The Minister of state, for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has expressed the desire to see Ministry of Defence queued into Subsidy-Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) in 2015 budget. The Minister made this disclosure during a courtesy call on the Chairman of SURE-P, General (rtd.) Matin Luther Agwai in his office recently to seek for SURE-P’s intervention in the Ministry’s projects and programmes. Obanikoro congratulated the SURE-P Chairman on his achievements and want Ministry of Defence to be included in SURE-P programmes and projects as the process for next year budget begins. The Chairman of the Governing Board of National Commission for…
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Abuja (Office of the First Lady Report) – The wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is the President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission has said that sustainable peace can be achieved if everyone is committed to upholding it. The First Lady stated this on Tuesday June 10, 2014 in Abuja when she received the delivery of some office equipment from the Government of China on behalf of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). Patience Jonathan recalled that the visit of the Premier of the People’s Democratic Republic of China to Nigeria, Li Keqiang to…
Report from National Planning Commission. National Planning Commission and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) have embarked on verification visits to projects currently being implemented by various SURE-P Project Implementation Units (PIUs) across the six geo – political zones. The SURE-P Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Unit is domiciled in the NPC, being the Government’s national coordinating agency responsible for the overall national development. The Federal Government created a national M & E department in NPC in order to institutionalize an effective M & E system in all the MDAs with a view to ensuring efficient and result based service delivery…
Abuja (Office of the Vice President Report) – The Nigerian Government has called for strict adherence to maintenance culture over public and private assets to avoid infrastructural decay. President Goodluck Jonathan represented by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo on Tuesday June 10, 2014 at the commissioning of the Sunday Adewusi Housing Estate, Dakwa in Dei-Dei, Abuja which was built by the Nigeria Police said that it is sensible to always avoid eventual capital costs by paying regular attention to existing assets. He also commended the leadership of the Nigeria Police and its management team for their diligent implementation…
ABUJA (Ministry of Special Duties Report) – “The International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) which has already been identified as critical in the management of finances is now to be part of the system at the local government level.” The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki disclosed this during a validation workshop on the Draft Revised Scheme of Service and Financial Memoranda for Local Governments held recently. He said that the introduction of IPSAS at the local level would bring about harmonized relationships between the three tiers of Government and further dictate the pace…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power News) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has recently issued a maintenance schedule statement on behalf of all the stakeholders in Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry, expressing appreciation for the understanding and support from Nigerians in the arduous task of revamping the power sector. He further said that the support and cooperation have enabled the Nigerian Government to faithfully deliver on the sector’s roadmap as well as achieve a liberal and vibrant industry. He intensified that the industry has lately begun to yield visible results in terms of improved supply to homes and businesses in many…
(Report from Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs) The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has sponsored 100 youths drawn from the nine States in the Niger Delta region to a month-long training programme in various aspects of agriculture in Israel. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Architect Darius Dickson Ishaku, who is just back from visiting the youths to assess their performance, said, he was satisfied with the facilities and content of the training programme. The 100 youths comprising men and women, are being trained in Kibbuzt (an agricultural cooperative farm), in an agricultural belt outside Tel Aviv. The Minister, who was conducted round the…
A seven-member delegation from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) paid a courtesy call on the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) on Thursday, 5th June 2014 at its headquarters in Accra, Ghana. The delegation, headed by Dr. Abba Ibrahim, NERC’s Commissioner for Government and Consumer Affairs, included Engineer Mary Emiola Awolokun, Commissioner for Engineering Safety and Standards, Dr. Haliru Dikko, Dr. Usman Abba Arabi, Mr. Shittu Shaibu, Mr. Abubakar Shaibu and Ms. Mary Anahve. Members of the delegation were received by ERERA’s Regulatory Council comprising its Chairman, El Hadj Ibrahima Thiam, as well as Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ikeonu and Mr.…
Report from Federal Ministry of Environment. The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurencia Mallam was in Gusau the Zamfara State Capital recently for a massive environmental sensitization campaign aimed at instilling the culture of tree planting in the people; use of alternative sources of energy; deployment of local efforts for checking gully erosion as well as mobilizing communityefforts towards the successful implementation of the Great Green Wall Project. Mallam, while addressing newsmen at the event, appealed to the Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Abdulazeez Abubakar Shetima to support the Government of President Goodluck Jonathan in its efforts at tackling erosion and…
Report from the Office of the SSA (Media and Publicity) to the Vice President. The Federal Government has emphasized strict maintenance culture in relation to every asset, whether public or private, to avoid decay of infrastructure. President Goodluck Jonathan who was represented by the Vice President, Arc Mohammed Sambo, Tuesday, 10th June, 2014 at the commissioning of Sunday Adewusi Housing Estate, Dakwa, Dei-Dei, Abuja, built by the Nigeria Police Force, gave the charge saying: “It is sensible to always avoid eventual capital costs by paying regular attention to an existing asset.” President Jonathan commended the leadership of the Nigeria Police…