Tag: Agencies
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Creation of more agencies not solution to maritime security challenges – Peterside
…Charges Stakeholders to Support Regulatory Agencies for Industry Growth The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that creating additional agencies in the maritime sector would only overburden the sector; adding that what needed to be done was to strengthen the existing ones for optimum service…
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Buhari approves new appointments for three federal agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of three directors-general/chief executive officers of three Agencies under the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. The Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, announced the appointment Thursday in a statement issued to newsmen. “Mr. President…
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15 revenue generating agencies underpaid N8.1trn under Jonathan — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday said N8.1 trillion that 15 revenue generating agencies of the federal government failed to remit to the Federation Account between 2010 and 2015 is equal to Nigeria’s yearly national budget. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, the minister stated this in Osogbo,…
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Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 govt agencies, others, over failure to defend budget before NASS
Indications emerge on Saturday that President Muhammadu Buhari may sack chief executives of federal parastatals and agencies that fail to appear before the National Assembly to defend their budgets. The president reportedly made his position known during a meeting he had with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday…
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Amaechi inaugurates new governing boards of five agencies
The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has inaugurated the governing board of five agencies under the ministry, charging them to work in line with the policy direction of the Federal Government. The minister performed the inauguration of the five agencies at the Office of the Secretary of the Federation (OSGF) on Friday in Abuja.…
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Minister inaugurates agencies’ boards, charges on synergy to facilitate ICT development
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday urged agencies under the ministry to collaborate toward repositioning the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector for better service delivery. The minister made the call during the inauguration of the boards of agencies under the ministry of communications in Abuja. The agencies are the National Information Technology…
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Senate orders 63 FG agencies to submit 2018 budget details in 7 days
As part of moves to fast-track the final passage of the 2018 budget, the Senate on Wednesday asked 63 agencies and parastatals under the Federal Government to submit details of their proposed 2018 budgets within one week or risk sanctions. The Senate at the plenary on Wednesday said while President Muhammadu Buhari had complied with…
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Patience Jonathan’s $15.5m stolen from govt, agencies – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that former First Lady, Patience Jonathan could not have genuinely earned the $15.5million which she claims ownership of. In its defence to her suit challenging the freezing of her accounts, the commission argued that Mrs Jonathan does not run any…
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Building collapse: NSE blames agencies, contractors
The Imo chapter of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed regulatory agencies and Owerri Capital Development Agency (OCDA) for incessant building collapse in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that two three storey buildings under construction collapsed at Obinze and Umuguma, both in Owerri West Local Government Area, on Tuesday and…
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Senate frowns at non-submission of budgets by govt agencies
The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Government agencies to submit their 2017 budget proposal to the National Assembly in line with extant law. Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah who drew the attention of his colleagues to the abnormality during plenary on Tuesday, said it is wrong for agencies to spend…