(Report from Federal Information Center, Aba)- A five day training programme for girls and women in cassava processing, packaging and marketing has commenced in Abia State as part of the efforts of the Federal Government to empower women that play vital roles in agriculture and fight against marginalization of the female gender. The programme which is holding at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike is organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with Growing Girls and Women( G- WIN) in Nigeria Initiative. Participants for the workshop were drawn from Akwa Ibom State, Imo State, Lagos…
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(Report from Ministry of Power, Abuja)- Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo has said that since the advent of private sector led generation and distribution sub-sectors, a little over a year ago, there has been huge injection of funds, by the investors, towards revamping the inherited assets of the Power infrastructure in Nigeria. This, he said, has led to substantial increase in capacities of Egbin and Ughelli thermal plants as well as Kainji Hydro station, which have been in comatose for many years before now. He gave instance of an extra 220MW which has been reportedly recovered from Egbin only…
(Report from the Office of VP’s Wife)- The Wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Amina Mohammed Namadi Sambo has attended the World Hijab Day tagged Hijab: My God-Given Right, My Symbol For Good Not Evil organized by Coalition of Nigerian Muslim Women at the National Mosque, Abuja. Hajiya Amina Sambo in her speech, said, she was delighted and honored to be at the second World Hijab Day in Nigeria. She explained that the hijab is not just a piece of cloth used to cover the head but a shield to cover the exposed parts of the woman body. It’s to…
(Report from Ministry of Youth Development, Abuja)- The Minister of Youth Development and former Governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Boni Haruna has expressed commendation for the Nigerian Military for liberating Michika from Boko Haram insurgents. Michika is the home town of the Minister, which was taken over by the insurgents on the 8th of September, 2014. The Minister lauded the patriotic gallantry of our soldiers by the successful and historic military operation leading to the liberation of the area. This, he adjudged is an eloquent testimony of the bravery and professional competence of our soldiers. Mr. Haruna commended…
The ECOWAS Long-Term Election Observation Mission which has been described as the harbinger of the enlarged 250-Member ECOWAS Election Monitoring Group on Nigeria’s 2015 General Election, led by the former Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, is deploying close to twelve observers to monitor the process of Nigeria’s February, 2015 elections. The body which will be deploying from Saturday, 31st January, 2015 even though it has been interacting with lots of stakeholders and interested organizations with similar objectives, will report their observations and findings only to the enlarged group. The Long-Term Election Observation Mission (LTEOM) met the media to intimate on their…
(Report from Police Affairs Ministry, Abuja)- The Federal Government has commissioned the first batch of 363 vehicles out of the 2, 564 operational vehicles to be procured for the Nigeria Police Force, with a charge on effective policing. President Goodluck Jonathan performed the inauguration ceremony on Sunday, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. President Jonathan, who was represented by his deputy, Namadi Sambo, said, “The procurement of these vehicles is aimed at boosting the capacity of the Nigeria Police Force to deliver effectively and efficiently in that direction. “It is my hope that the Nigeria Police Force will reciprocate this gesture…
The Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Information, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan has given the go ahead for the Websites being published by the Ministry to be receiving and publishing advertisements. The approval was conveyed after she had considered a memorandum on the subject of accepting and publishing paid advertisements forwarded to her by the Ministry’s Information Technology Department, which has been responsible for content and technical management of the websites of the Ministry, www.fmi.gov.ng and the National Portal, www.nigeria.gov.ng and the Social Media Platforms embedded on the two websites. Consequent upon the approval for Federal Ministry of Information to be…
(Report from Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Abuja)-The Federal Government has commissioned a N60bn integrated steel mill in Shagamu, Ogun State, as part of productive activities thrown up by the sectoral implementation of the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, who commissioned the mill, built by the Standard Metallurgical Company, said, Government was committed to repositioning the steel sector to access a substantial share of the global wealth, estimated at $10tn. He said with the implementation of the right sectoral policies under the NIRP, the number of functioning steel rolling mills…
(Report from NEMA)- The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) has delivered 540 metric tonnes of assorted relief items approved by the Federal Government to Nigerian refugees in the Republic of Niger who are taking shelter in different locations in the Diffa region as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. The items which include foods and non foods are meant to provide succor to Nigerian refugees. These were handed over to the Governor of Diffa region for onward distribution to beneficiaries. The Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi, who was accompanied by…
(Report from Ministry of Power, Abuja)- The implementation committee on payment of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), terminal benefits domiciled with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has released another set of names that will be verified for payments. The Committee on Wednesday, 28th January, 2015, released the list of 1,037 staff categorized as Active Staff of PHCN, and are billed to be verified at nine (9) designated centers across the country, beginning from 2nd February, to 11th February, 2015. The Ambassador (Dr.) Godknows Igali’s Committee has also drawn out verification check lists for PHCN retirees, next-of-kins…