VP Office Reports The Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration places premium on development in the grassroots as key to the realisation of the Transformation Agenda.Mohammed Namadi Sambo stated this on Wednesday February 12, 2014 at the Opening Ceremony of a two-day Leadership Seminar on Local Governments with the theme: “Promoting Executive and Legislative Cooperation” which is holding at the Peace Park, Abuja. Sambo, who was represented at the event by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Sani noted that due to the importance which the President Jonathan Administration…
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The Wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, has expressed her willingness to support the initiatives of the United Nations Water Sanitation Advisory Board which aims at improving water and sanitation in Nigeria and Africa. The First Lady made this known on Wednesday February 12, 2014 in Abuja when she received a delegation from the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water Sanitation led by the Chief Executive Officer of Water Sanitation for Africa, Idrissa Doucoure. She emphasized the importance of good sanitation and the need to deliver safe water…
Four persons have been relieved of their appointments in the Federal Executive Council in Nigeria. The affected persons include Princess Stella Oduah who was till the announcement of the removal, the Aviation Minister; Godsday Orubebe, who was the Niger-Delta Minister, and retired Capt. Caleb Olubolade, who was the Police Affairs Minister. Also removed, was Yerima Ngama, who was the Minister of State for Finance. According to Mr. Labaran Maku, Nigeria’s Information Minister, the Minister of State for Trade and Investments, Mr. Samuel Ortom will take charge of the Ministry of Aviation, Mr. Darius Isiaku will oversee affairs at the Ministry…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Goni Aji has announced the creation of two new departments in some strategic ministries in the Federal Civil Service – the Department of Reform Coordination and Service Improvement as well as General Services Department. He revealed this during the interactive session with Directors of Administration in the Federal Civil Service held recently at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. Bukar Goni Aji explained that the creation of the new departments is in line with the efforts of Government to improve service delivery and ensure sustainability in…
The Nigerian Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe has reported that Newsday (Daily) Newspaper of Zimbabwe dated 29th November, 2013) featured an article entitled “Abuja carnival: a learning curve for Zimbabwe” in which it suggests that Zimbabwe’s participation at the concluded Abuja Carnival in Nigeria upon the invitation of Nigeria’s Tourism and Culture Minister, Edem Duke, was a learning curve and an enlightening opportunity for the country as Zimbabwe is set to host the second edition of the Zimbabwe International Carnival from May 16 to 23, 2014. According to the report, the Abuja carnival, which was held between 23rd-26th November, 2013 and…
Mines & Steel Development Report The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has deployed a new Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. The redeployment exercise involving two permanent secretaries – Dauda Kigbu and John Sunday Jegede takes effect from Friday, February 7, 2014. The former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, John Sunday Jegede has retired from the service having attained the mandatory age of retirement, while the new Permanent Secretary, Dauda Kigbu has been moved from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to the Ministry of Mines and Steel…
National Sports Commission News As part of the activities to herald the commencement of the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF), the National Sports Commission (NSC) on Monday February 10, 2014 in Abuja inaugurated four sub-committees, eight project management teams and the Main Organising Committee (MOC) secretariat towards delivering a seamless festival. The festival tagged: “Paradise Games 2014” is scheduled to hold from November 23 to December 7, 2014 in Calabar, Cross River State. While inaugurating the sub-committees and project management teams, the Director General of NSC, who is also the Chairman of the MOC, Gbenga Elegbeleye enjoined members to be…
SURE-P Reports “The unfortunate incident which occasioned the 2013 kidnapping of seven foreign workers at the Shuwarin Junction in Jigawa State may affect the projected completion date of the dualization of Kano-Maiduguri Road,” the Director of the Project Implementation Unit of the Road and Bridges Project of SURE-P, Mayen Adetigba stated this during the inspection of projects by the SURE-P Sub- Committee on Monday February 10, 2014. During the visit which was to verify the Interim Pay Certificate (IPC) Number 19 for Dantata and Sawoe as well as the Interim Pay Certificate Number 24 for SETRACO Nigeria Limited, Mayen Adetigba…
The Nigerian Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe has reported that Newsday (Daily) Newspaper of Zimbabwe dated 29th November, 2013) featured an article entitled “Abuja carnival: a learning curve for Zimbabwe” in which it suggests that Zimbabwe’s participation at the concluded Abuja Carnival in Nigeria upon the invitation of Nigeria’s Tourism and Culture Minister, Edem Duke, was a learning curve and an enlightening opportunity for the country as Zimbabwe is set to host the second edition of the Zimbabwe International Carnival from May 16 to 23, 2014. According to the report, the Abuja carnival, which was held between 23rd-26th November, 2013 and attracted…
The Federal Government has constructed 37.5 kilometres access road to Gurara multipurpose dam. The road which started from Kateri along Abuja-Kaduna expressway terminated at the dam site. Another 7 kilometres access road is under construction to connect Kenyi communities to the dam site. The two roads are expected to be completed in March, 2014. The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe announced this while inspecting the roads on Thursday, 6th February, 2014. She said that the purpose of the roads construction was to ease transportation system of the benefiting communities as well as the clients that…