National Sports Commission Reports The newly appointed Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Tamuno Danagogo has said that his appointment as Nigeria’s Sports Minister few months to the World Cup in Brazil would not have any negative impact on the nation’s performance at the games. The Minister made this assertion on Thursday 6th March, 2014 at the Abuja National Stadium during his familiarization tour of the facilities and venues at the Stadium Complex. In his response to questions from journalists, Tamuno Danagogo revealed that his plan was to give equal priority to all sports and…
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The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen has debunked allegations that the Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Works are at loggerheads with some State Governments, thereby resulting to the abandonment of federal road projects in those States. The disclosure was made when some members of the House of Representatives Committee on Works from Rivers, North-Eastern and North-Western States alleged that the projects in their areas have been abandoned by the Federal Government. The Minister, while defending the Ministry’s budget before the House Committee on Works recently insisted that there is no political trace to their accusations, adding that the…
(National Planning Commission News) – The House of Representatives has expressed commendation to the Supervising Minister of National Planning, Bashir Yuguda, who is also the Minister of State for Works, for his unusual mastery of the technicalities of economic planning, having been on the saddle for ony few months.The members of the House of Representatives made this known during a budget defence session conducted by the House Committee on National Planning and Poverty Alleviation at the National Assembly recently. Speaking at the event, the House Committee Chairman on National Planning and Poverty Alleviation, Bethel Amadi stated that the Committee was…
(Power Ministry Reports) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has assured that Government will ensure the realization of the ideals of the Azura Power Plant which is located in Edo State, describing the project as the second and largest green independent power producing plant field in Nigeria. Wile speaking on the issue in Abuja on Tuesday March 4, 2014, Chinedu Nebo noted that the Nigerian Government has been keenly committed to driving the ongoing privatization to a logical conclusion. He also said that the position of power as the engine of growth and development in Nigeria as in…
(Youth Development Ministry Report) – The new Minister of Youth Development, Boni Haruna, who was sworn-in on Wednesday March 5, 2014 by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan during the Federal Executive Council meeting alongside other new Ministers has assumed duty. He was received by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Henry Akpan as well as Directors at a brief ceremony held in his honour. Boni Haruna is a past Governor of Adamawa State.
Report from Federal Ministry of Health. Dr. Khaliru Alhassan has assumed duty as the new Minister of State for Health. His appointment which was announced during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday saw Dr. Alhassan as the successor to the immediate past Minister of state for Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Pate. The new Minister was received by the Minister of Health, Prof.C.O.Onyebuchi Chukwu and his management team. In his welcome address, Prof.Chukwu said he was delighted to receive the new Minister of State who he described as a seasoned professional having spent many years in the health sector. He…
Report from Federal Ministry of Environment. The new Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam today assumed duty in her Office in Mabushi, Abuja, promising to transform the Nigerian environment for good in line with Mr. Presidents’ Transformation Agenda, maintaining that erosion, desertification, air pollution and other Environmental hazards will be reduced to the barest minimum. The Minister said, her ultimate goal is to ensure that Nigerians enjoy a decent environment free from man- made hazards, while mitigating environmental consequences arising from natural disasters to the barest minimum. In her inaugural press briefing and meeting with Management and staff of…
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The Nigerian Government has enjoined financial institutions to consider huge investments in the power sector as abundant opportunities exist within the sector. In his speech while receiving the Chief Executive Officer of Citi Bank Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Jim Cowles in his office, the Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo noted that the power sector is a success story in Nigeria. He commended the Ministry of Finance and the Debt Management Office (DMO) for their efforts in ensuring the over – subscription of the Euro bond. He noted that the recent financial institutions’ conference which held recently…
The Nigerian Government has enjoined financial institutions to consider huge investments in the power sector as abundant opportunities exist within the sector.In his speech while receiving the Chief Executive Officer of Citi Bank Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Jim Cowles in his office, the Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo noted that the power sector is a success story in Nigeria. He commended the Ministry of Finance and the Debt Management Office (DMO) for their efforts in ensuring the over – subscription of the Euro bond. He noted that the recent financial institutions’ conference which held recently…
Report from Federal Ministry of Environment/Federal Information Centre, Owerri. As a way to further improve the living standard of the people, the Registrar of the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) Mr. Augustine Ebisike has hinted in Owerri, Imo state that improved sanitation is the bedrock of modern development. Mr. Augustine Ebisike, while quoting from the UN report said in the 20th century, that man made so much advancement in science and other related areas but one singular advancement man made in the 20th century that actually touched billions of lives was in the improvement of sanitation. He…
From the Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji has said that there is the need for public service managers to design ways of ensuring that our Civil Services possess the appropriate number and quality of manpower in terms of capacity, knowledge, skills and attitudes to help the Government drive its vision for the transformation of Nigeria into a modern society. The Head of Service said this at the opening of the 38th Meeting of the National Council on Establishments (NCE), held in Ilorin, Kwara…
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has on Saturday March 2, 2014 said that the Nigerian Government has created an atmosphere of freedom for the media to operate and will not suppress critical views. He said this at the 30th memorial of the late founder of the Punch Newspapers, James Aboderin which held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.The Minister stated that the Federal Government would continue to support the media, stressing that there is no reason for any news medium not to prosper.“If you look at the writings, I believe the Nigerian press is one of the…
The air operations sited in the Daggu and Yazza areas of Borno State to clear terrorists’ locations has during the weekend achieved its expected results in the ongoing campaign against terror. A report from the Director of Defence Information in the Federal Ministry of Defence, Chris Olukolade (Major General) on Sunday March 2, 2014 has revealed that the mopping up operation by ground forces after air assault has resulted to the death of several terrorists. Adding, civilians were earlier evacuated from the terrorist enclaves in line with operation orders before the air and land assaults. “Extensive cordon and search of…
The Chairmen of the Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics have vowed to mediate in the dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) with a view to ending the lingering strike action. The Head of the forum of Polytechnics Governing Council Chairmen, Ebenezer Babatope, who led his members on a courtesy visit to the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Friday February 28, 2014 said that his members had earlier been briefed exhaustively by the Executive Secretary of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Mash’d Kazaure on the steps taken so…
The Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has called on stakeholders in the education sector to support the Federal Ministry of Education’s programmes and activities towards promoting the entrenchment of reading habits among Nigerians. The Minister made the call in his keynote address at the ‘FME/MDGs Awareness Campaign on Reading’ held at the Government College, Keffi, Nassarawa State recently with the theme: ‘Reaching the Grassroots for Mobilization and Promotion of Sustainable Reading Culture in Nigeria.’ The Minister, who was represented by the Deputy Director of Library and Informatics in the Ministry, Irene Mbanefo said that reading is…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal in its Thursday February 28, 2014 session has revoked the bench warrant issued on the 24th of November, 2013 against six Development Area Sole Administrations in Adamawa State for failure to appear before the tribunal sitting. The Local Government Sole Administrations whose warrants were revoked include: Sule Duhu for Shuwa Development Area; Ahmed Yero for Nassarawa-Jereng Development Area and Ahmed G. Aliyu for Gaya/Garaha Development Area. Others were – Kawunyara for Yola West State Development Area; Dennis A. Kkaba for Bidoma Development Area and Irimiya Levi for Borrong Development Area. The defending Counsels…
The Supervising Minister of National Planning, Bashir Yuguda has said that the 20th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#20) would focus on education as a vital sector for transforming the national economy to compete well at the global level. Bashir Yuguda stated this in Lagos during the inauguration of a Joint Planning Committee (JPC) for the 20th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#20) which is scheduled to hold from the 18th – 20th of March, 2014. The theme for the NES#20, he noted is “Transforming Education through Partnerships for Global Competitiveness. According to him, the summit is an annual event organised by the Nigerian…
Nigeria and the French Government has launched the Nigeria-France Trade and Investment Council to double the trade flows between both countries from the current N1.049 trillion to about N2.098 trillion in four years. The signing of the Council Statement between President Goodluck Jonathan and the President of France, Francois Hollande was held during the Nigeria-France Business Forum on the sidelines of the centenary celebrations in Abuja. While speaking at the occasion, President Goodluck Jonathan advised the French companies to invest in Nigeria to sustain the existing trade and investment relationship between both countries, noting that the people of France, under…
The Nigerian Government and the European Union have signed a N6 billion financial agreement to support Nigeria’s energy and reforestation programmes. The agreement was signed in Abuja, recently by the Supervising Minister of National Planning, Bashir Yuguda on behalf of the Nigerian Government with the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Michel Arrion signing on behalf of the European Union. According to Bashir Yuguda, the grant was in support of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve renewable energy, energy governance, vocational training for the power sector and reforestation programmes in the country. He noted that the total budget for the programmes was…