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Fidelia Okafor. The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says he will mount countdown clock at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to track the six-week deadline for the repair of its runway. Sirika disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on inspection […]
Fidelia Okafor. A new set of directives have been issued to accelerate the implementation of President Buhari administration’s new vision for the development of the Niger Delta. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo issued the directives at a recent meeting of the inter-ministerial working group following up on the renewed Niger Delta interactive engagements of the administration. […]
Fidelia Okafor. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has acquired a modular floating dockyard that would save the Nigerian government $100 million annually and $1bn in ten years. The Director General of the agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, who stated this at a press conference in Lagos, said the modular floating dockyard was the […]
As part of ongoing measures to improve Public Financial Management across all levels of Government, the Federal Government has developed an IPSAS Compliant accounting software suite “OneBook”, aimed at enhancing efficiency, accountability, and transparency. The OneBook suite offers a complete solution that allows for standardization and seamless exchange of information across all tiers of Government […]
Amaka Obiefuna. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has urged the National Assembly to reduce the powers of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. She pointed out that the extensive powers of the governors was responsible for the disconnect between Federal Government’s monetary and fiscal policies. Adeosun spoke yesterday while receiving […]