Aso Villa Reads for 28/10/2021
Every day, we bring you the best stories the Media is reporting about the Government of Nigeria
The Nigeria Police Force has announced that a computer-based test for candidates who were shortlisted in the 2020 recruitment exercise will hold on Friday and Saturday. Force Public Relations Officer for Lagos State Police Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.[Punch]
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has a strong political will to fight corruption in Nigeria. Owasanoye said this during the presentation of a paper titled, ‘Anti-Corruption Legislations, Policies and Practices. The ICPC Chairman, who was represented by ICPC’s Director of Operations, Mr. Akeem Lawal, stated that the Buhari regime was known for not interfering with the work of the anti-corruption agencies.[Punch]
President, Muhammadu Buhari , has prayed for everlasting peace to reign in Nigeria and around the world. Buhari, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for an investment summit, said the prayers when he visited the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammed, Islam’s second holiest in Madinah. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this.[Punch]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has taken over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six-geopolitical zones of the country. The approval was given at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday. Briefing State House correspondents, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, said the selected 21 roads totalled 1804.6 kilometers. [Vanguard]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated that its plan to produce at least 5 billion Standard Cubic Feet (SCF) of gas per day for domestic consumption in 2022 as well as generation of 5 gigawatts of power remain on course. Speaking at the 2nd Biennial International Conference on Hydrocarbon Science & Technology (ICHST), Group Managing Director of the corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, noted that the implementation of the Nigerian Gas Master Plan (NGMP) will help boost the country’s economy.[This Day]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)said, it would establish six standard rehabilitation centres, one in each geo-political zone to treat the high number of persons suffering drug addiction in the country. Chairman/Chief Executive of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) , disclosed this in Abuja at the 5th Biennial National Symposium on Drugs and Drug Policy in Nigeria organised by the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA).[Guardian]
