• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
  • Login
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
Advertisement
  • Cover
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Security
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Newsdesk Africa
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Otunba Runsewe commend Reps over move for meger of FG agencies

Bature Magaji by Bature Magaji
October 4, 2022
in News
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Ronsewe, has expressed support for the on-going move by the House of Representatives to merge and streamline some federal government-owned agencies.

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila had on June 29, inaugurated an Ad hoc committee with the mandate to investigate and determine such agencies, and to recommend appropriate action to the larger house.

Speaking during the first hearing session of the committee on Tuesday, Ronsewe described the move as one which “will make some of us more effective” in the discharge of responsibilities, answering in the affirmative when the committee asked if in his opinion, five agencies performing related function as his’ that “the five agencies can be merged. I totally agree with you”.

The agencies in focus at the committee’s fist hearing were; National Commission for Museums and Monuments, National Council for Arts and Culture, National Gallery of Art, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, and the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.

According to him, culture and tourism cannot be separated, as is the case in Nigeria. “You can’t go to Dubai today and be hearing all these names (agencies) here. It is just culture and tourism”, he argued, noting that some sister parastatals have been trying to operate parallel functions, with almost all carrying out one festival or another.

However, Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Nura Kangiwa insisted that t were no similarities between his organisation and any other, saying that “our own is a training  provider”.

He also could not satisfy the committee on which law that gave rise to appointment of a DG for the institute, when he said an amendment to its Act was passed last year, but yet to be signed into law by the President. He was asked to at a later date, finish the committee with details of the number of trainees of the agency since inception.

Chairman, Hon. Victor Danzaria in his remarks said the essence of the engagement was to look into how desirable the agencies were, “so that government don’t waste resources on agencies”.

Previous Post

PDP BoT, Wike’s meeting ends in deadlock

Next Post

Campaign flag off: While PDP sets October 10 date in Uyo, APC says it’s not in a hurry

Next Post

Campaign flag off: While PDP sets October 10 date in Uyo, APC says it’s not in a hurry

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

https://youtu.be/FHyJ1Wr0FAk?si=0WVYI_2OR4OrIrQ4
https://youtu.be/gbE3azm_Io0?si=GdE3Mqelo1ujTNla
34,289 Nigerians secured US citizenship from 2020-2022 – Report
World

“Don’t travel there”, US in fresh security alert blacklists Kano, Imo, Rivers, 15 Nigerian states

by Aminu Danladi
July 23, 2025
0

The United States government has issued stark warning to its citizens over travel to Nigeria, placing the country under its Level...

Read moreDetails
Why Wike’s mockery of Obi demands Abati’s voice

Why Wike’s mockery of Obi demands Abati’s voice

July 23, 2025
Police in major breakthrough on Benue killings, arrest bandit arms supplier

Police in major breakthrough on Benue killings, arrest bandit arms supplier

July 23, 2025
Troops neutralize over 100 bandits in Warari operation

Troops neutralize over 100 bandits in Warari operation

July 23, 2025
Police rebukes CJTF, says no Boko Haram terrorist arrested in Lagos

Police arrest 567 suspects, rescue 17 kidnap victims in Adamawa

July 23, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepage

Copyright© 2022-2025 Newsdesk Africa Published by Glossy Affairs Ltd. Tel: +2348152359152. Email: info@newsdeskafrica.com.ng editor@newsdeskafrica.com.ng