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“Shut up during argument with your husbands” – Minister warns women

Aminu Imam

Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women in the country not to argue or fight back when having arguments with their husbands at home. The Minister, who gave the advise during a Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria yesterday in Abuja, said avoiding trading of words would prevent physical assault that may lead to injury or death. The conference was organised by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase-2 Programme, funded by the European Union (EU),  through the International Institute for Democracy…

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2023 Presidency: Sylva withdraws bid, back to office

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has returned to work.A correspondent who monitored the development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports that Sylva withdrew having considered the enormous work at hand at the ministry.The Northern Solidarity Group had on May 9, presented the APC’s Expression of Interest and Nomination form to the minister to enable him to contest the party’s 2023 presidential primaries.An official at the ministry who chose to remain anonymous said…

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Senate confirms Mu”azu Sambo as minister-designate

Aminu Imam

…New minister vows to tackle Mambilla Power Project in 1 yr The Senate has confirmed Mu’azu Sambo as minister-designate. The upper legislative chamber confirmed his nomination after screening him for about an hour on Tuesday. Following his confirmation, Sambo is expected to be inaugurated as a minister. While he was being screened by the senate, Sambo said he will crack the issues hindering the progress of the Mambilla power project within one year, adding that the delay in the commencement of the project is sad for the country. Sambo, who…

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Minister urges NAWOJ to push for good governance

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister for Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Saturday urged the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to advocate for good governance of the country. Tallen made the call at a  three day 10th triennial delegates conference of NAWOJ tagged “Female Journalists in Contemporary Nigeria” in Minna, Niger. “You should advocate for good governance, security and good health system through your job,” she said. She said that the measure would bring about the development of the country. The Minister adviced the women journalists to give priority to gender-based issues concerning…

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Transport Minister proposes N205bn capital budget for 2021

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has proposed N205 billion as capital budget for 2021 to enable the ministry make significant progress on all its ongoing projects. Amaechi made this known in a statement during his presentation before the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Land and Marine Transport in Abuja. He said that out of the N205 billion, land transport had about N204 million, marine transport had N845 million with an overhead cost of about N358 million for the year 2021. “The total capital appropriation of the ministry for…

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Minister urges Air Force War College graduates to apply skills to deal with security challenges

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has urged the 17 graduating participants of the Air Force War College course 6, Makurdi, to apply the skills they acquired during the training in dealing with the new wave of insecurities in the country. Gen. Magashi made the call at the graduation ceremony of the participants at the college premises in Makurdi on Friday. Of the 17 participants, 14 were from the Air Force, one from the Army and two from the Navy. The minister, who was represented by the Chief of…

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FG to focus on strategies for sustaining existing businesses – Minister

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government says one of its major areas of focus in its industrial plan, post-COVID-19 era is the sustainability of existing businesses in the country. Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment disclosed this in an address at the virtual annual conference of the Institute of Directors (IOD) where he was the Guest of Honour. Adebayo, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ifedayo Sayo, said the pandemic had brought up the need to come up with strategies toward ensuring survival of existing businesses and attracting…

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Youths inclusiveness is panacea to greater Nigeria- Minister

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Capital territory FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, has emphasised the need for youths inclusiveness in governance as a panacea to a better and greater Nigeria. Aliyu made the assertion at the FCT Youth Virtual Town Hall meeting today in Abuja. The minister revealed that the FCT Administration had designed various developmental modules for the youths that would be unveiled in a matter of weeks. Aliyu suggested that the youths should be included in large numbers, especially as stakeholders where they would be assigned roles to play from…

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