Sentences with phrase «urged government»

On July 19, seven national academies, including the Royal Society, urged the government to make a «bold public commitment» that the United Kingdom wants to retain and build on its research base, «to assuage any loss of confidence in UK research».

Congressman Mike Coffman has urged government agencies to take over the case, to protect future NASA crews slated to fly with SpaceX to the ISS.

The independent presidential candidate in the 2012 elections, Mr Joseph Osei Yeboah, aka JOY, has urged the government to honour Mr Martin Amidu, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, to prove to the world that Ghanaians value patriotism.

He further expressed concern over the state of the Songhor Salt Project and urged the government to initiate steps to put the project on a sound footing.

Babangida spoke a day after he and former President Olusegun Obasanjo issued a joint statement decrying the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria and urged the government to utilise the «ample opportunities» available to dialogue with the insurgents.

Former Labour welfare reform minister Frank Field said the NAO report «spelled the beginning of the political end for the universal credit dream» and urged the government to «pull the plug on it».

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has urged the government to end faith - based selection in state schools.

Minority in Parliament has urged the government to pay urgent attention to the decline in agricultural production, instead of focusing...

Minority in Parliament has urged the government to pay urgent attention to the decline in agricultural production, instead of focusing largely on the oil and gas industry.

Mr. Prince Bansah, the Coordinator of the Youth in Agriculture Programme, urged government to strategize on agriculture policy which will assist in making a foundation for engaging the youth in the country to reduce the high - levels of youth unemployment in the country.

The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to make swift interventions in the country's agriculture to help boost production...

IECP among other things also urged government to implement power sector policy reforms to enhance private participation.

The President, Performance Fact Nigeria Limited, Mr. Mutiu Fagbayi, has urged the government to create conditions that will attract bright individuals to teaching.

They, therefore, urged the government and the relevant security agencies to prevail on herdsmen leading cattle to graze in the area to desist from destroying their farmlands.

In a speech in London, the Labour deputy leader urged the government to drop its FOI commission which has itself been condemned for lacking transparency and initially planning to take evidence in private.

He, therefore, urged Government to create more avenues in the area of technology and innovation by involving Engineers and artisans (locally) in developing and implementing government Policies, this he said would be an avenue for job creation especially for the youth.

Signed by leader Haruna Iddrisu, the statement urged government to demand full scale investigations and make same public and, more importantly, carry out a safety audit of all tourist sites «to forestall any similar future occurrence».

Vice Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mr Kwame Jantuah, has urged the government to use the newly discovered mineral, Lithium, to develop the Volta Region.

The PIAC Vice Chair further urged the government to put in place a comprehensive plan to extract the resource and not to repeat the mistakes made in the extraction of gold, bauxite, diamond and oil.

It urged the government and the security agencies to rise up to their responsibilities by addressing the senseless attacks.

He argued that it was one of the reasons people voted to take back control is last year's referendum, and urged the government to «tighten up» the rules.

It has thus urged government to as a matter of urgency provide the psychotropic drugs needed to avert any further consequences.

Togbe Afede said poverty was not God's design for mankind, and urged Government to liberate the private sector to transform the economy and create wealth for the citizenry.

The association has urged the government to ensure the fair distribution of teaching and learning materials under the policy to guarantee that students from deprived areas...

Gen. Abdulsalami (Abubakar), has called for restructuring; former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for restructuring; respected southerners and northerners have done so and even IBB has today (Monday) urged the government to restructure, but like I said, the Presidency is deaf to the voice of reason.

He also urged all government officials at the state and local government levels to steer clear of religious matter by ensuring that no religion is imposed over another.

The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO, has urged government to provide allowances to trainee nurses, who are willing to undertake courses in midwifery and pediatric nursing.

«For months Labour has urged the Government to do more to raise Britain's concern over human rights in Sri Lanka in the run up to the summit,» Mr Alexander said.

Together with the British Humanist Association (BHA) and the Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC), they have urged the Government to think again.

Hips will become compulsory on June 1st, but in response to the Lords» report, the Liberal Democrats urged the government to delay their introduction until a proper evaluation can be completed.

Also, Iyaloja Araromi Oke - Odo Market, Mrs Dupe Shonola and Babaloja General of Agbado Oke - Odo Market, Alhaji Abiodun Kosoko urged government to make examples of the perpetrators of the illegal act, but called for expansion and modernization of the market.

Prof Nutt had argued on multiple occasions that alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than ecstasy and LSD and urged the government to reclassify both cannabis and ecstasy.

They further urged the government to create skills acquisition training them and provide jobs for those that have educational qualifications like secondary and tertiary school certificates.

The Conference commended the effort of the Aregbesola - led administration for providing logistics and equipment to combat crime in the state also urged government not to relent in ensuring that crime rate that had been hitherto low does not increase.

But the Liberal Democrats urged the government to look at more recent legislation, rather than those technically out of date.

Expressing concern over violent killings and bombings in the country, Abubakar urged the government to restore normalcy in Nigeria.

Prime minister speaks after Labour leader urged government to condemn both Israel's military action and Hamas's rocket attacks

An email sent by Deputy Commissioner of Social Services Philippe Gille urged government workers to use paid personal time or annual leave to help in the last days leading up to Tuesday's election.

The President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has urged government to sell some of its vehicles to foot the bill for the Ghana's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Some motorists on queue expressed displeasure about the situation and urged the government to act fast before it degenerated into a major problem.

Togbe Afede XIV, therefore urged Government to plan effectively to ensure the sustenance of the policy.

A coalition of parliamentary and constitutional reform organisations has urged the government and MPs to implement the reforms before a general election.

The first of our summer riots coverage to find its way into the top ten is a thoughtful comment piece by a commissioner for the Scottish Human Rights Commission, who urged the government to recognise the disorder as an «exceptional» crime, rather than bog - standard criminality.

New York education leaders urged government officials to build more flexibility into the state's new «free tuition» program, which launched this summer and is currently serving more than 23,000 public college students statewide.

Sir Menzies urged the government to «put the minds of the British people at rest» - such as the residents of Tewksbury who recently marched in protest to the proposed developments of flood plains - by giving responsibility for flood defences to one agency.

The new Chair of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has today urged the Government to provide greater support to help taxpayers on low incomes engage with and understand the tax system.

MPs have urged the government to work with local authorities to deliver affordable rental properties and says that local housing benefit levels should be reviewed to more closely reflect market rents.

In her 2009 report Dame Anne urged the Government to «invest in alternatives to prison for those who do not need to be, and should not be, there».

The new powers will be accompanied by additional advice to ensure schools stay within the law, and shadow home secretary David Davis urged the government to make sure this guidance was available soon to ensure schools knew where their responsibilities lie.

Retailers have urged the government to rethink the way it charges business rates, if companies are to cope with the impact of the spending review.