Aso Villa Reads for Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021
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The Federal Government has saved over N22.45bn through the enforcement of the guideline for the clearance of information technology projects in federal public institutions. Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Abdullahi said the enforcement of the guideline, which was one of the regulatory instruments of NITDA, started in 2016, had helped to address unnecessary spendings on IT projects in public institutions. [Punch]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has accepted the invitation by the Nigerian Medical Association to attend its annual general conference and delegate meeting in Jos. The Chairman of NMA in Plateau State, Dr Innocent Emmanuel, who confirmed the development on Monday said Buhari would serve as the special guest of honour during the conference slated to hold between April 26 and May 2, 2021. [Punch]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the U.S. to support the call for a just global transition to Net-zero emissions and lead the effort to ensure easy access to COVID-19 vaccine by all countries. The vice president also called on U.S. to generally reset its foreign policy agenda with the African continent in ways that would bring about economic prosperity, increased security and improved governance. [Vanguard]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,(FMARD), Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has restated the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari towards ensuring easy access to quality food and nutrition by Nigerians. This is just as the federal government has distributed free agricultural inputs to 7,500 women farmers in the Federal Capital Tertiary (FCT) to help them build production assets, create jobs as well as assist the government in achieving food and nutrition security.[This Day]
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Salisu Garba as the substantive chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court. The nomination is contained in a letter sent to the senate by Buhari and read by Ahmad Lawan, senate president, at the plenary on Tuesday. In January 2021, Tanko Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), swore in Garba as the acting chief judge of the FCT high court, after the retirement of Ishaq Bello. [Cable]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured the newly inaugurated president of Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, of Nigeria’s willingness to work with the country to stabilize the West African region. Buhari, while hosting the Nigerien president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said Nigeria would do everything to “stabilize our region for the benefit of the two countries”. President Bazoum was in Nigeria on his first international visit. [Business Day]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned airlines operating in the country to intensify their efforts at complying with the industry’s safety procedures to avoid incidents and accidents. The director-general of NCAA, Musa Nuhu, gave the warning in an interview with aviation journalists in Lagos on Sunday. According to him, the authority considers safety as its number one priority including the safe operation of the airlines and operators. [Business Day]
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