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FCT Minister assures of working Federal Capital City.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Senator Bala Mohammed has said that the alternative roads linking Abuja from Nasarawa State diverting traffic away from Mogadishu Military Barracks through Gusape District and from Apo to Karshi will soon be completed to reduce traffic gridlock which is the bane of these zones at certain times [...]
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Communications Technology Minister drums support for women and girls in ICT.
The Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has called on Federal, State Ministries, Departments, Local Government, Private Sectors to support women and girls to take up career in ICT through scholarship schemes, special competitions in ICT amongst girls and women and employment opportunities to help empower them to live better lives and reduce poverty. [...]
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GDP computation to address unemployment better says Dr. Usman
The Minister/Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman has disclosed that the latest effort of government to compute States’ gross domestic productivity (GDP) was meant to tackle unemployment in the country. “In fact we will use the GDP that is generated to be able to tackle unemployment better. Right now there is so much [...]
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Communications Technology Minister, Omobola Johnson affirms that new media will facilitate FoI Act implementation.
The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has said that access to government information would be facilitated by ICTs, especially new media such as the internet, facebook, twitter and blogs. She said this on Tuesday, 15th May, 2012 at a one day sensitization workshop on “Freedom of Information Act: An overview and implication” held [...]
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Labour Minister refutes moves to break-up organized labour union.
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has described as mere speculation, reports that the Federal Government is bent on polarizing the organized labour union through the registration of another parallel central labour union to cause distraction in the labour movement. Wogu debunked this claim stating that there is no such move or application [...]
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Present Transformation Agenda working in key sectors, says Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku has disclosed that the present transformation agenda of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is afloat and working in all the key sectors. The Minister affirmed this at the on-going Ministerial Platform which featured the Ministers of Women Affairs and Social Development and National Planning Commission, Monday, 14th May, [...]
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Nigeria achieves 33.3% affirmative action on women.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina has affirmed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has conformed with the affirmative action on gender equality and other related issues. She said this significant achievement of the administration was done through the Federal Government’s policy of appointing 13 female Ministers and 4 Special [...]
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Maku urges Nigerian women to stand up for development.
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku has called on Nigerian women to stand up for national development. The Minister made the call at the on-going Ministerial Platform where the Ministers of Women Affairs and Social Development and that of National Planning Commission took turns on their Ministry’s score cards at the National Press Centre, [...]
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Industrial revolution: FG to compel MDAs to buy Made-in-Nigeria products.
As a key part of the industrial revolution embarked upon by the Federal Government, States, Ministries, Departments and Agencies will now be compelled to buy Made-in-Nigeria products in line with the local content provision for government procurement, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said. He said that the upward review of [...]
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Reporting from Air Expo 2012, Kaduna: President calls for concerted effort against security challenges.
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the sundry security and developmental challenges facing the nation calls for an unwavering commitment of all stakeholders so as to unleash the great human and natural resources endowment of the country. The President was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Nigerian Air Expo held at the [...]
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Nigeria has over 85 million hectares uncultivated arable land, VP Sambo claims.
The Vice President, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that Nigeria has over eighty five million (85 million) hectares of arable land yet to be cultivated. The Vice President stated this Tuesday, 15th May, 2012 at the State House, Abuja, during a courtesy visit by a high powered trade delegation from Japan, led by the [...]
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Housing Minister pegs housing as second important human need, develops national housing policy.
At the ongoing accountability process for Ministers on the one year in office of the present administration and national democracy day 2012, housing needs have received enormous concern by Nigerians given the growing cost and inaccessibility of housing to the low income earners amongst Nigerians. The Minister of Housing, Lands and Urban Development, Mrs Amal [...]
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Nigeria joins other countries in celebrating the arrival of Olympic torch in the UK.
As preparations continue towards Nigeria’s participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the country is joining other participating countries in celebrating the arrival of the Olympic Torch which is slated to be in the UK on Friday 18th May, 2012. The commemoration of this milestone is being jointly organized by the National Sports Commission [...]
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