Report from Ministry of Power. With determination to deliver on Mr. President’s directive of appreciable improvement in electricity nationwide by June, Prof. Chinedu Nebo has assured Nigerians that no one will be left in darkness. The Minister who was on over-sight visit to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s headquarters (NERC), said that the Agency as a flagship in the new electricity regime must provide the lead in revamping the Rural Electrification policy framework that would allow private sector to participate. He challenged NERC to devise a mechanism that would open-up communities that are far flung from the grid system through…
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Report from Federal Ministry of Finance A total of N634.721 Billion has been shared to the three tiers of Government in the country as federal allocation for April, 2014. The current revenue is N6.659 Billion less than the N641.380 Billion shared to the three tiers of Government for March, 2014. The distributable statutory revenue for April was N533.746 Billion. The gross revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) was N65.425 Billion. This was N2.119 Billion higher than the N63.307 Billion available in the previous month. The sum of N35.549 from the SURE-P added up to the total distributable revenue…
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) The Supervising Minister of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has said that the new Performance Management System (PMS) will provide a platform for continuous performance enhancement with regards to national development programs within sectoral, institutional and individual levels. The Supervising Minister said this recently when he presided over the ceremony marking the adoption of a new Performance Management System (PMS) by the Federal Government in the public service as a means of promoting good governance and achieving effective service delivery in line with the present government’s Transformation Agenda and the NV20:2020 in his office…
PREAMBLE In line with our commitment to update the media on various developments relating to the Anti-terrorism campaign of the Federal Government, we once more wish to let you know of new developments in that direction. 1. CHIBOK International operations have commenced, in collaboration with the Nigerian Military. However, the nature of the operations do not permit us to give details now, but a full brief will be made available soon. 2. ARREST OF TERROR FUGITIVE -AMINU SADIQ OGWUCHE The centre wishes to authoritatively confirm the interception and subsequent arrest of the terror fugitive, Aminu Sadiq…
In continuation of its assignment, the Presidential Fact-finding Committee on the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls has held closed-door meetings with the Minister of Defence, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the Inspector General of Police. The Committee was led by its Chairman, Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo (rtd). The Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau Mohammed (rtd), described as unfortunate the mass kidnap of the schoolgirls. He decried the advent of Boko Haram, noting that it should have been dealt with a long time ago. The Minister however, pledged the support of the Ministry…
ABUJA (SURE-P Report) The Chairman of the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), Martin Luther Agwai (General Rtd) has said that SURE-P is to partner with the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) on road maintenance and training in the country. Martin Luther Agwai, who expressed delight for the performance of the FRSC, added that the partnership will be a win-win situation as the collaboration would bring positive impact to Nigerians through proper road management. “The collaboration, he averred would put in place effective traffic management which is intended to enhance passengers’ safety and goods through auditioning and effective coverage of…
ABUJA (Ministry of Water Resources Report) The Nigerian Government has called on the Governors of the eight benefiting States of the National Urban Water Sector Reform Project to create necessary environments and give strong support towards effective implementation of the reform programme in their respective States. The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe made this known at a workshop on ‘Strengthening the Implementation of Urban Water Sector Reform Project’ which held on Tuesday May 13, 2014 in Abuja. Sarah Reng Ochekpe disclosed that the workshop which was organized by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in partnership with the…
From Federal Ministry of Aviation. The Federal Ministry of Aviation’s spokesman, Mr. Hastings Ojeme has refuted a story on page 30 of 5th May’ publication of Thisday Newspapers that the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Jamila Shu’ara was sitting on the funds earmarked for completion of airports’ remodeling projects as untrue. The Statement read as follows: “My attention has been drawn to a story with the title above and credited to Chinedu Eze, a Lagos-based Aviation correspondent alleging that contractors handling the remodeling of terminal projects at various airports in the country have pulled out of site due to lack of…
ABUJA (Ministry of Women Affairs Report) – As Nigeria joins the rest of the World to celebrate the 2014 International Day of Families on Thursday May 15, 2014, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has called on Nigerian families to embark on sustained vigilance and prayers towards ending the security challenges facing the country. In a Press statement issued to journalists in Abuja recently, the Minister said that as a result of the activities of insurgents, some Nigerian families, especially in the North – East have become homeless, while some family heads and breadwinners have…
ABUJA (Nigerian National Merit Award Report) – The Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) has on Tuesday May 13, 2014 concluded plans to hold its 2014 First Award Winners’ Lecture. The Award Winners’ Lecture titled: “Attaining the Demographic Dividends in Nigeria,” which is scheduled to hold on Thursday 15th of May, 2014 at the University of Lagos Main Auditorium at 4:00pm would be delivered by Paulina K. Makinwa – Adebusoye (Professor), who is a recipient of the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) A statement from the Public Relations Department of NNMA has described the Award…