ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) – The Federal Ministry of Aviation has reported that activities of the Ministry in the month of May 2014 were guided by the efforts to upgrade its existing infrastructure as well as equipment aimed at enhancing the safety and security in airports, provision of quality training for required manpower in the sector and increased contribution to Nigeria’s GDP as well as employment generation. This was contained in the monthly review of activities published by the Press and Public Relations Department of the Ministry recently. According to the report, Government’s determination to improve on the facilities…
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ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina on Wednesday June 4, 2014 in Abuja led inter-faith national prayers to call for the release of the abducted Chibok school girls. The event which was jointly anchored by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor (Pastor) and the Chief Imam of the Abuja National Mosque, Musa Mohammed (Sheikh) was attended by thousands of women, religious faithfuls and school children. The Minster of Women Affairs while speaking at the event said that the intercession was organized to compliment the efforts of…
ABUJA (Ministry of Labour & Productivity Report) – As Nigeria joined the international community to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work lately, the National Assembly was called upon to expedite the passage into law of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill to provide additional platforms for tackling emerging occupational safety and health issues in the country. The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, who made the plea in a keynote address in Abuja also indicated that the Ministry has commenced the process for Nigeria’s ratification of the International Labour Convention concerning Safety in the Use of…
ABUJA (Water Resources Ministry Report) – The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has recently received in her office, Israeli investors led by the former Nigerian Minister of Information, Jerry Gana.This was contained in a monthly report on the review of activities for May 2014 published by the Public Relations Department of the Ministry. The report said that at the occasion, the Minister observed that though the Federal Government has done much in the provision of funds for the completion of water projects, the Ministry intends to partner with private investors towards completing those projects that have not been…
The 32nd Commonwealth of Local Government Forum (CLGF) Board meeting is scheduled to hold in Abuja, Nigeria from 12th – 13th June, 2014. This is the first time the CLGF board meeting would be taking place in Nigeria. The meeting is expected to have in attendance most senior Ministers and elected Government leaders from across the Commonwealth. The CLGF is a voice for Local Government in the Commonwealth. It works to promote and advocate democratic values and good governance in the Commonwealth; encourage the exchange of experience among local government practitioners; support practical capacity building and develop a Commonwealth wide…
The Senate has at plenary considered the report of the Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution on a bill for an Act to further alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and for other matters connected therewith and approved its recommendations. Among the affected sections of the constitution tabulated into clauses. In the bill are clauses 2 which mandates the Clerk of the National Assembly to notify INEC when there is vacancy in the Senate and House of Representatives due to death, resignation or recall. The clause 2 which seeks to extend…
ABUJA (Ministry of Police Affairs Report) The Minister of Police Affairs, Abdul Jelili Adesiyan has said that those who are accusing the Nigerian government and President Goodluck Jonathan of doing nothing to stem the security challenges in the country are uncharitable to the President and the government as well as lacks patriotism and commitment to the unity and progress of Nigeria. According to the Minister, it is unfair for the opposition to dwell under the dynamism of the nation’s political system and the atmosphere of freedom of speech guaranteed by the Jonathan Administration to run down the government even when…
Report from Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Yakub Umar has advocated for a review of the country’s sentences laws, as some of their provisions are obsolete. Justice Umar made the charge in Lagos at the Leadership Cooperation Workshop of Heads of Investigation and Prosecution of Anti-Corruption Agencies, organized by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). He said: “There is need to review our sentences law, as some of the provisions in Penal and Criminal Codes are obsolete”. The Chairman further contributed that synergy among stakeholders will help a great deal in…
Report from Code of Conduct Tribunal The Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Yakub Umar has applauded his management team for being proactive in driving home the Tribunal’s mandates to Nigerian people. He made the commendation yesterday, 3rd May, 2014 in Abuja, while in an interactive session with the staff of the Tribunal. The Chairman thanked the management team for their new idea of restructuring the operational mechanism of the Tribunal by establishing additional Units and Departments, to do away with redundancy amongst staff. Justice Umar said, before now, the only functional Departments in the Tribunal are Litigation and…
The Nigerian Government has decried the lack of universally acceptable legally binding instrument to regulate the transfer of arms and ammunition, saying existing legislations are either regionally or nationally based and have no universal application, thereby making it difficult to track the end users and end use of weapons.Permanent Secretary of Nigerian’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Amb. Martin Uhomoigbhi stated this at the opening of a seminar – “Towards Future Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty’’ (ATT), jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and ECOWAS in Abuja, recently.Amb. Uhomoigbhi attributed the current prevalence of conflicts in…