Abuja (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has on Saturday July 5, 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with development partners on gender issues to promote the welfare of women and enhance their ability to realise full potentials. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Habiba Lawal, who signed the MoU on behalf of the Ministry, noted that the purpose was to bring to focus the support from the Development Partners Group on Gender (PDGG) which is presumed encompassing and strategic. “The signing of the MoU is in accordance with the Paris Declaration…
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ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Government to the economic empowerment of women in the country. Speaking when she received the executive members of the Nigerian Quintessential Business Women and the Association of Non-Bank Micro-finance Institutions of Nigeria in her office, the Minister noted that the economic well-being of women is urgently required to guarantee their full participation in governance and decision making. According to her, the dream is to see that Nigerian women become economically and politically empowered and independent to enable them…
From: Saghir el Mohammed, Women Affairs, Abuja Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has said that despite lack of access to productive resources and coupled with other constraints facing the Nigerian women, they still contribute about 70 per cent to the economic growth of the country. Maina, who disclosed this when she received the Association of Nigerian Business Network (ANWBN) in her office on Thursday, lamented that “women in the urban area lack access to bank loans and other facilities which are needed for production while for those in the rural areas, it means land for…
At the extraordinary meeting of the National Council on Information today, the Director General of the National Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Emeka Mba has asserted that with digitization, there will be no more reference to broadcast stations as we have them but we will be talking technically of broadcast signals. This, he said, will allow broadcast institutions to concentrate more on content provisions and translation to local languages which the people can relate to, rather than concentrating on maintenance of hard assets hitherto used for broadcasting prior to switchover date. Mr. Mba painted lots of picture which eulogise digitization as opposed…
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has asserted that Nigeria has a lot to gain with the digital switchover, stating that quality content and signals are expected from broadcasting organizations. Maku also said that Nigeria hopes to generate employment for her youths who will not only be involved in the new direction of broadcasting but also licensing fees which used to be herculean to collect will now be easily collected through a more efficient “Content Licensing Fee” which is being developed for content providers to first pay before they proceed to air their signals. The Minister said the fact that…
A delegate at the extraordinary National Council on Information meeting representing Radio, Television, Theatre Workers Union (RATTAWU) has suggested the urgent establishment of Short Wave Radio Station staffed with people who can speak local languages of the insurgent-affected States of the North to combat spate of insurgents there. He disclosed that RATTAWU did a research which revealed that the peoples of the North-East especially where insurgency is rife, listen more to foreign radio stations like BBC, VOA Hausa Services than they ever do to local FRCN or State-Government run radio stations. The delegate, Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose held delegates spell bound…
As discussion moved on to a consideration of the second theme of the extraordinary meeting of the national Council on Information held 5th July, 2014, Mr. Labaran Maku has re-emphasized the need for the radicalization of their people for peace and de-radicalization of communities to insecurity. Mr. Labaran Maku who is the Information Minister gave the example of Dadinkowa of Plateau State whose people which cut across the two major religions bonded against any threat to their peace. He urged all the States Commissioners to go back and develop template for mobilizing the peoples of their States and Communities for…
The Head of the Secretariat of National Council on Information, Dr. Folasade Yemi -Esan has called the attention of the nation and especially the delegates to the Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council of Information (NCI) to give deserving attention to the issues arising from the digitization of Television Stations to ensure that the nation transits adequately without hitch. Dr. Folasade Yemi –Esan made the call in her welcome address to the delegates to the Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council of Information today, Saturday, 5th July, 2014. The meeting being held at the Rockview Hotel, Wuse II, Abuja had…
The Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council of Information with the themes ‘Digitization process’ and ‘Security in our Nation’ is about now beginning at Rockview Hotel, Wuse II, Abuja this Saturday, 5th July, 2014. As early as 8.00 a.m., delegates to the extraordinary meeting comprising of Commissioners of Information from States across the Nigerian federation or their representatives, Officials of Federal Ministry of Information led by the Minister of Information and the Permanent Secretary, the Directors-General of the Parastatals and agencies of Federal Ministry of Information, notably the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission, Mr. Emeka Mba have already been accredited…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Prof) has assured the visiting delegation of the International Atomic Energy Council led by its Deputy Director-General, Kwanu Aning that in no distant future, Nigeria in its quest for a robust energy mix will look into the direction of nuclear energy. Chinedu Nebo said that it is no longer acceptable for the nation to put all its eggs in one basket, insisting that Nigeria will need to correct and avoid in the future hiccups occasioned by lack of gas to power plants. “We need coal, biomass, small hydros,…