Akabueze By Nana Musa The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to advancing the efficiency and transparency of budgetary processes. The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, made this known in Abuja on Monday, at a training on budget preparation using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was organised for all government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Akabueze, who was represented by the Director, Expenditure at Budget office, Isah Gwangwazo, said that the training session underscored the determination to enhance fiscal discipline and accountability…
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Managing Director/CEO of NDIC, Bello Hassan The International Association of Deposit Insurers, African Regional Committee (IADI-ARC) has appointed the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan its Vice Chairperson. NDIC’s Director, Communication & Public Affairs, Bashir Alhassan Nuhu revealed this in a statement signed on Monday. The appointment was made at the IADI-ARC Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently in Dakar, Senegal. It would be recalled that Bello was elected into the IADI Executive Council (EXCO) in October last year during the IADI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The IADI-ARC…
*Urges Victims To Speak Out By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, rose from its Saturday, September 2, 2023 Congress with a Communique condemning in strong terms, the rising rate of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV). NAWOJ therefore called for strict enforcement of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP) and encouraged women to speak up against any form of domestic and work place violence. In the Communique jointly signed by the Chairperson, Comrade Annah Daniel and Assistant Secretary, Gloria Josiah, the Women Journalists deliberated on a wide-range of issues affecting the Association and…
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated Community Practice (CoP) to enhance implementation of the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) the country . The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, while inaugurating the community in Abuja, said that the NSPP was structured along four pillars of social assistance, social care, social insurance and labour market interventions. Bagudu, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Nebeolisa Anako said that the CoP would help to coordinate the implementation of the programmes in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Bagudu said: “MDAs, state and non-state actors have…
By Engr Clement Nze The Lagdo Dam is located on the Benue River In the Niger Basin. The Cameroonian authorities commenced release of water from Lagdo Dam by 10.10am on 14th of August 2023. This was communicated to the Director General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on 23rd August, 2023 by the Cameroonian Hydrologist in-charge of the Dam. The release of water from the Dam commenced at the rate of 200 cubic metres per second (200m?/s) which is about 18 million cubic metres of water per day (18Mm/day). According to the official, this exercise will continue for the next…
The new Minister of Aviation & Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN) paid a brief visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Wednesday. Keyamo was received by the Director General of the Agency, Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, who conducted him on a tour of some key facilities of the Agency. As part of the tour, the Minister visited the Central Forecast Office (CFO), where he was briefed on how data is generated, transmitted, and translated to forecasts and other products. The Minister also visited the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Unit as well as the state-of-the -arts…
Mr. Usman Mohammed delivering the Director General’s welcome address with other dignitaries seated on the table The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has called on Nigerian manufacturers and importers to see the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP) as a veritable tool for regulating importation of quality goods into Nigeria. Mallam Salim stated this in his welcome address at a One – Day Sensitization Programme on the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP), organized by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria in collaboration with COTECNA, one of the Internationally accredited firms involved…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has acquired the recertification of the International Standard Organization ISO 9001:2015 and the International Standard Organization ISO 29990:2010 for the provision of aeronautical meteorological services and capacity building at it’s Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Lagos and MBMIST in Katsina respectively. A statement from NiMet on Wednesday said that this followed a detailed and rigorous quality management audit as disclosed by the Director General /CEO of NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu in his office. Prof. Matazu explained: “We took the challenge as far back as 2013 and we have been maintaining this 3 year certificate…
* Seek Collaboration To Achieve Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), and Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), have reached out to the Ministry’s staff to garner their support in realizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. A statement signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director Information, Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa Mrs. on Wednesday said during a Town Hall meeting held in Abuja on August 29, 2023, the two Ministers emphasized the need to reshape the narrative within the oil and gas sector. Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo underscored the Ministry’s significance…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to reform the Nigeria economy. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu reinstated the commitment when he received the Country’s Director of World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, at a courtesy visit on Tuesday evening in Abuja. Bagudu said that President Bola Tinubu was fully committed to the economic reforms. The minister who commended the world bank for its social intervention programmes in Nigeria said that the collaboration would help stimulate competence and capacity building initiatives. He recalled that a team from the World Bank sometimes ago had a meeting with the ministry…
By Miriam Humbe Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed on Wednesday tasked stakeholders to prepare for and mitigate possible flood disaster this year by the immediate evacuation of Nigerians from various communities to safer destinations. The Director General said this at the emergency coordination meeting of stakeholders on the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. He urged stakeholders for nationwide sensitization especially in states and communities which may likely be affected by the impending flood. The Director General also emphasized the de-escalation of the Early Warning messages to States; TV and radio…
Managing Director/CE, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan in a discussion with the Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, at the end of the NDIC’s briefing of the Minister yesterday in Abuja.