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Photo Caption: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda delivering his address at the signing of the Performance Contract with Directors and Heads of Agencies of the Ministry in Abuja The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb. Gabriel Taminu Aduda has said the Ministry would support the vision and reform agenda of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. (Mrs.) Folashade Yemi-Esan. Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa made this known in a statement signed on Friday. Ambassador Aduda was speaking at the signing of the Performance Contract documents in line…

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Following the landmark judgement recently issued by the Court of Appeal on the jurisdiction of labour unions in the country, more government agencies are set to implement the provisions of the judgement. The latest among such agencies is the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). Abdullahi Ibrahim Tsoho, Head of Industrial Relations, Staff Welfare, and Career Development at the ITF, revealed this today during a visit to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Abdullahi Tsoho who led a delegation from the ITF, said that they were in the Commission to leverage its experience with a view to implementing the recent pronouncement of the…

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The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has advocated for the use of environment friendly vehicles like electric and compressed natural gas vehicles to reduce emissions and achieve clean energy. The Ministry’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Ibrahim Haruna said this in a statement signed on Thursday. Salako made the advocacy recently when the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sector Command, led by the Sector Commandant, Corp Commander Chorrie Isah Muta’a and his team paid a working visit to the Minister in his Office in Abuja. The Minister said that emission from…

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Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu By Nana Musa-Umar The Federal Government says it is targeting to reduce poverty rate to 0.6 per cent and unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent by 2030 and 2050 agenda. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said this during a news conference for the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit to (#NES29) in Abuja on Thursday. The theme of the #NES29 scheduled for October 23 to October 24 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja is “Pathways to Sustainable Economic Transformation and Inclusion”. Bagudu said that the theme was…

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike The recent appointment of the Mandate Secretaries by Hon Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike, ought to be a commendable effort but unfortunately has rather attracted critic comments from all corners of the country including the recent ones from the distinguish Senator Ireti Kingibe and the response on her comments by eminent lawyers and Senior Advocates of Nigeria such as Falana and Adegboruwa. The learned senior legal luminaries with such outstanding performance in the legal profession within and outside the country, their opinions on legal matters and our country’s jurisprudence have been respected…

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NDIC’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Bello By Miriam Humbe As at September 22, 2023, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), had paid a cumulative insured sum of 1.084 billion Naira to 29,573 depositors of the closed Microfinance Banks (MFBs) and Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) in the country. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NDIC, Mr. Hassan Bello said this on Thursday at the Special Day of Corporation at the ongoing 18th Abuja International Trade Fair. The NDIC’s boss was represented at the event by the Director, Communication and Public Affairs, Bashir A. Nuhu. This year’s event was themed: “Sustainable…

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Prof. Mansur Matazu, Director General of NiMet The Bureau of Public Service Reforms, (BPSR) in the Presidency has honoured the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) with the prestigious Nigeria GovTech Award in the category of Best Federal MDA in Data Management snd Analytics. Similarly, the Director General/CEO of the NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu has also been nominated to receive the Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer’s Award for the exemplary leadership which Prof. Matazu has demonstrated in advancing GovTech initiatives and digital governance within NiMet in line with the Federal Government digital transformation in the Public sector. This was conveyed in a letter…

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A Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), SOS Children’s Villages has empowered a number of youths on entrepreneurship and employability. Mr Felix Ebhota, the Programme Manager, SOS, said this at the closing of “The Next Economy (TNE)’’ an Initiative program in Abuja. The program was implemented by SOS Children’s Villages, and supported by ASPILOS foundation and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ebhota said that the programme empowered youth on elevation hub and craft and it also helped in filling the gap after their education. He said: “TNE is a transformative initiative that empowers the youth in the country, enabling them to harness their…

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has continued to raise the bar on disaster preparedness and mitigation through continuous human capacity development of staff and stakeholders. The concerted effort by NEMA is aimed at bolstering inter-agency collaboration and enhance the capacity of grassroots-level human resources. These endeavors aim to equip its personnel and stakeholders with the essential skills and knowledge required for effective disaster management. The training programs were conducted in collaboration with international partners, such as the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) and the United States Forest Service, facilitated by USAID, and took place in…

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility in some northern states. Northern parts of Nigeria such as Katsina, Kano, Nguru, Jigawa, Potiskum and Maiduguri are likely to experience dust haze in moderate to poor horizontal visibility in the next 24 hours. In a statement signed on Tuesday by NiMet’s GM/PR, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, the Agency said this was as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region. NiMet said: “Stations in the source region from Chad (Faya-Largeau, Bol-Berim, Mongo, Abeche and Ndjamena) have been reporting…

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Greatness Olorunfemi, killed by ‘one chance’ By Miriam Humbe No fewer than 4,766 persons have so far signed the Young African Network Initiative, (YALI) Abuja’s online petition to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun urging the authorities to end insecurity in Abuja and operations of the criminal elements popularly called ‘one chance’ from doing further harm to innocent citizens. This is following the unfortunate death of a Nigerian youth, Greatness Olorunfemi who was thrown out of a moving vehicle in Abuja in late September by the ‘one…

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Following impressive recoveries from debtors and realisation of assets of banks in liquidation, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced declaration of N16.18 billion liquidation dividends to depositors, creditors and shareholders of 20 banks in-liquidation. NDIC’s Director, Communication & Public Affairs, Bashir A Nuhu said this in a statement signed on Monday. The Corporation said it has commenced verification and payment of stakeholders covered by the declarations within 30 days, starting from 28th September 2023. NDIC said: “It is instructive to note that the ongoing payment is sequel to earlier payment of various sums which cumulatively amounted to N45.45bn…

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