Aso Villa Reads for 17/06/2021
Everyday we bring you the best news the media is reporting about the Government of Nigeria.
Nigeria is gearing up for the resumption of vaccination of people for COVID-19 as it expects another shipment of 3.92 million AstraZeneca vaccine to arrive in the country between July and August. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib said, “We now have information that Nigeria will get 3.92 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca by end of July or early August. As we receive additional information on the exact dates in August, we will provide an update regarding timelines and details of this.” [THISDAY]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service for one graduate from each of the immediate families of the 10 slain National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in 2011 in Bauchi State. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare said, “as a sign of the Federal Government’s unflinching commitment to the NYSC, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the automatic employment of 10 direct siblings of the deceased NYSC members, who lost their lives during the 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State and also approved appropriate scholarships to the four children of Mr. Adowei Elliot from Delta State. [THE NATION]
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the resumption of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, land swap initiative which was started during the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mohammed Bello, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the First Lady’s Conference Room, presidential villa, Abuja.[THE VANGUARD]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the construction of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas train 7 project and charged the company to ensure its timely completion. Buhari who did the ground breaking virtually from Abuja said the early completion of the project located in Bonny Island, Rivers State, would pave the way for the commencement of Train 8. He urged the Board of Directors, management and staff of NLNG, the Rivers State Government, host communities and other agencies of the Federal Government to close ranks so as to ensure completion and eventual commissioning of the Train 7 project. [THE PUNCH]
Nigeria’s crude palm oil import from Malaysia — the world’s second-largest producer — has declined by 20.6 percent year on year as local production rises on increased investments, data from the Malaysian Palm oil Council (MPOC) shows. Nigeria crude palm oil (CPO) import from Malaysia declined from 95,621mt in the first four months in 2020 to 75,948mt in the same period in 2021. Experts say the sharp drop in the volume of importation can be attributed to the ongoing massive investments by plantation owners in the country, boosting local production in the last five years. Big players like PZ Wilmar, Dufil Prima Foods, Agri Palm Limited, Presco, and Okomu among others are investing massively and developing backward integration projects in oil palm across the country. [BUSINESSDAY]
Vice President Osinbajo has given a pass mark to Kona, the assembled-in-Nigeria electric car, describing it as fantastic. Osinbajo praised the innovation in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria fair featuring the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products. [THE NATION]
