Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has said Nigeria has a lot to learn from China’s rich infrastructure history. He also counselled the incoming administration not to jettison the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) put in place by the present administration. The Minister spoke through a message delivered by his special assistant, Abdulrahman A. Abdulrauf, at the bilateral seminar on Economy, Diplomacy and Management of Nigeria in 2015, held at Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), Beijing, China. The Minister noted that “If we are in a bilateral relationship, why can’t we follow…
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Even though the Governor elect is not from his own political party, the Peoples Democratic party, the Minister of Youth Development who was also a former Governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Boni Haruna has congratulated the new Governor-elect of Adamawa State, Senator Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress Party (APC), for his electoral victory at the just concluded governorship election. Against the backdrop of the recent political and security challenges, which the State has witnessed, the Minister commended the people of Adamawa State for shunning violence and embracing peaceful conduct before, during and after the election; describing it as…
The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), former Ghanaian President John Kufuor has commended Nigerian voters for their enthusiasm and commitment to deepening democracy in their country, and by extension, the region. “Going by the orderliness exhibited by the voters, it is clear that Nigerian electorate are determined and committed to strengthening democracy in their country,” the chairman said during visits to some polling stations in the nation’s capital Abuja, as Nigerians turned out to choose their president and National legislators on Saturday, 28th March 2015. Accompanied by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Kadré Desire Ouédraogo…
Commentary by Janet McDickson. African leaders realized that a greater percentage of Africans live below poverty line, while majority do not have access to drinking water, health facilities, basic education and other basic infrastructure, hence the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was conceived when African leaders, at the beginning of the 21st century, resolved to take responsibility and ownership of the development of their people without dictates from outside the continent. NEPAD is therefore, a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm, shared conviction that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and…
Report from Ministry of Power, Abuja. The Nigeria-Germany Energy partnership under the Nigeria Energy Support Programme (NESP), an initiative signed between President Goodluck Jonathan and his German counterpart, Chancellor Angela Merkel, recorded a sound achievement as the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo commissioned a 25KW Hybrid solar PV/ wind demonstration power plant. The plant is located at the National Power Training institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) Regional Training Centre (RTC), Kainji, New Bussa, Niger State. While performing the commissioning ceremony at the weekend, the Minister of Power, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Amb. Godknows Igali, said the…
ABUJA (The Presidency Report) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega (Professor) on Wednesday February 18, 2015 briefed members of the Nigerian Senate on the preparations for the forthcoming election slated for March 28th and April 11th, 2015. The INEC boss told the Senators that adequate preparations have been made for the conduct of a free and fair election; noting the arrangements put in place for the election to include: field evaluation to monitor readiness at states level and headquarters evaluation to conduct assessment of preparedness. “Prioritized areas have focused on the collection of Permanent Voters…
ABUJA (NEMA Report) – An investigation panel has been constituted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in consultation with relevant stakeholders to look into allegations of child trafficking and rape in some internally displaced persons’ camps in the North – East of Nigeria. According to the publicity from the Press and Public Relations Department of the agency on Tuesday February 10, 2015, the Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi on Monday February 9, 2015 in Abuja in a swift reaction to an online publication titled: ‘GRIM TALES OF RAPE, CHILD TRAFFICKING IN DISPLACED PERSONS’ CAMPS by the International…
ABUJA (FCSC Report) – The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Joan Ayo has said that the commission has a policy for employment of the physically challenged. she stated this recently in her office while playing host to the visiting country representative of the German Leprosy and TB Relief Association, Life Velten. Joan Ayo revealed that many categories of physically challenged had benefited from the policy. She further indicated on the employment of rehabilitated leprosy patients that if the rehabilitated patients are physically and medically fit, even though they may have been physically challenged by way of loss of…
(Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Federal Government is set to enforce standard and safety control on the production, installations of meters and other electrical equipment across the power sector value-chain. The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil disclosed this at the commissioning of the EMSL National Meter Testing Stations in Lagos recently. Adding, with the successful reform of generation, transmission and distribution sub-sectors, the administration is now focusing on the delivery of safe and reliable electricity supply to Nigerians through institutional technical inspectorate services. “We are set to enforce quality control and standard of electricity installations. We…