The Federal Government has lamented over the poor implementation of rural water and hygiene programme by state governments. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev made this known at a round table organised for the seven participating state governors involved in the project in Abuja. According to Professor Utsev, being on the third year of the six year programme disbursements were still not encouraging. He added that the […]
The Federal Government has established War Rooms to serve as critical hubs for managing and monitoring the implementation of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP-25). In a statement in Abuja, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said the War Rooms will be dedicated to addressing each of the six pillars and crucial enablers of the reform plan, to […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to halt the proposed implementation of the Cyber Security Levy. In an urgent motion of public importance by the House Minority leader, Mr Kingsley Chinda, the House expressed concern that this levy is coming at a time Nigerian citizens are battling with the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal, electricity subsidy removal, high inflation and other […]
The House of Representatives has halted implementation of the controversial revised guidelines for verification of certificates of nursing and midwifery issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The resolution was passed following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Patrick Umoh, who frowned at the circumstances surrounding the revised regulations. In his lead debate, Umoh observed the enactment of the Nursing and […]
The House of Representatives has halted implementation of the controversial revised guidelines for verification of certificates of nursing and midwifery issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The resolution was passed following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Patrick Umoh, who frowned at the circumstances surrounding the revised regulations. In his lead debate, Umoh observed the enactment of the Nursing and […]
By Florence Adewale The Federal Ministry of Health has identified delay in translation of Policy frameworks into actionable Programmes as one of the Challenges slowing down the fulfilment of Commitments made in the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit. The Director, Nutrition Department, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi made this known in Abuja, at a media engagement on Advancing Nigeria's Nutrition Commitments from pledges into concrete […]
By Garry Ochigbo National Commission of Persons with Disabilities, NCPD, has commended the Federal Government for the enactment of the National Disability Act. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, James Lalu who made the call at a forum in Abuja, said the Act will go a long way in promoting the rights, welfare and total inclusion of persons with disabilities in all spheres of life for national development. According to […]
By Remi Johnson In a bid to diversify the country's economy, the Science and Technology Advocacy Initiative, SYNTECH, has stressed the need for Nigeria to look toward the direction of industrialization, innovation and technological advancement. This was even as the Coalition commended the Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, Mr Uche Nnaji for calling for the full implementation of the Federal Government's Executive Order No 5. Interacting with Journalists […]
Stakeholders advocating for the rights of children have called on government at all levels to FasTrack full implementation of the accelerated education curriculum. At a two day media engagement in Abuja, the stakeholders said this is to ensure 90 percent of out of school children were reintegrated into the system to reduce the number to the barest minimum. The Head, Social Development Programme, Plan International Nigeria, Mr. Laban Onesimus said […]
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