In an effort to encourage more investments into the country, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has met with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, the Saudi Prince who has also been named by Forbes as the 5th richest man in the world.During the meeting at the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Vice President acquainted him with the giant strides Nigeria is making in her quest for prosperity. He intimated the prince of the recently concluded privatization of the power sector, the opportunities that abound in the development of gas infrastructure as well as government’s plan to…
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African leaders have been urged to pursue policies that will ensure that the current growth momentum on the continent is more resilient to external shocks and translates into desirable social outcomes as a means of deepening development on the continent.Nigeria’s Supervising Minister of National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda made the appeal in Abuja recently during his welcome address at the 7th Joint Annual Meeting of the Economic Commission for Africa’s conference which hosted African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.”Africa’s economic emergence and transition from a continent of low-income into middle -income economies requires changing the economic structure from…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has demanded the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), Abdullahi Salau Modibo and his Commissioners to announce the polling results of the election held recently in Akwanga and Obi Local Government Areas. Godiya Akwashiki, the majority leader, who moved the motion compelling the NASIEC Chairman and his team to appear before the house to clarify the results of Akwanga and Obi said that those results were not declared together with other local governments, despite the fact that Akwanga and Obi elections were counted and results announced at the collection centres. In…
(Counter Terrorism Campaign) – The Director of Defence Information of the Counter Terrorism Campaign, Chris Olukolade has revealed that troops on patrol during the weekend dislodged a band of terrorists who were about to attack some settlements in the outskirt of Bama and Ngurosoye. He noted that about eighteen terrorists died in the encounter and sixteen were burnt, while AK 47 rifles were found in the debris with five Pickup vehicles, seven Gulf cars and one Hillux truck destroyed. “A total of seventy-five villagers were screened and released in the course of cordon and search in the…
(SURE-P Report) – “The Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) maybe going into partnership with the Searchlight of Hope Foundation to further the course of People Living with Disabilities (PWD),” the Convener on Communication, Chike Okongwu told a delegation from the Searchlight of Hope Foundation who paid him a courtesy call recently to seek for areas of collaboration to further the course of PWD. Chike Okongwu on behalf the SURE-P Committee on People Living with Disability expressed his appreciation to President GoodLuck Jonathan for appointing a person with disability on the Subsidy-Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Committee. He also said that this has…
(Youth Development Ministry Report) – The Minister of Youth Development, Boni Haruna has disclosed that in a bid to fast-track the realisation of the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan for the youth sector, the Ministry is working to establish the National Youth Development Fund through a bill which has been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Executive Council. While speaking during a courtesy call to his office in Abuja recently by a delegation from the former members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly led by the former Speaker, Abubakar Abdullahi, the Minister stated that the National Youth…
(National Planning Commission Report) – The Supervising Minister of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not dump the recommendations that were put forward by participants at the 20th NESG held in Abuja, rather would look atand adopt some of them. Bashir Yuguda gave this assurance recently during the closing ceremony of the 20th Edition of the National Economic Summit held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Yuguda revealed that the fallout of the 19th NESG which was centred on advancing the agricultural sector led to the initiation of government programmes for young farmers such as…
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism, but said that Nigeria, under his leadership, will continue to pursue efforts to harness nuclear energy and technology for socio-economic development. In his statement to the third Global Security Summit which opened at The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday, President Jonathan upheld the view that international and regional cooperation efforts should be based on the principle of maintaining a balance between nuclear non-proliferation obligations and the inalienable right of States to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy for development…
Defence Ministry Report The Director of Defence Information of the Counter Terrorism Campaign, Chris Olukolade has revealed that the arrest of a terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for the Boko Haram Group has led to the discovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition hidden in the premises of a burnt church recently. He said that the weapons recovered by the troops included: anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled guns, general purpose and other brands of machine guns which were found buried in the premises of one of the churches earlier burnt by terrorists…
(Report from Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments)- Weights And Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment’s enforcement team, led by the Principal Legal Metrology Officer, Mr. Olusegun Ateji has sealed ATM machines belonging to the First Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Zenith and Fidelity Bank and Point of Sale (POS) machine of the Automatic Technik Baumaun Nigeria limited in Abuja. While addressing journalists who accompanied him to the sealed banks, Mr. Ateji said that the sealed ATM machines did not comply with Weights and Measures Act section 7 and 30b which stipulates that all weighing and…
Report from Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Nigeria joined the rest of the World in celebrating the 2014 World Water Day with a sensitization walk from Eagle Square to NTA Headquarters, Area 11 Abuja. World Water Day is an annual event, usually celebrated 22nd March every year to create awareness on Water Resources Management and also to evaluate the activities of Federal Ministry of Water Resources and partners in the water sector. The Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Alh. Baba Umar Faruk, who led the sensitization walk 20th March, 2014 as part of the activities to mark…
Report from the Office of the VP. Vice President Namadi Sambo has urged stakeholders to partner with Government in addressing deficiencies in Nigeria’s education sector. The Vice President made this call on Thursday, in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the 20th Nigeria Economic Summit, organized by The Nigerian Economic Summit Group in conjunction with the National Planning Commission. The Vice President, who noted that the task of transforming the educational sector was enormous and could not be left to Government alone; enjoined “the leadership of the States, the private sector, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), development partners, and parents to…
Report from Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments. Weights And Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment’s enforcement team, led by the Principal Legal Metrology Officer, Mr. Olusegun Ateji has sealed ATM machines belonging to the First Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Zenith and Fidelity Bank and Point of Sale (POS) machine of the Automatic Technik Baumaun Nigeria limited in Abuja. The Principal Legal Metrology Officer, Mr. Olusegun Ateji While addressing journalists who accompanied him to the sealed banks, Mr. Ateji said that the sealed ATM machines did not comply with Weights and Measures Act section 7 and…
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar (Justice) has identified under-funding and the constitutional status of the Code of Conduct Tribunal as major constraints hampering its proper adjudication duties. He also informed that the judiciary has been enjoying first line charges from the Finance Ministry, whilst the Code of Conduct Tribunal for being under the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation gets its allocation through the enveloped system from the Federal Ministry of Finance. The Chairman stated this while receiving a consultant from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, John…
The Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has said that the Government of Nigeria is committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS scourge in Nigeria. He made the statement while addressing the Site/Team Commanders of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence / United States Department of Defense (NMOD-USDOD) HIV delegates conference at the Emergency Plan Implementation Committee (EPIC) Liaison Office, Abuja. Musiliu Obanikoro commended the United States Government for partnering with Nigeria in the fight against HIV/AIDS tracing the commencement of the NMOD-USDOD programme to the era of President George W. Bush. He also said that Nigeria can overcome the problem…
(State House News) – At the fortnightly meeting of the Federal Executive Council which held in the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Asokoro, Abuja on Wednesday March 12, 2014 members were informed about the inauguration ceremony of the National Conference activities scheduled to hold at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja on March 17, 2014.While briefing State House correspondents after the Council Meeting, the Information Minister, Labaran Maku told reporters about the date and venue of the inauguration; adding that the Council did frowned at the alleged brutality against a Nigerian by the South African Police. He opined that…
(Works Ministry Report) – The Federal Ministry of Works has flagged-off a three-day training workshop on ‘Public Procurement Process for Professional Women and Girls’ under the “Growing Girls and Women in Nigeria (G-WIN) project of the Nigerian Government. The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abubakar Koro Muhammad at the occasion stated that the Ministry intends to train fifty professional women on public procurement, five rural woman on small items public procurement and entrepreneurial skills as well as two hundred and fifty rural women on road maintenance basic techniques and entrepreneurial skills. Mike…
(Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment News) – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom has described the turnover on investment in Nigeria as high and very attractive to investors all over the world. He made the statement during a courtesy visit by some Chinese Investors, who were led by the Chairman of the Beijing Yeaco Investment Consulting Company (Africa Investment Net), Zhou Dewer in his office in Abuja. The Minister said that the Nigeria – China Business Forum organized by the Ministry has started yielding results by attracting many Chinese investments into the country…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has assured the students of Colleges of Education across the country that the strike action embarked upon by their lecturers will soon be over as President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the protracted strike action be brought to an end. Emeka Wogu stated this on Tuesday March 19, 2014 while addressing the National Association of Nigerian Students’ Joint Campus Committee led by its Chairman, Adediwura Adesina in a peaceful protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. He assured them that the Nigerian President has mandated that the industrial strike by their teachers…
The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Tammy Danagogo on Tuesday March 18, 2014 inaugurated the Project Steering Committee and the Project Delivery Team for the concessioning of the National Stadium in Lagos as well as the athletes’ hostel in Abuja. While inaugurating the Committee, the Minister charged its members to imbibe transparency in the discharge of their duty; saying they should reciprocate the confidence reposed on them because they were chosen based on their track records. In a brief history on the facilities to concession, the Director-General of the Commission, Gbenga Elegbeleye…