THE Minister of Works, Arc Mike Onolememen, has cautioned officials of the Federal Ministry of Works against practices capable of tarnishing the image of the ministry, stating that the ministry can no longer play “Father Christmas” under the new dispensation.
According to a statement signed by the media assistant to the minister, Tony Ikpasaja, after the inspection of some Federal Government roads in the South-south, the minister said the decision to restructure the ministry was as a result of the report by the Architect Bunu-led Presidential Projects Assessment Committee to Federal Government.
Onolememen noted that because of Mr. President’s “strong passion for visible changes in road infrastructural development across the nation, the restructuring became inevitable so as to enhance service delivery and accountability.”
He then advised the Zonal Directors “to regularly inspect projects within their areas while directing the engineers to live in areas where their sites are situated for effective supervision”.
The minister urged the officials of the ministry to always do the right thing instead of colluding with contractors and came down heavily on engineers, saying most of the street light projects by the ministry were becoming embarrassing.
Onolemenmen promised to set up proper design office for road and bridges where engineers and consultants will be constantly trained. He disclosed that Mr. President had approved the recruitment of 562 young engineers and technicians into the ministry of works to boost its capacity.
As part of the new mechanism being put in place to ensure quality jobs, he ordered that all projects must, from now, have laboratories, to determine the quality and standard of materials used by contractors.
How To Tackle Corruption In Nigeria
FORMER Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, has advocated an all-inclusive approach to the fight against corruption. Kolade, who spoke recently at the signing ceremony of Guinness Nigeria Plc to The Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) in Lagos last week, charged corporate entities to imbibe good values, standards and discipline, if they must be part of the crusade against corruption.
“The task of making the Nigerian society a place of loftier standards and discipline must involve all who are in positions from which they can make viable inputs to the process and the journey.” The virus of corruption has eaten deep into most daily interactions that irregular behaviour has become the norm for many players in the Nigerian economy. Hence, it is important for individuals, enterprises and institutions to acknowledge the need for definite changes in the ways we operate and manage our business activities,” he said.
“The task of making the Nigerian society a place of loftier standards and discipline must involve all who are in positions from which they can make viable inputs to the process and the journey.” The virus of corruption has eaten deep into most daily interactions that irregular behaviour has become the norm for many players in the Nigerian economy. Hence, it is important for individuals, enterprises and institutions to acknowledge the need for definite changes in the ways we operate and manage our business activities,” he said.
Jonathan to meet world leaders at UN .
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will begin a five-day trip to New York today to participate in activities marking the 66th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
President Jonathan who will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Environment, Health, Justice, Petroleum and Power, is also scheduled to participate in a high-level meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought.
The session will be hosted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday.
A statement from the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Dr. Reuben Abati, also said that “the President will deliver his statement to the General Assembly on Wednesday and confer with several world leaders on the strengthening of bilateral relations between Nigeria and their countries.
“In addition to attending a reception to be hosted by President Barack Obama of the United States in New York, he is scheduled to meet with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, President Sebastian Pinera of Chile, President Mahinda Rajapaska of Sri Lanka, President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, President Pal Schmitt of Hungary, President Mikhail Shaskashvili of Georgia and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, as well as Prime Minister Pedro Coelho of Portugal and Japan’s new Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshihiko Noda.
Stop destroying Nigeria hard earned wealth via Bombing.Nigeria belongs to all of us.Let us build it together.
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President Jonathan who will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Environment, Health, Justice, Petroleum and Power, is also scheduled to participate in a high-level meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought.
The session will be hosted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday.
A statement from the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Dr. Reuben Abati, also said that “the President will deliver his statement to the General Assembly on Wednesday and confer with several world leaders on the strengthening of bilateral relations between Nigeria and their countries.
“In addition to attending a reception to be hosted by President Barack Obama of the United States in New York, he is scheduled to meet with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, President Sebastian Pinera of Chile, President Mahinda Rajapaska of Sri Lanka, President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, President Pal Schmitt of Hungary, President Mikhail Shaskashvili of Georgia and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, as well as Prime Minister Pedro Coelho of Portugal and Japan’s new Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshihiko Noda.
Stop destroying Nigeria hard earned wealth via Bombing.Nigeria belongs to all of us.Let us build it together.
Cheers
UN HOUSE BLAST: SSS places N25m reward on Mamman Nur
Mamman Nur, the wanted mastermind of the United Nations’ House bombing in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, last August, is said to be behind the killing of Mallam Babakura Fugu.
Nur, who was declared wanted by the Directorate of State Service, DSS, is said to harbour another faction of the dreaded Ahlan Sunnah Lid Da’waati wal Jihad Yaanaa (brothers), popularly known as the Boko Haram sect.
Lets collective stop the act of illegal bombing of our structures.Nigeria belongs to all of us.
Cheers.
Nur, who was declared wanted by the Directorate of State Service, DSS, is said to harbour another faction of the dreaded Ahlan Sunnah Lid Da’waati wal Jihad Yaanaa (brothers), popularly known as the Boko Haram sect.
Lets collective stop the act of illegal bombing of our structures.Nigeria belongs to all of us.
Cheers.
Ovia, Otteh, Otedola Added to Jonathan`s Economic Team
President Goodluck Jonathan has expanded the membership of the National Economic Management Team (NEMT) with the inclusion of the Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mrs. Arunma Otteh; former Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Mr. Jim Oviah; and businessman, Femi Otedola are the new team members.
President Jonathan also unveiled a roadmap to attain food security and generate nearly 3.5 million jobs by 2015.
Mr president appears to be on the right path in moving Nigeria forward, we pray all Nigerians will give him the support because he cannot do it alone.
Nigerians need to be well secured also.
Cheers.
President Jonathan also unveiled a roadmap to attain food security and generate nearly 3.5 million jobs by 2015.
Mr president appears to be on the right path in moving Nigeria forward, we pray all Nigerians will give him the support because he cannot do it alone.
Nigerians need to be well secured also.
Cheers.
Obama begins fight to sell pivotal plan
Facing a battle from Congress to approve his $447 billion jobs package, President Obama will visit Virginia to tout the bill.
The proposals, heavily weighted toward tax cuts for workers and businesses, were carefully crafted to appeal to middle-class voters who gravitate toward the political center.
TAX CUTS YES, INFRASTRUCTURE NO
FEARS OF RECESSION
The unexpectedly large $447 billion price tag for Obama's jobs plan was welcomed by powerful constituencies such as labor unions whose support Obama needs in his re-election drive.
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The proposals, heavily weighted toward tax cuts for workers and businesses, were carefully crafted to appeal to middle-class voters who gravitate toward the political center.
TAX CUTS YES, INFRASTRUCTURE NO
FEARS OF RECESSION
The unexpectedly large $447 billion price tag for Obama's jobs plan was welcomed by powerful constituencies such as labor unions whose support Obama needs in his re-election drive.
Thanks and cheers
Bomb scare: Lagos beefs up security at state secretariat
The Lagos State Government, Thursday, beefed up security at the state Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, following a bomb scare. It also ordered the closure of the gate leading to the Deputy governor’s office.
Civil servants who were returning from the Eid-el-Fitri holiday and visitors driving into the secretariat through the Deputy Governor’s gate were diverted to the main-gate where their vehicles were subjected to security check.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO THE SAME THING. WHAT? I say Beef up security nation wide.
Civil servants who were returning from the Eid-el-Fitri holiday and visitors driving into the secretariat through the Deputy Governor’s gate were diverted to the main-gate where their vehicles were subjected to security check.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO THE SAME THING. WHAT? I say Beef up security nation wide.
Jos killings continue three days after
Tension continued to mount in Jos, the Plateau State capital yesterday, after last Monday’s mayhem which claimed 20 lives, 50 vehicles and 100 motorcycles as both Muslim and Christian youths mobilised against each other in different parts of the state capital.
This was in apparent reprisals for silent killings from both sides. Places like Dogon Karfe, Abattoir, and Massalanci Juma’at Road were enveloped by tension for hours in the morning as security men battled to prevent any clash.
A man and his wife were said to have been stabbed and killed by hoodlums around the railway crossing around Dogon Karfe a development which angered the local youths who mobilized for a reprisal. Word soon got to those in nearby Abattoir area who also trooped out in their numbers ready for a fight.
Religious Bruhaha. What is the solution to all these HORSE PLAY BY NIGERIANS?
ARE WE SAFE, MR PRESIDENT?
This was in apparent reprisals for silent killings from both sides. Places like Dogon Karfe, Abattoir, and Massalanci Juma’at Road were enveloped by tension for hours in the morning as security men battled to prevent any clash.
A man and his wife were said to have been stabbed and killed by hoodlums around the railway crossing around Dogon Karfe a development which angered the local youths who mobilized for a reprisal. Word soon got to those in nearby Abattoir area who also trooped out in their numbers ready for a fight.
Religious Bruhaha. What is the solution to all these HORSE PLAY BY NIGERIANS?
ARE WE SAFE, MR PRESIDENT?
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