By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government is set to support industrialists with the right policies that will remove all the bottlenecks hindering the expansion of production activities as part of its commitment to ensure food security, job creation, poverty alleviation and export promotion. Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite said this while inspecting the activities of production industries in kano. The Minister said the inspection tour of kano was to sturdy the economic potential of the state which holds the largest market in sub-saharan Africa and also focus on how to expand their capacity for export promotion…
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By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) have opened talks on three crucial areas the two agencies could explore to mitigate financial tax frauds and other corrupt vices. Spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua revealed this in a statement signed on Thursday. At a courtesy visit on Thursday at the FIRS Headquarters in Abuja, the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN stressed the need for effective collaboration to deepen mutual cooperation and synergize efforts for greater impact in the anti-corruption drive. The ICPC Chairman said…
By Miriam Humbe The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi assumed duty today 17th January, 2024. The new Permanent Secretary takes over from Dr. Evelyn Ngige who was redeployed from Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to midwife two portfolios; the newly created Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture and Creative Economy, and Federal Ministry of Tourism. The Permanent Secretary promised to achieve the Eight-Point Agenda of the Renewed Hope of President Tinubu’s administration through teamwork Rimi said the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment was very central…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has approved the date for the public presentation of Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet) 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike said: “The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has graciously approved our request to host our annual weather and climate prediction event on Tuesday, 20th February, 2024. “Everyone in the agency is working hard to ensure that we have a successful event. We have started contacting our partners including the World Meteorological Agency (WMO), the United Nations (UN), its…
Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, (WMO) has said given that El Niño usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter. Officially, the WMO has confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, by a huge margin. The annual average global temperature approached 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels – symbolic because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase (averaged over decades rather than an individual year like 2023) to no more than 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Six leading international datasets used for monitoring global…
Following the explosion at a residential area in Ibadan and directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu activating the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide appropriate emergency response, NEMA’s Director General, Mustapha Habib Ahmed visited the site and hospital where some of the injured victims were receiving treatment. The NEMA DG was at the site with the Governor of Oyo State Mr Seyi Makinde and his Deputy Mr Adebayo Adeleke Lawal, Director Search and Rescue NEMA, Air Commodore Kannedy Mataluwo, where search and rescue operations are still on-going to remove debris from collapsed structures. The NEMA Director General said the…
The NEMA South West Zonal Office received a distressed alert of an explosion at about 19.30 hrs at Bodija GRA behind ace mall Ibadan. The Zonal Coordinator swiftly mobilized response Agencies to the scene of explosion. On arrival at the scene, it was observed that it was a suspected explosion of Improvised Explosive Device, (IED) which affected over twenty houses. Casualty figures can not be ascertained for now. Search and Rescue operation is still on going. Stakeholders present include NPF, NSCDC, DSS, SEMA, Nigeria Army, Federal and State fire service, Nigerian Red Cross, State ministery of Environment, Amotekun Corps. More…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered more relief materials for distribution to persons affected by the recent attacks in some communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima had said during his recent visit to Plateau state over the 24th December 2023 attack, that the President had directed NEMA to provide relief materials to cushion the impacts of the attacks. A team of NEMA-North Central Zone, SEMA, UNICEF, WHO were at Barkin Ladi, where they were received by the Chairman of the Local government and…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) on Friday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a weather station in the University. Professor Charles Esimone signed on behalf of the Governing Council of Unizik while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet. Professor Anosike charged the Management of Unizik to take leadership in downscaling NiMet’s annually issued Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) to farmers and other users in Anambra State and beyond. The NiMet Director General said: “The MoU signed with Unizik to partner in building a weather station in the university is a big achievement…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, approved the appointment of 11 new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy. Presidential Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement, said the President mandated the appointees to discharge their duties in accordance with the highest standards of professionalism, diligence, and patriotism with a view to making the creative sector more vibrant and robust. They are: (1) Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre (2) Dr. Shaibu Husseini — Director-General, National Films and Censors Board (3) Mr. Obi Asika — Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (4)…
*Vows To Help Nations’ Meteorological, Hydrological Services Save Lives Prof. Celeste Saulo of Argentina has assumed office as the first female and first South American Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to a press statement, she was Director of the National Meteorological Service of Argentina since 2014 and a former First Vice-President of WMO. Prof. Saulo will guide WMO towards its vision of a world where all nations, especially the most vulnerable, are more resilient to extreme weather, climate, water and other environmental events. She will spearhead the activities of the WMO community to transform science into the…
By Miriam Humbe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, said this in a statement signed by the Director Information, OSGF, Segun Imohiosen. The statement said that the suspension was further to the ongoing investigation of alleged official misconduct in the management of the agency and its programmes. All four Programmes administered by NSIPA, viz; N-Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and Home Grown School Feeding Programme have been suspended for a period of…