The Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bags,T-shirts and other souvenirs at events and activities such as conferences, workshops and seminars organised and funded by federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).The new measure was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari following recommendations by the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry officials said àzzz Finance, and conveyed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning, by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari.A statement from the Minister of Finance signed by Director, Information, Salisu Na’inna Dambatta, yesterday said the directive which was in recognition of the fact that in a period of lean financial resources in the face of huge national infrastructural deficit, wasteful and unnecessary expenditure on overheads. The directive also contained specific guidelines that would reduce the cost of printing invitation cards, programme of events, brochures, folders and note pads. Among the guidelines is that they should be in black and white and limited to only one page and in the case of brochures they should be streamlined to contain only essential information. Similarly, the directive has banned the printing of unnecessary publications and books of short shelf life which have no real value to the concerned public institutions or the citizens.
Daily Trust
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