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Nigeria, April 13, 2016 – A total number of 157 Individual farmers and fishermen in 11 communities across 4 Local government areas have benefited from the Presidential Initiative for the North East ( PINE) intervention in the removal of Typha grass along Kumadugu River Channel and 115 simplified village irrigation scheme in Yobe State. Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal made the revelation at a ceremony to hand over farm implements and machines for removal of typha grass from rivers and irrigation channels. Special Assistant to President on Political Matters who represented the SGF, Hon. Gideon…
Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – Twenty Nigerian girls have departed Nigerian shores for China where they will undergo ICT training. They were part of the Ministry of Communication’s “1000 Girls ICT Training Programme and will spend two weeks at the headquarters of Huawei Technologies in Beijing, China. The twenty girls who are graduates of various disciplines from Nigerian universities emerged as the best participants of the “1000 Girls ICT Programme”. The training is designed to further improve their knowledge of ICT and launch them into the emerging ICT industry in Nigeria. While addressing the girls in his office, the Minister…
Nigeria, April 13, 2016 – Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has announced that it will aggressively pursue the licensing of sound recording rights exploited by users in all commercial and public settings in Nigeria. COSON made the revelation after a management meeting at its headquarters in Lagos. Addressing the management of the society on the development, the Chairman of COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji said that after several consultations and careful review of the Nigerian Copyright Act, international best practices in collective management of music copyrights and the needs of our members, assignors and affiliates, the COSON Board has decided that…
Nigeria, April 13, 2016 – Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a Ministerial Review Committee for the Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON), in an effort to fast track the passage into law of the MOPICON bill. The 29 member committee is chaired by Ms Peace Anyiam Osigwe with a task to build on past efforts, dating back to the early 1990s, when Nigerian Motion Picture Practitioners under various bodies craved for the Council to engender sustainable growth of the industry based on best practices as well as practitioner’s protection and structured membership. The committee…
Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – The Fuel supply and distribution situation has drastically improved in Abuja and its environs as the long fuel queues have virtually eased out following increased truck out from 186 to 240 trucks on Tuesday, with a promise to sustain supply on Wednesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its downstream subsidiary Nigerian Products Marketing Company, NPMC, said twelve cargoes laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol are currently discharging in Lagos, Calabar and Port Harcourt ports in order to wet the nation with robust supply and distribution of petrol. The Group…
Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – Following the general outcry against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Labour Party in Nigeria (LP), has called for a ban on all past military rulers from contesting elective offices in the future. The party said its investigations have revealed that, apart from Buhari’s failure, past military rulers occupying elective offices “still have their military dispositions and exhibit impunity.” The National Chairman of LP, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, tabled the demand in Abuja during a courtesy call on him by the National Coordinator of Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA), Mr. Emma Onwubiko. He said, “In…
Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening put on the switch, lighting up the stretch of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway from Ile Zik to former Toll Gate, Sango Ota and Murtala Mohammed International Airport to Oshodi, just as he said the initiative was part of the promise of building a 24/7 economy that will create employment and wealth for the people. Ambode, who commissioned the project amidst fanfare from elated residents, assured that his administration will ensure that no part of the state is left untouched in the Light Up Lagos Initiative. The Governor recalled…
NELSON EKUJIMI Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – Just before the end of last week, feelers emerged from various sources about how the National Assembly had tampered with the 2016 budget proposals of President Muhammadu Buhari ‘s administration and that this exercise of its constitutional functions by the legislature was inimical to the implementation of the goals and objective of the 2016 budget. The information making the rounds then was that, the executive was going to return the budget back to the legislature to make amends and corrections so that the vision of the 2016 budget in ameliorating the human condition…
Emmanuel Ukudolo Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – The Egbin Power Plant, Lagos, the Port Harcourt DisCo, Calabar and Ibom Power Plants will in a matter of days inject about 370 to 470 megawatts into the national grid to boost power supply in Nigeria. The decision to increase power by that much was contained in a communiqué after a meeting of relevant stakeholders in the power sector in Abuja. Among those at the event are Managing Directors and CEOs of Generating Companies (GenCos), Distribution Companies (DisCos), and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), as well as various government agencies such as…
Nigeria, April 12, 2016 – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson today warned the Niger Delta Development Commission against being used as platform for servicing political interest. According to him, the commission should be used to serve the interest of the Niger Delta people, while available resources should be channeled on projects that could affect the development and prosperity of the region. Dickson tabled the demand during a courtesy call on him by the Acting Managing Director of NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari and leaders of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC). He also suggested that the NDDC should collaborate with state…
