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APC National Reconciliation Committee as Revenge Vehicle

December 25, 2019 7:37 am

There are well placed concerns that the All Progressives Congress National Reconciliation Committee constituted by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the party is primed to achieve a take over of the structure of the party in Edo State through the back door, writes Nseobong Okon-Ekong

National Reconciliation Committee constituted recently by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the chairmanship of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan supposedly to reconcile aggrieved members in the party, though appears sportsmanly to the undiscerning in the face of the orchestrated crisis championed by the latter-day apostle of peace, but …

Minimum Wage: Abia Sets Up Committee On Implementation

December 10, 2019 6:34 am

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has set up a joint negotiating committee on the implementation of new minimum wage.
A statement by Chief John Okiyi Kalu, Commissioner for Information, said the team headed by the Head of Service, was expected to conclude and submit its report to the governor by December 31.
Other members of the committee include Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Permanent Secretary/Executive Secretary, Planning Commission; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Permanent Secretary, Establishment/Pension who will serve as Secretary.

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Others are Permanent Secretary, Local …

Sirika Inaugurates Committee To Review Impact Of Rainfall

December 3, 2019 12:09 pm

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, yesterday inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee, charged with the responsibility to review from 2015-2018 the impact of seasonal rainfall prediction (SRP) by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet) on the nation’s food security.

Sirika, in a statement by the ministry’s Director, Public Affairs, James Odaudu, said “prediction which is very scientific and exact, are extremely important and beneficial to what we do, like how to plan cities and build in such a way that stands the weather condition, but the most important one is our ability to feed ourselves by knowing when to plant and …

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Reps Committee Invites NAF Chief Over Helicopter Crash

November 16, 2019 10:25 am

The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force says that Chief of Air Staff Sadique Abubakar should appear and explain the factors that lead to the crash of a training helicopter in Enugu.

The committee gave the directive in a statement issued by the Chairman, Rep. Shehu Koko (APC-Kebbi) on Saturday in Abuja.

Koko said that the house had the determination to investigate the remote cause of the ugly incident to avoid future recurrence.

The chairman gave thanks to God that no life was lost in the accident which occurred as the helicopter was returning from a routine exercise.

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NDDC: A Vote for Interim Managemnt Committee

November 9, 2019 4:18 pm

Henry Kissinger, a renowned former US Diplomat said that the success of any government is its ability to bring about new realities. When President Buhari in his quest for a new beginning, ordered a forensic audit into the activities of NDDC from inception to date, little did political influencers in the region imagine it would come to fruition. When he took a further step by directing the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to inaugurate an Interim Management Committee to create the enabling environment for the audit, they broke the secure locks of hades and unleashed ancient demons to invade television …

Germane Issues Up At Senate Committee Budget Defence

Germane Issues Up At Senate Committee Budget Defence

November 3, 2019 4:15 am
The recent screening and budget defence by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) before the Senate standing committees threw up some issues.The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, set the ball rolling, when he said the least daily upkeep spent on a prisoner in America is N31, 000, which makes nonsense of the dignity of labour in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is currently battling to get government to implement the N30, 000 minimum wage agreement.Even some states are finding it hard paying the N18, 000 minimum wage, which became applicable in 2011. It is exclusive of all deductions, except those
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Bauchi Gov Constitutes 17-Man Committee On Salary, Pension

Bauchi Gov Constitutes 17-Man Committee On Salary, Pension

October 29, 2019 2:24 pm

The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has constituted a 17-man Committee to investigate the reasons for the non-possession of Bank Verification Numbers by 41,448 civil servants and Pensioners in the state.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Comrade Muktar Gidado, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Bauchi said, Senator Adamu Ibrahim Gumba will chair the Committee.

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Comrade Gidado listed members of the Committee as, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Civil Service, Mr Abdon Dalla Gin, representative of the State Civil …

Reps Committee Appeals To Commission To Spend 2019 Budget

Reps Committee Appeals To Commission To Spend 2019 Budget

October 28, 2019 4:17 pm
The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has appealed to the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education (NMAC) to utilise the 2019 budget allocation that was released to it.
The committee, chaired by Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oyo), made the appeal during the commission’s budget presentation on Monday.

Prof. Abba Haladu, Executive Secretary of the commission said that out of the approved budget of more than ₦900 million, ₦222 million was made available to the commission in September.

Haladu said that out of the ₦222 million released, the commission had only spent ₦8 million on planned projects.

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FG Sets Up Committee To Monitor Local Petrol Dealings

FG Sets Up Committee To Monitor Local Petrol Dealings

October 11, 2019 3:00 am

The federal government has set up a committee comprising of 89 persons to monitor the volume of petrol imported and consumed daily in Nigeria.

The team, according to a statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), was drawn from five key agencies comprising the corporation itself, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), and Department of State Services (DSS).

Their job, the statement, which was signed by the Acting Group General Manager Public Affairs of the NNPC, Mr. Samson Makoji, explained, would be to ensure transparency and accountability in the distribution …

House Committee lauds Air Peace chairman

House Committee lauds Air Peace chairman

September 19, 2019 8:50 pm

The House Committee Chairman on Aviation, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, has lauded the offer of free airlift of the Nigerian victims of xenophobia attacks in South Africa back home by the Chairman of the Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema.

Nnaji, described the gesture as patriotic and also noted that with that singular act, Onyema has demonstrated, “a true spirit of Africanism which compels us to be our brothers’ keeper.”

He urged other corporate citizens in the country to emulate the gesture of the Air Peace chief in assisting the returnees to settle down since several of them have lost their means …

Wike accuses PDP’s BoT committee of corruption

September 12, 2019 1:17 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be heading for crisis as the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, wednesday berated the committee set up by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition party to investigate the emergence of Hon. Ndudi Elumelu as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives against the wish of the party, describing the committee as the most corrupt in the history of PDP.

Speaking in Port Harcourt wednesday, Wike also hailed a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Austin Opara, for withdrawing from the committee.

The governor said that …

APC to set up committee on sharing formula

March 22, 2019 10:42 am

There is a strong indication that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (NWC) may set up a committee to look into how the six geo-political zones would have a sense of belonging in the sharing of public offices ahead of the next appointments into the federal cabinet and the election of principal officers for the National Assembly.

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