Aso Villa Reads for 06/08/2021
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Minister of State for Power, Goddy Agba, has said that the Federal Government will no longer tolerate the installation of fake and uncertified electricity meters by quacks across the country. Agba stated this, yesterday, during the official commissioning ceremony of the New Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) National Meter Test Station for the South East Zone in Enugu. He noted that the power sector remained the engine of economic growth and development, hence the determination of the government to rid the sector of all quacks and provide safe reliable, and sustainable electricity to the entire citizenry.[Guardian]
In a bid to implement the Minamata Convention which is aimed at reducing harmful effects of Mercury on lives and the environment, the Federal Government has met with stakeholders. In his keynote address at the project inception workshop in Abuja organized by the Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment with the support of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Minamata Convention on Mercury, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan noted that Nigeria is faced with a vast challenge of prevalence of mercury in the environment, and in products, particularly in the health and industrial sectors.[Vanguard]
The Federal Government has reinstated her commitment towards a trans fat-free Nigeria by speeding up the gazette of the oil and fats regulations. The Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, disclosed this in Abuja during the advocacy visit by the #Transfatfree Nigeria coalition. Mamora assured that the ministry looks forward to collaborating with the campaign on implementation and enforcement of the trans fatty acids regulation and capacity building for the National Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, towards improved testing.[Vanguard]
Federal Government has commenced biometric data capture of 642,000 pupils of public schools in Borno for the ongoing scaling up of the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). Speaking on the enumeration exercise in Maiduguri on Thursday, the state Consultant for the exercise, Alhaji Mohammed Alfa, said the exercise which started last week has been going on smoothly. [Vanguard]
Federal government has inaugurated a 22,000 hectres of land Model Ranching Hub Project, under the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), in Awe local government area of Nasarawa State. The Awe Model Ranching Hub Project, which was launched by the minister of agriculture and rural development, Sabo Muhammad Nanono, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, has a capacity of accommodating about 360 households, while about 96 pastoralists were said to be available to settle.[Leadership]
The Federal Government has started moves for the establishment of specialized courts for speedy trials of rape and gender-based violence offences in the country. Already, the Office of Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) is currently engaging respective Heads of Courts to establish the specialized courts. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), made this known in Abuja.[Tribune]
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has commended Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Limited on the successful completion of the demutualisation of The Nigerian Stock Exchange. Osinbajo gave the commendation during a courtesy visit of the Management of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited led by its Chief Executive Officer, Temi Popoola. Osinbajo also urged the management of the management of the company to explore areas to deepen the capital byt venturing into emerging frontiers and assured the management of The Exchange of the government’s support by the way of policy to enable the organization and the Capital markets reach greater heights.[Business Day Pg25]
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said the result of the test being conducted on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be ready by this weekend. It would be recalled that Nigeria on Sunday, August 1, 2021, received 4,000,080 doses of the vaccines donated by the United States Government and undergoing evaluation at NAFDAC’s laboratory. Mojisola, Adeyeye, director-general, NAFDAC, who stated this in Abuja said, “We have been working round the clock in terms of making sure that we do the testing on the vaccine. The health of our people is very key to us at NAFDAC. [Business Day]
