By Miriam Humbe Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume on Thursday, inaugurated the Committee to review the Public Procurement Act 2007 in line with current economic realities in the country. Segun Imohiosen, the Head, Information in the SGF’s office said this in a statement signed on Thursday. Sen. Akume in his inaugural speech recalled that the Public Procurement Act 2007 was signed into law on 4th June, 2007 by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua. The SGF said: “The Act provides the legal and institutional framework for the enthronement of transparency, accountability, value for money…
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By Miriam Humbe Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako on Thursday, tasked the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall, (PAGGW) to harness the power of collaboration in order to navigate the challenges of Climate Change and provide solutions to the opportunities that lie ahead. Salako was speaking at the 9th ordinary session of the council of ministers and the meeting of technical committee of experts in Abuja. The Minister said: “It is through this crucible collaborative that breakthroughs emerge, and it is in the crucible of shared knowledge that progress is forged”. “This meeting is a…
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu has said that the Agency’s Establishment Act 2022 can pave way for an effective and impactful future for the Agency. Prof. Mansur said this on Wednesday in his welcome address during a one-day Management Sensitisation workshop on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Establishment ACT 2022. The Act was signed into law by the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on 16th August, 2022. NiMet’s DG said: “The enactment of this legislation marks a major milestone for the Agency, paving the way for a more effective and impactful future. “This legal framework enhances…
In a resounding decision, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023, delivered judgment reaffirming the victory of Senator Bassey Otu as the Governor of Cross River State with Hon Peter Odey as his Deputy. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit. The Appeal Court agreed with the submission made in the brief of argument filed and argued by Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the lead Counsel for Bassey Otu and Peter Odey and resolved all the 20 issues formulated for determination in the Appellants’ brief by their Counsel, Dr. J.Y. Musa, SAN,…
Olalade Ajayi, Jide Ojo and Judah Wilson will headline the November edition of the Guest Writer Session on the 25th by 4:00pm on the platform of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) and the event will include live music among other side attractions. Ololade Ajayi is a writer, a podcast host, an award winning poet and a Women and child rights advocate. In 2016, her poem, “The Allocation” won the 1st runner up place in the Nelson Mandela Day Poetry prize. She has also won several Poetry competitions in her Poetry Community and has been published on several Journals including www.pleaseseeme.com.…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of the Environment, Malam Balarabe Abbas has warned that issues of open defecation in Nigeria will no longer be business as usual as his Ministry will henceforth deploy all its regulatory framework to ensure adequate enforcement of sanitation laws in the country. To this effect, the Minister called on all Environmental Health Officers/Sanitary inspectors across all levels of government to step up their routine sanitary inspection of premises in their various jurisdictions and ensure that everyone everywhere in Nigeria has access to safe toilets. The Minister said this at the 2023 World Toilet Day commemoration in…
Senior Special Assistants to the President (SSA-P) on Community Engagement and Development for the six geo-political zones on Monday paid a joint visit to the Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed at the headquarters of the Agency in Abuja. The Presidential aides commended the Director General NEMA and his management for remarkable achievements by the Agency. They said these included the agency’s relentless efforts in the areas of proactive disaster management, efficient resource utilization, timely humanitarian interventions and creating awareness on disaster preparedness amongst communities nationwide. The Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed appreciated…
Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Iziak Adekunle Salako on Monday, on behalf of Nigeria and it’s sister ECOWAS States, called on the international community to be more ambitious in its response to the biodiversity crisis. The Minister made the appeal in his opening remarks at the ECOWAS Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, (BBNJ) Coordinating meeting in Abuja. The Minister said: “Through the urgent appeal, we had identified several measures as essential, including the global designation of 30% of land and oceans areas as protected by 2030, the conclusion of a robust new high-seas treaty, the establishment…
Director General NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, visited Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, where he met with Governor Alhaji Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The purpose was to offer condolences to the people of Adamawa and promote the use of life jackets and safe canoeing practices on inland waterways. Accompanying the DG were Director Search And Rescue Air Commodore KR Mataluwo, SA to the DG Idris Muhammed, and Deputy Director Operations Bashir Idris Garga. The DG emphasized the need to reconsider disaster risk management, especially concerning annual flood disasters and boat accidents along major rivers. He said that some of these disasters…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Sen. George Akume, on behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), mourned the death of the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, aged 90. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information in the SGF’s office revealed this in a statement signed on behalf of the SGF on Thursday. Dr. Soleye was appointed the Minister of Finance under the military regime of Gen. Muhammahu Buhari, where he played a pivotal role in initiating policies which strengthened the nation’s currency and also discouraged the importation of goods into the country; thereby contributing immensely in…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of the Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal Abbas on Thursday, urged all commercial entities such as petrol stations, shopping malls alike to launch functional toilet facilities for the public as part of their corporate social responsibilities. The Minister said this during the inter-Ministerial Press Conference to herald the celebration of the World Toilets Day which holds on November 19, annually. The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 19th as World Toilet Day to celebrate toilets and raise awareness of the billions of people living without access to safely managed sanitation. This year’s commemoration falls on Sunday,…
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal rejoiced with the Alaye of Ayetoro, HRH Oba Azeez Isola Adelakun, the Alaye-in-Council and all indigenes of Ayetoro, Yewa North local government of Ogun State in the celebration of 2023 edition of Ayetoro – Yewa Festival. This was contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Haruna, the Ministry’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit. The Minister who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Barr. Mansur Salanke at the colourful occasion disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Environment fully identified with the festival, as one of the Indigenes of Ayetoro, the Minister of State…