The out-going Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dauda Kigbu has formally handed over the affairs of the ministry to his successor, Abdulkadir Musa enjoining the senior management staff to extend the high level support and cooperation offered earlier to him. While welcoming the new Permanent Secretary at the event which held in the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, Dauda Kigbu briefed him about the structure and mandate of the ministry as well as current initiatives like the auto policy, 24 hours business registration, the sugar policy, the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIPR), the National…
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Labaran Maku has appealed to the Eggon ethnic group in Nassarawa State to genuinely pursue the course of peaceful co-existence with other tribes in the State for development to take place in their community. He made the appeal in Abuja during the inauguration of the executive committee of the Abuja Chapter of Eggon Youth Movement; adding that the youth in particular should be modest in their utterances, generous in spirit, friendly to all, seek and pursue peace sincerely from their hearts. “We must acknowledge that violence does not do well to anyone. It destroys, it does not build. We must…
“The Nigerian Government has disbursed the sum of N3.6 billion to the National Agricultural Mechanisation Transformation Agenda, a public private partnership scheme towards addressing the low level of penetration of mechanised agricultural practise in the country,” the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina revealed this recently in Abuja.The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ibukun Odusote in a keynote address delivered during an interactive session with agricultural transformation intervention partners at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel stated that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration did embarked on the scheme to address the low level mechanisation…
(VP Office Reports) – The Nigerian Government has established a Power Sector Investment Fund to enable players in the industry access cheap funds for long term development in the power sector. President Goodluck Jonathan represented by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo said this during the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Power Sector and Infrastructure Financing at the State House, Abuja recently. Adding, only 55% of the Nigerian population has access to electricity presently and this arises mainly from the fact that Nigeria’s per capita electricity generation is relatively one of the lowest in global terms. According to him, the financial…
Education Ministry Reports Ten Nigerian Universities have been offered grants of about $8 million US Dollars each for research and related activities under the World Bank- supported Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) project.The ten universities were out of the eighteen selected for the African Centres of Excellence from the West and Central African Sub-region, whose proposals were successful in the final selection process carried out at the ACE Project Steering Committee meeting held in Dakar, Senegal on October 28, 2013. This was disclosed when a team comprising World Bank officials and representatives of the benefiting institutions led by the Executive…
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has on Tuesday February 11, 2014 launched the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan and the National Enterprise Development Programme (NIRP) to bring a new era to industrial, micro, small and medium enterprises development in Nigeria. Speaking during the launch in Abuja, President Jonathan described the NIRP as the most ambitious and comprehensive roadmap for transforming the nation’s industrial landscape, boosting skills development and enhancing job creation as well as conserving foreign exchange. He said: “The NIRP is the flagship industrialisation programme ever embarked upon by this country. It will fast-track industrialisation, accelerate inclusive economic growth, job creation,…
The Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has said that the present administration’s Transformation Agenda places priority on the promotion of technical and vocational education as well as training at all levels of the education system since these hold the key to the eradication of poverty in Nigeria. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike stated this at the grand finale of the 2013 National Students Vocational Skills Competition for Federal Science and Technical Colleges, organized by the Department of Technology and Science Education of the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Thursday February 13, 2014. The Minister, who was represented at…
Four persons have been relieved of their appointments in the Federal Executive Council in Nigeria. The affected persons include Princess Stella Oduah who was till the announcement of the removal, the Aviation Minister; Godsday Orubebe, who was the Niger-Delta Minister, and retired Capt. Caleb Olubolade, who was the Police Affairs Minister. Also removed, was Yerima Ngama, who was the Minister of State for Finance. According to Mr. Labaran Maku, Nigeria’s Information Minister, the Minister of State for Trade and Investments, Mr. Samuel Ortom will take charge of the Ministry of Aviation, Mr. Darius Isiaku will oversee affairs at the…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji has announced the creation of two new departments in some strategic Ministries in the Federal Civil Service. These are the Department of Reform Coordination and Service Improvement and a General Services Department. The Head of Service announced this at the interactive session with Directors of Administration in the Federal Civil Service held on Monday, 10th February, 2014 at the auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. The Head of Service explained that the creation of these new Departments was in line with the efforts being…
Water Resources Reports The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has assured the communities around the Kashimbila buffer dam of adequate compensation for their land before the completion of the project. The Minister gave the assurance to the community lately while inspecting the dam site in Kashimbila,Takum Local Government on the fringe of the Cameroun border; indicating that the Kashimbila buffer dam is purposed to mitigate the disaster which may occur to Nigerians as a result of break out from Lake Nyos in Cameroun. Sarah Ochekpe expressed appreciation to the communities for their support through permission for use of…
VP Office Reports The Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration places premium on development in the grassroots as key to the realisation of the Transformation Agenda.Mohammed Namadi Sambo stated this on Wednesday February 12, 2014 at the Opening Ceremony of a two-day Leadership Seminar on Local Governments with the theme: “Promoting Executive and Legislative Cooperation” which is holding at the Peace Park, Abuja. Sambo, who was represented at the event by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Sani noted that due to the importance which the President Jonathan Administration…
The Wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, has expressed her willingness to support the initiatives of the United Nations Water Sanitation Advisory Board which aims at improving water and sanitation in Nigeria and Africa. The First Lady made this known on Wednesday February 12, 2014 in Abuja when she received a delegation from the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water Sanitation led by the Chief Executive Officer of Water Sanitation for Africa, Idrissa Doucoure. She emphasized the importance of good sanitation and the need to deliver safe water…
Four persons have been relieved of their appointments in the Federal Executive Council in Nigeria. The affected persons include Princess Stella Oduah who was till the announcement of the removal, the Aviation Minister; Godsday Orubebe, who was the Niger-Delta Minister, and retired Capt. Caleb Olubolade, who was the Police Affairs Minister. Also removed, was Yerima Ngama, who was the Minister of State for Finance. According to Mr. Labaran Maku, Nigeria’s Information Minister, the Minister of State for Trade and Investments, Mr. Samuel Ortom will take charge of the Ministry of Aviation, Mr. Darius Isiaku will oversee affairs at the Ministry…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Goni Aji has announced the creation of two new departments in some strategic ministries in the Federal Civil Service – the Department of Reform Coordination and Service Improvement as well as General Services Department. He revealed this during the interactive session with Directors of Administration in the Federal Civil Service held recently at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. Bukar Goni Aji explained that the creation of the new departments is in line with the efforts of Government to improve service delivery and ensure sustainability in…
The Nigerian Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe has reported that Newsday (Daily) Newspaper of Zimbabwe dated 29th November, 2013) featured an article entitled “Abuja carnival: a learning curve for Zimbabwe” in which it suggests that Zimbabwe’s participation at the concluded Abuja Carnival in Nigeria upon the invitation of Nigeria’s Tourism and Culture Minister, Edem Duke, was a learning curve and an enlightening opportunity for the country as Zimbabwe is set to host the second edition of the Zimbabwe International Carnival from May 16 to 23, 2014. According to the report, the Abuja carnival, which was held between 23rd-26th November, 2013 and…
Mines & Steel Development Report The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has deployed a new Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. The redeployment exercise involving two permanent secretaries – Dauda Kigbu and John Sunday Jegede takes effect from Friday, February 7, 2014. The former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, John Sunday Jegede has retired from the service having attained the mandatory age of retirement, while the new Permanent Secretary, Dauda Kigbu has been moved from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to the Ministry of Mines and Steel…
National Sports Commission News As part of the activities to herald the commencement of the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF), the National Sports Commission (NSC) on Monday February 10, 2014 in Abuja inaugurated four sub-committees, eight project management teams and the Main Organising Committee (MOC) secretariat towards delivering a seamless festival. The festival tagged: “Paradise Games 2014” is scheduled to hold from November 23 to December 7, 2014 in Calabar, Cross River State. While inaugurating the sub-committees and project management teams, the Director General of NSC, who is also the Chairman of the MOC, Gbenga Elegbeleye enjoined members to be…
SURE-P Reports “The unfortunate incident which occasioned the 2013 kidnapping of seven foreign workers at the Shuwarin Junction in Jigawa State may affect the projected completion date of the dualization of Kano-Maiduguri Road,” the Director of the Project Implementation Unit of the Road and Bridges Project of SURE-P, Mayen Adetigba stated this during the inspection of projects by the SURE-P Sub- Committee on Monday February 10, 2014. During the visit which was to verify the Interim Pay Certificate (IPC) Number 19 for Dantata and Sawoe as well as the Interim Pay Certificate Number 24 for SETRACO Nigeria Limited, Mayen Adetigba…
The Nigerian Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe has reported that Newsday (Daily) Newspaper of Zimbabwe dated 29th November, 2013) featured an article entitled “Abuja carnival: a learning curve for Zimbabwe” in which it suggests that Zimbabwe’s participation at the concluded Abuja Carnival in Nigeria upon the invitation of Nigeria’s Tourism and Culture Minister, Edem Duke, was a learning curve and an enlightening opportunity for the country as Zimbabwe is set to host the second edition of the Zimbabwe International Carnival from May 16 to 23, 2014. According to the report, the Abuja carnival, which was held between 23rd-26th November, 2013 and attracted…
The Federal Government has constructed 37.5 kilometres access road to Gurara multipurpose dam. The road which started from Kateri along Abuja-Kaduna expressway terminated at the dam site. Another 7 kilometres access road is under construction to connect Kenyi communities to the dam site. The two roads are expected to be completed in March, 2014. The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe announced this while inspecting the roads on Thursday, 6th February, 2014. She said that the purpose of the roads construction was to ease transportation system of the benefiting communities as well as the clients that…