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NHIS: You lack powers to suspend agencies’ CEOs, SGF tells Board members

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

The Federal Government has said that the membership of governing boards of Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions (MDAs) are part time, a privilege and thus they lack powers to suspend or remove a Chief Executive appointed by President without due process. The Secretary to the Government of the

News Nigeria

Capacity building: ABSG goes for parastatals, NGO

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2018 0

Following its bid to drive Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s five pillars of development plan, Abia state Government has revealed that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure that staff of ministries departments/parastatals and agencies, MDAs and non-governmental organizations are trained in capacity building Speaking with newsmen after the maiden interaction in Umuahia, the

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Nigeria’s 36 states now parastatals of FG – Atiku

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

*Says he’s ready to give $250m matching grants to states Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday in United Kingdom described the 36 states of the federation as mere parastatals of the federal government. He also said that he is ready to offer states a matching grant of $250 million each to challenge them to […]

Abuja Times News

FCT Minister inaugurates reconstituted Board of FCT Water Board

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2018 0

In respect to the order given by the presidency to all MDAs ensuring the inauguration of all boards of agencies and parastatals, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has inaugurated the reconstituted management Board of FCT Water Board and has charged them to give priority attention to ongoing water projects in […]

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SERAP to Buhari: Withdraw board appointments of 8 dead persons

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2017 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “withdraw without further delay the list of appointments to the boards of agencies and parastatals in order to remove a clear and recognizable danger to the integrity of these bodies, and allow the civil service systems to carry out the appointments, in strict […]

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Board Appointments: A’Ibom APC applauds President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2017 0

For appointing many indigenes of Akwa Ibom State into Federal Government agencies and parastatals, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his show of love to the state. In a press statement issued by the state publicity secretary of the party, Edet Eyo Bassey over the weekend, […]

Aviation Business

Air Peace begins Abuja-Uyo route Dec 7

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2017 0

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines, Air Peace, has pledged a seamless and exciting air travel experience on the Abuja-Uyo-Abuja route from December 7. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah confirmed that the airline will now fly daily from Abuja to Uyo and Uyo to Abuja. The new flights, Air […]

Opinion

Akwa Ibom churches as parastatals

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

Religion was not quite a major divisive issue in the community in which we lived in the Old Cross River State in my days as a student there. On Sundays, students felt free to attend church service either within the campus or outside. I do not recall any major religious upheaval in the largely Christian […]