The minister said the Federal Government had always been proactive in securing its people and visitors but could do more with the help of Nigerians
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He said: “The core objective of the Cybercrime Bill, 2013 is to provide an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in Nigeria.
“When passed into law, it would promote cyber security and ensure the protection of critical national information infrastructure
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this at a meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice Chancellors of Public Universities
He spoke further: “I can say that we have made substantial progress and we are hoping that this strike should be called off based on some of the mechanisms that we have put in place to move the sector forward
While receiving the Vice Chancellors of the six universities and the management of the National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, in her office in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, challenged the universities to further promote water education in order to strengthen the capacity of the sector
She said that in 2006, the total petroleum subsidies paid to oil marketing firms amounted to N256 billion and by 2011 the bill for petroleum subsidy payments had risen sharply to nearly N2.10 trillion
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, gave an indication that the Federal Government would be unable to meet its financial obligations concerning the agreement
The minister said he would recommend that an appreciable percentage of government’s expenditure be spent on the MSMEs sub-sector annually to enhance the growth of the economy
In a message, Wapmuk said the skills acquisition programme would improve the economy, especially the manufacturing, agro-allied and construction sectors
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, made the commitment at the opening of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Chukwu said the Nigerian government had strengthened its strategies to ensure that the disease was totally eradicated from the country
Kaigama said: “The conference notes with concern some events in certain parts of the country, which were threatening the continuous existence of Nigeria as a nation
He said: “The Federal Government of Nigeria will be happy to receive a periodic assessment of economic growth from a private sector’s perspective from an organisation like the IoD Nigeria
Leading debate on the motion, Ngige noted that Achebe was a world figure and a personality who brought fame and prestige to Nigeria and all humanity through his literary works
He said: “It is the desire of the promoters of the city that in the nearest future, the stock of the city would be quoted on the Nigeria and London Stock Exchanges
A statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Anasthesia Nwaobia, on Monday, said the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, declared the holidays on behalf of the Federal Government