Tag: MDAs

The Late 5: Senate to get ministerial nominees list this week; Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s land in Port Harcourt | Other stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Senate to get ministerial nominees list this week Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has hinted of the Senate receiving the executive’s ministerial…

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#PEBECHack: FG announces Hackathon to keep MDAs accountable through Technology

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) on Tuesday opened registration for the first edition of #PEBECHack, a series of Hackathons designed to solve problems at the intersection of government…

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FG creates database to track its assets in MDAs

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has started an asset tracking and management project enabling it to locate, identify, assess and evaluate all its moveable and immovable assets. In a…

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Budget defence: Senate issues 48-hour ultimatum to MDAs

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to heads of ministries, departments and agencies to defend their budget by Friday. Senate President Bukola Saraki asked heads…

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[The Legislative Blog]: Apostle Dino Melaye wants us to call a crusade on the 2017 budget

A gathering of saints filled with the Spirit, loaded with their bottles of anointing oil, power-filled handkerchiefs, blemish-free white garments, spewing firebrand prayer points on Nigeria's 2017 budget. As for…

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“Govt agencies, military owe power distribution companies N88bn”

Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) owe power distribution companies N88.6bn, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has said. Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Sunday Oduntan said the distribution companies will…

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How NIMASA, NRC defrauded the govt with insurance premiums – Reps

The House of Representatives on Monday continued its investigations into how Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government defraud the Federal Government in conjunction with insurance companies. The ad hoc committee…

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Buhari, Osinbajo, ministers to hold retreat on 2017 budget

Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will on Thursday September 15, 2016 hold a retreat to deliberate on the 2017 budget. This is according to a statement signed by…

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Merge MDAs to reduce costs – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, advised the 36 state governors to consider merging redundant and ineffective Ministries, Departments and Agencies with viable ones to reduce the cost of governance…

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FG sends names of suspected ghost workers to EFCC

Following the discovery of ‘ghost’ workers in government MDAs, the list of those suspected to be involved has been sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation and…

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17,173 jobs created in one year -Delta government

While the national rate of employment is declining, one state has good news. The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa,on Monday, disclosed that his administration had in the last year created…

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Opinion: The Nigerian govt and the menace of employment racketeering

by Jide Ojo It has been an open secret for a long time now that jobs whether in the private or public sector in Nigeria are largely for sale. For…

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