Browsing: Dr. Kayode Fayemi

Fayemi, however, said he would rather not dignify Fayose’s rantings with a response

The Minister urged Christians to use the opportunity of the season to reflect on the reason for the birth of Christ as well as developments in the country and keep hope alive

Within four days, three men, including a police officer, had lost their lives to circumstances believed to be assassinations

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, announced this on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on Special Purpose Vehicles in the development of mining sector in Sokoto

In a letter on behalf of the Minister from the Law Chambers of R.O. Balogun & Co, dated November 19, Fayemi is asking both Omotosho and Olayinka to make a retraction and public apology, which must be given equal prominence like the offending statements and utterances

“And it gave us the opportunity to really reflect on the progress we’ve made as a government, the challenges that we still have to tackle and the commitment that we had to reiterate to Mr. President for giving all of us the opportunity to serve the nation

Fayemi said this was part of the Federal Government’s incentives to serious investors

The deceased were part of a team from Development Dam and Irrigation Scheme, Kaduna State carrying out an assessment of the dam

It said the arrest would be based on frivolous petitions allegedly orchestrated by the All Progressives Congress over the 2014 governorship election in the state

Indeed, God gave Ekiti governor a second chance after his disastrous first time. Fayose was forced to abruptly leave the governorship seat and the country after he was impeached

Fayemi said whereas the Ministry was working with the Ministry of the Environment on the environmental safety, it believed that partnering with Australia, with its hugely successful mining sector, would help the Nigerian Government’s quest for safer mining practice

Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland and Dr. Kayode Fayemi at London meeting

The Minister noted that Ramadan offers an opportunity to draw closer to Allah and deepen relationship with Him in submission to His will.
He therefore urged Muslims to use the period to pray for peace to reign in all the troubled spots in the country

This is sequel to an invitation from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria to the Minister to address the Parliament on the topic: “Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Sector: Alternative Investment Opportunities

Fayemi said the licence issuing process would be completed before the end of the year. He, however, assured the communities of government’s readiness to protect their interest through the right policy and regulations

Fayemi will be speaking on the topic: “Harnessing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage for National Development”

Fayemi, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the death of these care givers was a tragic loss not only to their respective families, but to Ekiti State, the medical profession and to him personally, having had a personal working relationship with some of them in the health care delivery programmes of his administration in the state

While it may not be desirable to dignify such a faceless group with a response, especially, giving the fact that it is one of the propaganda tools of the Ayo Fayose government, masquerading as an interest group, we, however consider it necessary to set the record straight for the sake of the unsuspecting members of the public who are daily fed with a deluge of falsehood by the propaganda machinery of Ekiti State government

In a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command and copied to the State Director of the Department of State Services, the National Human Rights Commission and State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Oluwayose alleged that on April 11, 2016, around 18:47hours, Afolabi called him on mobile phone number 08033829346 in the presence of his wife to threaten him

Delivering the keynote address at the 52nd Conference of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday, Fayemi said the target growth is achievable, adding that the minerals industry has great opportunities for diversification and linkages to the development of other sectors of the Nigerian economy