UNHCR’s new Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Antonio Canhandula, made the assertion in Lagos while interacting with some refugees from Chad
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The workshop was organised for Directors and top civil servants of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies by the Efficiency Unit of the Ministry of Finance
According to a statement by the Regional spokesman of the conglomerate, Jibrin Abubakar, in Abuja, work will commence in full on the project after signing the document in Abuja
Briefing State House correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting, the Supervising Minister of Information, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammed, said there are budgetary provisions of N11 billion in the Ministry of Works’ 2014 Appropriation and N10 billion from SURE-P for the projects, adding that the balance would be provided for in subsequent budgets
Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, has received the 2013/2014 National Honours Award from the Federal Government of Nigeria at a colourful ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Following the recent approval of a new Social Media Policy by the management of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Service has launched its official Facebook page and Twitter handle.
The persistence of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region where over 400,000 barrels per day are stolen may threaten world peace and democracy if concerted action is not taken to curb it, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, governor of Delta State, has warned.
Omeri also said that security agencies had smashed a kidnap syndicate operating in the Federal Capital Territory
It said that foreign travels by government personnel would further be curtailed, adding that the directive would apply to all ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government
“The good thing about flood is that even though it’s a natural occurrence, it is reasonably predictable and it’s seasonal and you also can predict places that may be affected
The French family, including four children, were captured in Cameroon in February and freed last week
Speaking on the performance report presented by Pepple, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said: “We are pleased with the report
Abdulahi said the government has also mapped out a heroic welcome for the team next week
In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the ACN said the paranoia over the merger plans has driven the PDP-led Federal Government to resort to imprudent and crude tactics aimed at tarnishing the image of key opposition leaders, especially its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his Congress for Progressive Change counterpart, General Muhammadu Buhari
Oritsejafor said the move is in addition to pressure being mounted on the Nigerian Government to classify Boko Haram as a terrorist organization
The Presidency source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, argued that there was no way Nigeria, with a total land mass of about 910,770 sq km and with a population of about 167 million, could effectively manage the supply and distribution of petroleum products across the country using trucks
President Jonathan also applauded and commended Mr. Jinping, the outgoing President Hu Jintao and the Communist Party of China for the orderly transfer of power to a new generation of leaders who have been entrusted with the huge responsibility of leading their great country into an even brighter future