The former minister of Finance and the new minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, assumed duty on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry in Abuja. On arrival, the minister was received by the Permanent Secretary and the Directors in the Ministry.
Mr Aganga was appointed as the minister of Trade and Investment with a mandate to grow the economy, which has to be private sector driven.
The minister, told his new aides that a total of N34 trillion naira is needed in the next four years to move the economy forward. He said that federal government is expected to provide N10 trillion, states N9 trillion and private sector N15 trillion.
Mr Aganga said that the mandate of the Ministry is to facilitate the N15 trillion naira from the private sector. "The Ministry has a lot of work to do," he said, adding that "this was an opportunity to make history for growth of the economy." The permanent secretary,
Abubakar Mohammad said that the official handing over will be done few days from now in the presence of the ministry's Directors and Heads of Parastatals.
Some other appointments made by President Goodluck Jonathan, apart from the expected deployment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to Finance, include: Mohammed Bello to the ministry of Defence and Samuel Ortom, as minister of state for Trade.
The newly appointed minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, charged all the officers to re-dedicate themselves to work harder as great expectation is on them to move Nigeria's foreign policy to an enviable position. He also noted that the Foreign Ministry has large manpower and intellectual diplomats which the country can be proud of.
Reward for hard work
Mr Ashiru made the charge when he addressed the permanent secretary, Martin Uhomoibhi and some other senior management staff of the Ministry, in his office, yesterday.
"The idea of ‘senior foreign service officer' from a state would no longer be a criteria for foreign posting during my dispensation here, as hard work would be the yardstick for rewarding officers in the ministry."
He expressed his gratitude to God for the opportunity to serve the country and acknowledged the role his predecessor, Odein Ajumogobia, played during his tenure in office.
Mr Uhomoibhi, who expressed his happiness for the appointment of the new Minister, said Mr Ashiru has become the third career- officer serving as a minister after, Olisemeka and Adeniji.
The new minister of State I for Foreign Affairs, Viola A. Onwuliri, also reported for duty.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayMr Aganga was appointed as the minister of Trade and Investment with a mandate to grow the economy, which has to be private sector driven.
The minister, told his new aides that a total of N34 trillion naira is needed in the next four years to move the economy forward. He said that federal government is expected to provide N10 trillion, states N9 trillion and private sector N15 trillion.
Mr Aganga said that the mandate of the Ministry is to facilitate the N15 trillion naira from the private sector. "The Ministry has a lot of work to do," he said, adding that "this was an opportunity to make history for growth of the economy." The permanent secretary,
Abubakar Mohammad said that the official handing over will be done few days from now in the presence of the ministry's Directors and Heads of Parastatals.
Some other appointments made by President Goodluck Jonathan, apart from the expected deployment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to Finance, include: Mohammed Bello to the ministry of Defence and Samuel Ortom, as minister of state for Trade.
The newly appointed minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, charged all the officers to re-dedicate themselves to work harder as great expectation is on them to move Nigeria's foreign policy to an enviable position. He also noted that the Foreign Ministry has large manpower and intellectual diplomats which the country can be proud of.
Reward for hard work
Mr Ashiru made the charge when he addressed the permanent secretary, Martin Uhomoibhi and some other senior management staff of the Ministry, in his office, yesterday.
"The idea of ‘senior foreign service officer' from a state would no longer be a criteria for foreign posting during my dispensation here, as hard work would be the yardstick for rewarding officers in the ministry."
He expressed his gratitude to God for the opportunity to serve the country and acknowledged the role his predecessor, Odein Ajumogobia, played during his tenure in office.
Mr Uhomoibhi, who expressed his happiness for the appointment of the new Minister, said Mr Ashiru has become the third career- officer serving as a minister after, Olisemeka and Adeniji.
The new minister of State I for Foreign Affairs, Viola A. Onwuliri, also reported for duty.
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