Parastatals in a sentence

All this was happening when the parastatals are struggling financially and to be asking them now and again to fund these meetings was not prudent,” he said.

Ekpeyong noted, “The infractions of the IOCs who have refused to remit what they ought to the commission as well parastatals or agencies, the Senate will invite them accordingly.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of recently made over 200 appointments including Secretary to the state government, commissioners, heads of government agencies and parastatals and special advisers.

He said the sole vision is to educate and entertain as well as publicize scientific discoveries, inventions, and achievements of the various parastatals under the Ministry.

In recent times grand-scale has seeped through to healthcare, education and parastatals.

Another factor that inflates the cost of governance in Nigeria is the duplication and proliferation of government agencies and parastatals, many of which perform overlapping or redundant functions.

As I observed earlier, there is a worrying trend I have noticed in parastatals.

Freezing of assets of Niger and the state enterprises and parastatals in commercial banks is to be lifted.

He said: “If you noticed, when the parastatals stopped sponsoring sports, some of our disciplines and codes died and now we are feeling the effects.

Notable parastatals holding vast yet unutilised land include Kenya Railways, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, East African Portland Cement, Kenya Prisons, and the University of Nairobi.

The funeral attracted top dignitaries from the political class, business community, traditional leaders, clergies, captains of industry, heads of ministries, departments and agencies, parastatals, commissions, among others.

According to the circular issued by the office of the Head of Service, all senior officers such as permanent secretaries, directors-general, directors, chief executives of agencies and parastatals will work from Mondays to Fridays.

In December 2014,Zuma appointed his deputy, Ramaphosa, to revive three parastatals.

Many print copies are usually sold to hotels, ministries and parastatals.

Since the DPP lost power to the Tonse Alliance in June, several officers working or who previously worked in parastatals have been arrested in connection to corruption.

State enterprises and parastatals have also reformed.

The 800 page report which is largely seen as the effort of the administration to streamline the Government, recommended the scrapping and merging of 102 Federal Agencies and Parastatals.

All agricultural marketing parastatals are in advanced stages of delapidation due to under-utilisation.

Executives and board members of State Enterprises and Parastatals (SEPs) were warned yesterday that poor performance will lead to their dismissal as the units will now be ranked according to their adherence to corporate governance principles.

He also claimed to be aware of other parastatals involved in the same practice and pledged to reveal their names during his forthcoming rally in Kasungu.