Category: Governance

ANTI-GRAFT FIGHT: We Need Support , Not Condemnation , Minister Tells TI

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the global anti-corruption body Transparency International (TI) to support, rather than condemn, the Buhari Administration’s fight against corruption.   ”Nigeria has never had a more transparent, more accountable government than the Buhari Administration,” the Minister said when he received a TI delegation, led by the Chairman of the body’s International Board, Delia Ferreira Rubio, in Abuja on Friday.   ”As a policy, this government is the most committed to fighting corruption. We need your support in the area of…

How Jonathan paid N17billion before 2015 budget was passed – Okonjo-Iweala

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Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed that the National Assembly forced the Goodluck Jonathan administration to part with N17billion before they passed the 2015 Budget. According to her, it came at a time crude oil price had gone down drastically. The N17billion alleged bribe, according to Okonjo-Iweala in her book ‘Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines’, was besides the National Assembly’s N150billion annual ‘standard’ budget. Her words: “The legislature was concerned largely about three things—the size of its own budget; the nature and the size…

NIGER/FCT DEVT: Niger, FCT To Set Up Joint Committee On Boundary Disputes

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In an attempt to forstall breakdown of law and order, and sustain existing cordial relationship, maximise the benefit of close ties between Niger State government and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello paid a courtesy visit on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bello in Abuja.   Governor Sani-Bello discussed boundary dispute between Niger state and FCT, environmental degradation, remittance of payee tax and infrastructure decay.   On boundary dispute, Niger and FCT agreed to set up a joint committee to…

NIGER GOVT TRAINS 151 FIRE FIGHTERS, BUILDS FIRE STATIONS, BUYS 17 FIRE FIGHTING TRUCKS ……As FG Donates Fire Fighting Truck to the state

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The Niger State Government in a bid to ensure safety of lives and property of citizens from incessant fire outbreaks, has recruited and trained over 151 fire fighters, Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello disclosed in Minna the state capital when he received a brand new fire fighting truck from the Federal Fire Service to further equip its men in the protection of lives and property in the state.   The Governor said his administration would not relent in ensuring the safety of lives and property of its citizens adding that government will…

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: JIBWIS COMMENDS GOV SANI-BELLO FOR CONTINUITY POLICY

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The National Chairman of Jammatul Izalatu Bidia Waikamatul Sunnah JIBWIS , Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir on Monday gave kudos to Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello for not abandoning some people oriented projects and programmes inherited from past administrations in the state. The clergyman attributed the giant strides so far recorded by Gov. Sani-Bello to his resolve to jettison the old practice by ensuring the completion of some grassroot beneficial projects that were embarked upon but abandoned by past administration. Sheikh Yahaya gave the commendation shortly after he met with…

BREAKING : President Buhari To Spend Four Days in U.K to See His Doctor

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President Muhammed Buhari will tomorrow, Tuesday undertake a four-day trip to the United Kingdom. Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu in a release in Abuja said President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, had a meeting with his doctor. The Doctor requested the President to return for a meeting which he agreed to do. President Buhari is expected baba to Nigeria on Saturday, May 12th. On his return, the…

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: GOV SANI-BELLO CHARGES MEDIA ON FAIR, BALANCED REPORTING

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has acknowledged that the growth and development of democracy in Nigeria is essentially dependent on the level of freedom of the Press.   The Governor, who stated this in Minna to commemorate the 2018 World Press Freedom Day, said freedom of speech and information are a fundamental rights of individuals and cannot be trampled upon.   In the statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Governor also affirmed that the freedom of the Press is not negotiable in any…

BREAKING: President Buhari arrives in Abuja after official visit to U.S.

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night returned to Abuja after a successful official visit to the United States where he held bilateral talks with President Donald Trump. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some members of his entourage landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 10.35p.m. Among those who received the President at the airport were the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Musa Bello; Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari;…

WORKERS DAY: GOV SANI-BELLO PROMISES BETTER DAYS FOR CIVIL SERVANT’S …As NLC Lauds His Administration Strides

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Niger State Governor,Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has said the welfare of civil servants in the state remain his major priority despite the economic challenges facing by the state.   Governor Sani-Bello stated this on Tuesday in Minna, the state capital during the Worker’s Day celebration.   The Governor who described the workers in the state as hardworking civil servants also described them as the best in the country, emphasizing that they must be compensated.   He commended workers for their doggedness and dedication towards their work and the development and growth…

Dabiri-Erewa, Yakubu Canvass for Diaspora Voting

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Abuja,The hope of Nigerians in the Diaspora to vote was brighten as the duo of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora and Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu canvassed for its early passage of the required laws by the National Assembly. The cheering news came on Thursday when Dabiri-Erewa paid a courtesy call on INEC Chairman in Abuja where the issue of Diaspora voting took the centre stage. The Presidential aide had told the Chairman that with the huge…