Report from the Office of the SSA to the President on NASS Matters. The Senate has at plenary urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to undertake the permanent voters card distribution on a continuing and permanent basis in the respective polling units until all the cards are distributed. The Senate noted that the Independent National Electoral Commission did on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of May, 2014 conduct the distribution of permanent voters cards in some States of the federation. It was also aware that the process has been faced by several problems among which include the corruption of the…
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PARIS (Environment Ministry Report) – The Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba Mallam has commended the French Oil and Gas giant – ‘ Total’ over its determination to become the first multinational oil corporation to stop offshore gas flaring in Nigeria. Laurentia Laraba Mallam represented by the Deputy Director of Information in the Ministry, Ben Bem Goong noted that the efforts of ‘Total’ in the initiative are worthy of commendation, adding that other oil companies operating in Nigeria should follow the good example and environmentally-friendly approach of Total. While acknowledging the devastating consequences of gas flaring on the environment, including global warming and…
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has assured the National Committee Against Touting (NCAT) of the Federal Government’s support of its efforts at ending the menace of touting in Nigeria. The Minister, while receiving the Committee led by its National Chairman, Dr. Ike Anikwendu in his office said, Government was working hard to ensure that lives and properties were protected in all the nooks and crannies of the country. He stressed that Federal Government had put series of activities in place to see that Nigerians, especially the youths were gainfully employed and thereby…
Report from Ministry of Defence. The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence, Aliyu Isma’ila have said that the Ministry remains highly committed to the preventive and rehabilitative health care of its service personnel, members of their families and both civilian and military. The Permanent Secretary said this at the commemoration of the 2014 World Malaria Day, Community Outreach Programme in Mambila Barracks. According to him, the establishment of the Ministry of Defence’s Malaria Control Programme about a year ago, is a clear demonstration of the Ministry’s commitment towards effective control and elimination of malaria. The Permanent Secretary called on the…
Report from Federal Ministry of Education. Federal Government Girls’ College, Lejja, Enugu State has emerged overall winner of the quiz competition organized by the Federal Ministry of Education for Federal Government Colleges across the country, as part of activities to mark the 2013 World Environment Day. Miss Ugwu Chidera, FGGC, Lejja scored the highest points to grab the 1st position among the 17 contestants that participated at the grand finale of the competition. While speaking at the prize-giving ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday, 15th May, 2014, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala said that by celebrating World Environment Day,…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has ascribed the shunning of the 2014 Children’s Day to the activities of terrorists, saying they took away the joy of the country and made it impossible for the nation to celebrate. Zainab Maina, who spoke on Tuesday May 27, 2014 in Abuja at a press briefing on the 2014 celebration said that the abduction of the Chibok girls have drawn the nation backward and called on the insurgents to release the girls without further delay. “I wish to call on members of the Boko…
ABUJA (Parliamentary Report) The Nigerian Senate has considered and approved the appointment of Jummai Audi (Professor) as Commissioner for the Nigerian Law Reform Commission and the President’s request for the confirmation of Stanley I. Lawson for appointment as a non- executive member of the Central Bank of Nigeria in accordance with the CBN Act 2007. The report from the Publicity Department of the National Assembly Commission recently indicated that the Senate also at the plenary considered the appointment of Dahiru Hassan Balami (Professor) into the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Adding, both requests were forwarded to…
MINNA (National Planning Commission) – The Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has described effective planning as the foundation of development in any society, saying with adequate security in Nigeria, the country will continue to develop at a very fast pace.Babangida Aliyu said this while declaring open the 2014 Conference of Directors of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) in the Public Service in Minna, Niger State with the theme: “Socioeconomic Reforms for Inclusive and Trans-formative Development in Nigeria.”The Governor informed delegates that Niger State has provided the institutional framework for proper planning by establishing the State Bureau of Statistics…
GABORONE (National Sports Commission Report) – Team Nigeria has recorded five gold medals at the ongoing African Youth Games (AYG) in Gaborone, Botswana. The latest gold medals came in courtesy of Esther Etim in the Girls 52kg category Judo Event and Ogini Olasunkanmi in the Boys Singles Quarter-finals Table Tennis Event. The report from the Publicity Department of the National Sports Commission on Monday May 26, 2014 has revealed that the athletes commenced on very good starts with the promise that they were in the competition to affirm their stand that Nigeria is indeed the giant of Africa. …
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) – The Supervising Minister of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has said that the Nigerian Government in collaboration with the World Bank and the European Union (EU) will create 25,000 jobs in four Niger Delta States in the next five years through the SEEFOR Project. He explained that four States in the Niger Delta region – Bayelsa, Edo, Delta and Rivers have been selected under the SEEFOR Project aimed at tackling the issues of governance and unemployment. Adding, SEEFOR stands for States Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) Project. “It is a…