry of Special Duties)-The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has declared that the Local Government administration is the key to Nigerian national development. Turaki made this declaration in his office recently while receiving the report from Barrister Umaru Ambursa-led Presidential Committee on the review of Local Government Scheme of Service, set up in April, 2014. He said the Chairman and indeed members of the committee have remained undaunted to working day and night and to produce the report they have now is a feat that has to be commended. The…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to bring to the attention of all Nigerians that as a result of the outbreak of Ebola cases in Nigeria, following the visit of a Liberian-American, the late Mr. Patrick Sawyer, many countries have introduced stringent measures to stop the spread of the disease to their countries. These include closure of borders, screening at entry points, repatriation of passengers from Ebola infected countries including Nigeria, quarantine of passengers from affected countries for up to 21 – 40 days, etc. These measures are clearly contrary to the guidelines issued by…
Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe has said that the Water Sector Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan since the inception of the Administration was geared towards the provision of sustainable access to safe and sufficient water to meet the social and economic needs of all Nigerians. The Minister made this remark on the occasion of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources 2014 Ministerial Platform on 3rd year of Transformation in the Water Sector at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja. In the course of the presentation of the Ministry’s scorecard to journalists and other stakeholders, the…