ABUJA (State House Report) President Muhammadu Buhari has said that officials of past administrations, including Ministers are entitled to their full rights and privileges under the constitution and must not be subjected to any undue harassment and intimidation at the airports or at other points of entry and exit. While responding to some cases of VIP stoppages at the airports as reported to him on Saturday May 30, 2015, the President directed all government agencies to run their affairs in full compliance with extant rules, regulations and the constitution of the country. “We have not banned anyone from traveling,” he…
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The abolition of Visas among ECOWAS member-states, right of residence and establishment, construction of regional roads, as well as the maintenance of peace and regional security have been highlighted as some of the significant achievements of the regional body. The president of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo who made the disclosure at the 40th anniversary commemoration event of the organization recently, also said the region is closer than ever before, towards the realization of its vision of an ECOWAS of the people rather than of states. The elaborate event which was at the instance of the Ministry of Foreign…
Report from Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Outgoing Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe has called on the incoming administration to complete the existing water projects before initiating new ones. Mrs. Ochekpe made the call on Monday 25th May, 2015 in Abuja, while presenting key achievements of her Ministry from 2011 to 2015 and unveiling National Water Resources Information System (NAWIS) logo/web-portal. The Minister said there was need for the incoming administration not only to continue with the transformation in the water sector, but also to ensure that all the ongoing water projects across the country are completed.…
The Senate has at plenary today, 21st May, 2015 requested its Committees on Downstream and Off-stream to investigate the cause of the current fuel scarcity in the country and what the Government is doing about it. The Committee is expected to submit its report Tuesday. Relying on the Senate rule order 43 dealing with personal explanation, the Senate deputy leader, Senator Abdul Ningi queries the perennial fuel scarcity in the country and wonders if the situation has come to stay and become part of us. He was shocked by the lack of information from Government quarters. He therefore, prayed the…
Report from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The Federal Government has assured all Nigerians that the introduction of e-collection will enthrone a new regime of centralized, accountable and transparency in government collection process, the platform will check revenue theft, diversion of collected revenue and remove corrupt practices in the MDAs. Mr. Otunla was represented at the event by the Director, Consolidated Account Department, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Salawu Zubairu, during the sensitization workshop for the Federal government Parastals, Departments and agencies on Federal Government e-Collection scheme at Chelsea Hotel in…
Report from Ministry of Power, Abuja. A two-day workshop for the validation of the Power Sector Local Content Development Initiative and Policy Documents has opened in Abuja, as the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo challenged stakeholders to come up with acceptable policy direction that would strengthen and consolidate on the gains recorded in the on-going sector reform. Prof. Chinedu Nebo, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Amb. Godknows Igali, noted that with the three years period after privatization of the key components of the sector, it is time for stock-taking, hence this platform will help develop and…
The Minister of Information, Mrs. Patricia Akwashiki has called on communication practitioners across the country, to give timely and credible reporting and avoid vacuum at every point in time, to prevent rumor and misinformation. The Minister made the remarks during an inspection visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON), at Radio House, Abuja. Mrs. Akwashiki expressed appreciation of the professional role of VON in transmitting credible and timely information to Nigerians and the international community, which has helped in projecting the image of the country, positively. While expressing the hope that government will look into the constraints of the organization,…
With some former staff of defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) protesting none payment of their severance packages, the management met with the leaders of the Association of former PHCN staff and according to Director Special Duties, Mr. Ikotun O. E, who stressed that out of the 30 batches of former staff of PHCN, the only outstanding payment to be made is that of batch 30. Mr. Ikotun further said that the payment of the severance package for the said batch 30, whose cash backing was received only last Thursday, 7th May, 2015 will be settled within the next…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) The Nigerian Government has called on Poland to deploy its technological expertise into Nigeria’s power sector in the country’s quest for quicker and easier solution to its power challenge. This, it said can be done through setting up power plants for delivery of smaller megawatts of electricity to the Nigerian people in the near future. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, who spoke lately at a meeting with the Polish delegation led by its Minister of Economy, Andrzej Dycha stated that the investment aims at providing a win-win situation…
ABUJA (Conduct Tribunal Report) The Code of Conduct Tribunal has on May 5, 2015 resumed hearing on the case involving Jeremiah Timbut Useni (General), who is the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The report from the Publicity Department of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday May 6, 2015 revealed that the case has been pending in the tribunal since year 2000 without the presence of the accused. The Publicity Department stated that the Chairman of the tribunal Danladi Yakub Umar (Justice) frowned at the Defence Counsel for not having the accused in court for the past…