GOMBE (Counter-Terrorism Report) – In the aftermath of the failed suicide bombing attempt on a military facility by a female terrorist who blew herself up in Gombe recently, troops have arrested three suspected female terrorists who have been secretly recruiting ladies into the female wing of the terrorists group. According to the report from Onyema Nwachukwu (Col) on-behalf of the Director of Defence Information of the Counter – Terrorism Campaign on Friday July 4, 2014, the suspects – Hafsat Usman Bako, Zainab Idris and Aisha Abubakar were intercepted while travelling to Madagali from where they were to transit to the forest…
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“Over one million candidates now gain admission into the universities yearly as against four hundred thousand three years ago, due to the access created by the Goodluck Jonathan administration,” the Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike disclosed recently in Abuja, while presenting the scorecard of the Federal Ministry of Education. He said that access to education is one of the strategic goals being implemented by the present administration under the Transformation Agenda to achieve the human capital development objective.The Minister also indicated that the increase of over 100% in university admission resulted from the establishment of fourteen new universities by…
Abuja (Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Report) – The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has called for collaboration from every Nigerian, especially the youths to complement Government’s efforts at tackling insurgency and restoring peace in affected parts of Nigeria. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki made the call while receiving a forum of Youth Peace Ambassadors for the African First Ladies Peace Mission in his office on Thursday July 3, 2014; adding that peace is inevitable in every sphere of the Nigerian society. He stated further that the issue of peace is very important; indicating that without peace there…
Report from Federal Ministry of Power. The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, at a Stakeholders’ Forum to fine-tune the implementation of a Presidential initiative tagged “National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme” has envisioned that the target of NAPSAS is to train artisans, lines men, joiners, fitters and machinists that would enable them acquire skills needed in the new power sector. While speaking to stakeholders comprising of plant owners, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other key actors, Prof, Nebo said the qualitative skills to run a modern sector is currently lacking, just as he acknowledged the urgent need to find…
MAIDUGURI (State House Report) – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with dismay and consternation reports of the attacks by Boko Haram on churches in villages near Chibok, Borno State. The President also observed the renewed targeting by Boko Haram of adherents of a particular religion and urged all lovers of peace and unity to wholly condemn the resurgence of the efforts by agents of global terrorism to disunite and destabilize Nigeria and callously instigating violence among religious groups in the country. In statement delivered by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati lately, President…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power News) – The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil has tasked the visiting National Orientation Agency Director-General, Mike Omeri to put at the disposal of the Ministry, his co-ordinating prowess, expertise and purposeful leadership, in order to help address the issue of vandalisation of the power infrastructure in the country.In his talk on Wednesday July 2, 2014 in his office in Abuja, while receiving the National Orientation Agency (NOA) delegation, Mohammed Wakil said that there is no other agency that is better endowed to tackle the monster of vandalism than NOA. Adding, NOA would…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Education Report) – The Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has called on stakeholders, particularly State Governments to demonstrate more commitment to the implementation of the Entrepreneurship Education Project for senior secondary schools. The Minister made the call at the 2nd Consultative Meeting of Stakeholders on the Implementation of the Entrepreneurship Education Project for Senior Secondary Schools held in his office on Monday June 30, 2014 in Abuja. Wike, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, MacJohn Nwaobiala (Dr) said that the call became imperative considering the importance of entrepreneurship education and training in tackling…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) – The Supervising Minister of Aviation, Samuel Ortom has said that the Nigerian Government is set to partner with Chinese Investors to float a national carrier.The Minister said this on Tuesday July 1, 2014 when some Chinese investors visited him in his office in Abuja. He added that the partnership would have both the public and private sectors as stakeholders in the project.Samuel Ortom promised that the government would create conducive environment for investors in the aviation industry, insisting that Government is willing to work with genuine investors to float the national carrier which…
ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) – The Nigerian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the realization of the Transformation Agenda, saying it is already yielding impressive results.President Goodluck Jonathan represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo stated this at the 16th Meeting of the Honourary International Investors Council (HIIC) in Abuja. Adding, Nigeria is now one of the strongest economic performers in Africa and for the second year, the United Nation’s Conference on Trade and Development has declared Nigeria as the number one recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in Africa.He also noted that the World Economic Forum on…
ABUJA (Special Duties & Inter-Governmental Affairs Ministry News) – The Nigerian Government has assured Nigerians of its commitment to securing their lives and properties apart from doing everything possible to develop Nigerian youths towards the implementation of the Transformation Agenda of the present administration. The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki made the remark while receiving on behalf of President Gooodluck Jonathan, the National Organizing Committee (NOC) of the first Nigeria Local Government Sports Festival in his office on Tuesday July 2, 2014. He condemned the attitude of politicians who use the security situation in the country…