ABUJA (National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission Report) The Chairman of the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission, Richard Onwuka Egbule has advised members of staff of the Commission to take advantage of the medical facilities available and regularly examine and take good care of themselves to avoid complications arising from health – related diseases. Onwuka Egbule was speaking on Thursday July 31, 2014 in Abuja when a 2 – man delegation from the Swiss Garde Health Talk led by Ebere Osuagwu paid a visit to the Commission. The Chairman urged the Commission’s staff to effectively conduct checks on themselves,…
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ABUJA (State House Report) The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Reuben Abati has drawn the attention of Nigerians to public perceptions on the publicity earlier released indicating President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s approval of the appointment of a new Inspector-General of Police. In a statement published on August 1, 2014, Reuben Abati noted that the appointment of Suleiman Abba (AIG) as Inspector-General of Police was in acting capacity which takes effect from Friday August 1, 2014.
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) The new Minister/Deputy Chairman of National Planning Commission, Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman (Dr) has formally assumed office with a promise to work with members of staff of the Commission to consolidate on the successes so far recorded by his predecessor. Abubakar Sulaiman made the promise on Wednesday July 30, 2014 during the formal handing and taking over ceremony with the out-going Supervising Minister of National Planning, Bashir Yuguda. He promised to bring in his wealth of academic experience to the National Planning Commission towards addressing the challenges facing the country. “We have a lot of problems…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development is to partner with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) in the fight against the growing cases of Gender – Based Violence (GBV) and HIV/AIDS in the country. This was the high point of a meeting between the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Habiba Lawal and the Deputy Country Director of USAID in Nigeria, Masauso Nzima held in Abuja recently. Habiba Lawal, who expressed serious concern over the increasing…
ABUJA (Power Ministry Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Power Africa Initiative, USAID and the LEEC – Chinese Company on projects that will fast-track the nation’s quest for increased access to power for domestic and industrial uses. While speaking at the signing ceremony, the Minister said that the Nigerian Government is grateful for the Power Africa Initiative and President Barrack Obama for considering Nigeria as one of the 6 beneficiaries in the first phase of the programme. He added that the Nigeria – U.S relations have spanned…
LAGOS (Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) The Federal Government has re-affirmed its commitment to facilitating the growth and development of domestic trade across the country. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga gave the assurance during a Town Hall Meeting with traders in the South – West geo-political region in Lagos lately. The meeting which was attended by traders and representatives of market associations from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States as well as representatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Immigration and the Police was necessitated by the recognition of the importance of domestic…
ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has decried the high rate at which commercial banks charge interests, saying this is hampering the access to financing by small and medium scale entrepreneurs. The Vice President made this observation lately at the Meccah Guest Palace Hotel in Meccah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when he received a delegation from the Islamic Development Bank led by its Chairman, Ahmed Mohammed Ali. Mohammed Namadi Sambo said that the lack of access to financing has been one of the stumbling blocks to the growth and development of Small and…
ABUJA (National Emergency Management Agency Report) Following the recent insurgent attack in Damboa, Borno State that resulted in a large influx of internally displaced persons to Gombe State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has evacuated and registered about 500 persons who were stranded in motor parks and some major highways to various camps in the State. Remarking over the issue, the Executive Secretary of SEMA, Danlami Arab Rukujei thanked the agency for the quick response and noted that the State Government has gradually become overwhelmed with a large influx of…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) In order to ensure full realization of the potentials from the 2 proposed refinery and petrochemical projects, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has appealed to the Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) to support the body in the areas of access to power and transmission facilities. The two projects to be located in Itobe, Kogi State and Agge in Balyesa State are scheduled to be delivered in two years according to Bestman Anekwe, Chairman, NIPCO Plc. The Minister observed that the proposed projects will key into the Government’s Transformation Agenda. He…
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) The National Planning Commission (NPC) has recently pledged to offer technical support in the area of training, data collection, M&E and capacity building to the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) in their effort to develop the tourism sector in Nigeria. The Secretary to the Commission, Ntufam Fidel Ugbo made the pledge in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the NPC by the Director – General of the NTDC, Sally Mbanefo. Ugbo said that the Commission will assist the NTDC through the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which is one of its Parastatals to capture data…