The vice president, who was represented at the event by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Sani, stressed that the determination of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration at entrenching transparency, accountability and the strict observance of the rule of law in the polity ensured the coming into force of the Freedom of Information Act
Browsing: Vice President Namadi Sambo
A breakdown shows that N436 million fee was paid for West African Examinations Council, N46 million for National Business and Technical Examinations Board while N238 million went to schools’ heads for logistics
Jonathan charged the current leadership of the service to ensure that the tenets of the restructuring are carried out to the letter
President Jonathan, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, said that the university has every cause to celebrate its golden jubilee for in the last 50 years it has graduated hundreds of thousands of Nigerians and foreigners who today occupy various positions in the country
Meanwhile, a firm owned by oil magnate, Femi Otedola, Amperion Consortium, that emerged the preferred bidder for Gereku Power Plant, has made payment of $33 million to the BPE, being 25 per cent expected to be paid within 15 days of signing the agreement
The signing ceremony was performed on Tuesday evening at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
Sambo, while expressing delight with the achievements of the institute over the years, assured the management that the President Jonathan-led administration would ensure that the Institute succeeds in meeting its mandate
JSSFAH said it is the constitutional right of both individuals to seek another term in office if they deem it necessary
The women, drawn from the 36 states of the federation, were in Abuja for the launch of the PDP Women-in-Power 2013 calendar
The Discos and Gencos are successor companies that were established after the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria in line with the ongoing privatization of the nation’s moribund power sector
Sambo set up another committee headed by the Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada, to harmonise the position of all the four sub-committees for the main committee to present to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan within two weeks
A source in the Presidency told The Eagle Online that no reason was given for the cancellation of the meeting
Sambo, who was on a one-day official visit to Borno State, said the ceasefire pronouncement came at a time the government was becoming worried about how there can be peaceful co-existence in the country
Sambo, who is the chairman of the National Planning Commission, stated that the private sector was the largest source of investment finance and that the inauguration of the Project Development Structure would mark the beginning of a process that demonstrates the administration’s commitment to growing and developing the economy and that the private sector was expected to play an increasing role in investment finance
Speaking at the 25th meeting of the Board, Sambo noted that appreciable power generation in excess of 4,500MW had already been achieved
Sambo, who stated that the health sector was a critical priority of the UN MDGs, added that its importance was also reflected in the country’s national development objectives, particularly in the Vision 20:2020 and the Transformation Agenda
Sambo, who commended JIBWIS and other related organisations for their efforts in promoting and complementing government’s efforts in education and entrenching peaceful co-existence amongst Nigerians, also assured them of government’s continuous support in meeting their noble objectives
Sambo stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the Stakeholders Briefing on the Application of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Acceleration Frame Work to Fast-Track Progress against the MDGs in Nigeria
Sambo said his office will carry out a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the Code of Conduct to ensure that the officers adhere strictly to its tenets
Sambo urged the companies to honour the contract it signed with the Federal Government, noting that non-payment for government investment on power may affect the smooth operation of the sector as government is paying for gas and other components to enable the sector function