As part of ongoing efforts by Government to speed up processes in the conduct of government business, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, has stressed the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government to migrate from the paper based system of documentation to electronic system, and possibly modeled after the Federal Ministry of Information’s Workflow Electronic Document Management Solution (EDMS).The Head of Service made this known on Friday in Abuja when he led a delegation to the Ministry to understudy the EDMS being used for file tracking and document management.Represented by Dr. Amina…
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Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali (Dr) has on Wednesday December 3, 2014 commissioned the Head Office of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) at Mabushi, Abuja to give credence to government’s resolve to fill the technical gap in middle manpower provision in the power sector. Speaking at the brief ceremony, the Permanent Secretary revealed that the initiative supports the launch of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) on Thursday November 6, 2014; adding that the office will be used to co-ordinate all activities of the…
ABUJA (PTAD Report) – The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has concluded arrangements to commence its proposed National Pensioners Biometric Verification Exercise for pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The release from the Director – General of PTAD, Nellie Masyshak on Wednesday December 3, 2014 said that the purpose of the exercise includes amongst others to establish a reliable pensioners database; capture all eligible pensioners and their next of kin, who have not been pay-rolled; reduce the anxiety of pensioners, who have not been paid for a very long time and to reduce the backlog and myriads of complaints…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) at the recent graduation ceremony of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) announced an automatic employment for the three best graduating students and the offer of cash rewards worth N150,000 and N100,000 for two categories of awardees. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the training curriculum, saying it has prepared the graduands to truly become engineers, skilful enough to operate in the delicate power sector as they have been imbued with formal knowledge and skills. He added that the two sets of trainees, who…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report) – The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced with deep regrets the sad news of the transition to greater glory of the immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru which occurred on Saturday November 29, 2014 at the Muelmed Med-Clinic in Pretoria, South Africa. The report from the Publicity Department of the Ministry on Tuesday December 2, 2014 indicated that the Deceased Olugbenga Ashiru was born on August 27, 1948 in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State of Nigeria and began his diplomatic career in June 1972. It added that while…
Lagos (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Supervising Minister of Health, Khaliru Alhassan (Dr) has revealed that 250 Nigerian volunteers who will be offering vital services to contain the Ebola Virus Disease in the neighboring West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as well as top government functionaries, diplomats, development partners and private sector chieftains will converge on the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos – the venue of the formal departure on December 3, 2014. According to him, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Bashir Wali and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Health Report) – The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute has noted that the Nigerian Government has provided a special insurance cover for the 250 Nigerian contingents, who are proceeding to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to assist these countries in their Ebola containment efforts. Linus Awute made this known recently at the opening ceremony of a 2-day pre-departure training of the Nigerian contingents organized by the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC,) NCDC, WHO, CMUL and LASUTH in Lagos. In his speech delivered at the…
Abuja (FEC Report) – The Federal Executive Council has approved the award of contract for the appointment of a Transaction Adviser for conversion of the Independence Building in Lagos to a National Trade and International Business Centre. According to the briefing by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs I and Supervising Minister of Information, Nurudeen Muhammad (Dr) after the Council Meeting which held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Asokoro, Abuja on Wednesday October 22, 2014, the Council also considered the memorandum presented by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs for the award of contracts for…
Abuja (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has said that the need to work and harness the power of technology to promote inclusion and to help realize full and equal participation of Persons with Disabilities in national development will be the main focus as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2014 International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday December 3, 2014. According to the Minister, the event with the theme: “Sustainable Development – the Promise of Technology,” is aimed at highlighting available technologies to support…
ABUJA (Mines & Solid Minerals Ministry Report) – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada has called on relevant professionals to actively participate in the development of the country’s minerals and metals sector. He made the call when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Society of Engineers led by its President, Ademola Olorunfemi in his office. The Minister noted that the successes and failures of any sector are determined by its professional inputs, expressing belief that the success and achievement of a nation has a lot to do with professionalism as those countries that have gone…
TUNIS (Water Resources Ministry Report) – The Chairperson of the Governing Council of the African Water Facility (AWF), who is also the Minister of Water Resources in Nigeria, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has said that the African water facility has prepared a bankable water and sanitation project capable of addressing various challenges facing the water sector in Africa. Sarah Ochekpe made this declaration on Friday November 28, 2014 while declaring open the 14th Session of the African Water Facility Governing Council Meeting held in Tunis, Tunisia lately. She explained that the African Water Facility is an initiative created by the African…
Abuja (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has lately acknowledged the need to solicit for support and partnership from the men-folk for the current efforts of women empowerment, gender mainstreaming and the campaign against gender – based violence in the country to be successful and thorough. Zainab Maina stated this in Abuja at a one-day meeting with the Nigerian Male Gender Champions on the Outcome of the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Voices for Change…
Abuja (Nigerian National Merit Award Report) President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the conferment of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for the year 2014 on Niyi Osundare (Professor), who is a renowned poet, dramatist and essayist after rigorous assessment by the Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA). Describing the award which was established by Act No. 53 of 1979 and amended by Act No. 96 of 1992 as a concern on the promotion of intellectualism and professionalism in Nigeria, the Publicity Department of the Award Office in its report published lately stated that it honours ingenious…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has on behalf of the Nigerian Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja with KOZTEK Electric and Energy Technologies, a company based in Turkey. The Minister of Power, who was represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali (Dr) expressed delight that Annie Okonkwo, a Senator with pedigree and record of achievement has finally found an active role in the power sector. He enjoined KOZTEK to bring to bear Turkey’s expertise in hydro, switchgears and transmission super structures…
ABUJA (Federal Ministry of Aviation Report) The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has avowed government’s readiness to end the low – level corruption in the nation’s airports. He said this recently during a working visit to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta in his office. The Minister mentioned that the Ministry of Aviation was in the ICPC to seek their support in tackling the low – level corruption in Nigerian airports and to demand the ICPC to come over to the airports to help. Adding, the image of Nigeria as a…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Health Report) The Supervising Minister of Health, Khaliru Alhassan (Dr) has said that Nigeria has the highest prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the world with 40 million Nigerians carrying the genes. The Minister stated this while launching the National Guideline for the Control and Management of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at the National Stakeholders Meeting on Sickle Cell Disease recently in Abuja. He added that Nigeria is the most Sickle Cell Disease endemic country in the world by virtue of its population with an annual infant death of 100,000 which represents 8% of the…
Abuja (Federal Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil has affirmed during the reviewed of development in the power sector in 2014 that the power sector reform under President Goodluck Jonathan is a huge success considering what the administration inherited from previous administrations. He stated this when he delivered a speech at the 2014 Ministerial Press Briefing held by the Minister of Power in Abuja lately. The Minister added that after long hours of stagnation, the power sector is now set for unprecedented growth, indicating that the Jonathan administration has set an unbeatable record…
ABUJA (Ministry of Power Report) – The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo (Professor) has on Monday November 24, 2014 at the 2014 Ministerial Platform held at the Radio House Auditorium in Abuja announced that the Power Sector has recorded a generation of between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts consistently in the past 6 weeks. The Minister during the event described the feat as an unprecedented achievement, attributing it to President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to delivering on his mandate. He also recalled that before President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in, everything was moribund the Vice President on assumption convinced the States to…
LANTANG North (Water Resources Ministry Report) – The 4th edition of the ‘Support Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) Free Medical Outreach sponsored by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has ended in Zamko, Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State with over 4,500 sick people from six Local Government Areas in Plateau State accessing free medical care. The report from the Publicity Department of the Ministry released on Tuesday November 25, 2014 indicated that at the end of the five- day free medical care held in the Zamko Comprehensive Health Centre, available records have disclosed that over 4,560…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan has called on Nigerian women to support the re-election of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, saying his administration would usher more women into governance. She made the call in Abuja while speaking at the National Conference on Women and Elections with the theme: “Enhancing Opportunities for Women Candidates in the 2015 Elections.” Represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe (Dr), the First Lady expressed need to create enabling environments for women political participation, adding that they have the right to participate in the socio – economic development of…