Tag: Ministry
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FG orders enforcement of screening at airports
The Federal Government on Tuesday ordered airlines and agencies at airports that are presently in operation to enforce the screening of all passengers who use facilities at the airports. According to the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the order was issued to airline operators and agencies in order to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus.…
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A Ministry for Aides, By Udeme Nana
By UDEME NANA Barely two months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari rejigged his government by creating five new Ministries.Of that number, three ; Power, Aviation and Police Affairs were not entirely new like the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development and the Federal Ministry Special Duties and International Affairs although there…
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People nearly brought down my ministry when I started – Ooni of Ife's wife
The Ooni of Ife’s wife, Olori Naomi Ogunwusi, has admitted that she has always loved the white garment church, Cherubim & Seraphim. Speaking on Saturday at the Seraphim Media Summit held at Seraph Land, Maba, Ogun State, Olori said she was born and raised up in a Bible-believing church but whenever she preached as a…
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Unbundling the power, works & housing ministry
By Paul Ojenagbon,pauloje2000@yahoo.com It was the biggest gamble to merge Power, Works & Housing into a humongous Ministry in 2016 following the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari. A more focused nation would never dare that. It was clearly an unthinkable thing to do. No nation still wallowing in the throes of development would attempt to…
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Reps to probe ministry over fish importation
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday has resolved to constitute an ad-hoc committee to investigate the incessant issuance of fish importation licence by Ministry of agriculture. It also urged the federal ministry of agriculture and the bank of Agriculture to provide incentives to local fish farmers that would boost up production.…
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Ministry clears air on alleged insertion of ‘illegal company’ in 2019 budget
Hours after the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment rejected its 2019 Budget proposal of N15.63 billion, the Ministry of Trade and Investment has clarified the status of the Special Economic Zones Company. Recall that the Senate committee said it rejected the proposal after it discovered that the company listed as a parastatal under the…
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Senate rejects ministry’s 2019 budget over alleged insertion of illegal company
The Senate Committee on Trade and Investment has rejected the ministry’s 2019 Budget of N15.63 billion. The rejection followed alleged discovery of an illegal Special Economic Zone Company, listed for appropriation when the Minister of Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah appeared for budget defence on Monday. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Sabo Mohammed…
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Ogoni Clean Up: FEC approves $200M; Ministry releases $177M – Minister
* Environmental issues are taking dangerous dimensions- Chidoka The Minister of State for Environment Mr Ibrahim Usman Jibril has said that the Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $200 million while only $177 million has been released for the clean up of the environmental pollution in Ogoni land in Rivers State. This is…
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Ministry tasks stakeholders on completion of Science, Technology Park
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) has implored relevant stakeholders to collaborate with the Federal Government to actualise the completion of the Science and Technology Park. Dr Adeneye Talabi, the Director of Technology Acquisition and Adaptation in the ministry made call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday…
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Drama as Senate uncovers padding, duplication of items in Fashola’s 2018 ministry budget
There was mild drama on Monday as the Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy uncovered padding of proposed expenditures and duplication of items in the in the 2018 budget estimates of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. In the budget proposals, the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, PDP, Abia South-led Senate Committee discovered that…