The Federal Government has announced a USD 1.5 billion loan facility from the US-EXIM Bank to develop solar power infrastructure in the country. Chief Executive Officer, SUN Africa LLC, USA, Adam Cortese, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a…
The Federal Government has called for collective efforts to prevent violence and extremist attacks in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, who spoke at the National Stakeholders Forum on Parenting for Peace in Abuja on Tuesday,…
The Federal Government has described the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) as a new dawn in the quest for growth and development of Nigerian oil and gas industry. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,…
By Ogaga Ariemu The federal government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration Tueday on behalf of the…
Population growth has been cited as one of the factors hampering the development and management of Nigeria’s water resources. The minister of water resources and rural development, Engr Sulieman Adamu, stated this yesterday in Abuja during the Sensitisation Workshop on…
The Federal Government says it is targeting 70 per cent of broadband penetration and not more than N390 per gigabyte by 2025. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said this while delivering a keynote address at…
The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment,…
A cross section of Nigerians have reacted against a new Federal Government directive to impose tax on telephone calls, according to a survey conducted by the Newsmen The Nigerian government has proposed a new tax on phone calls in its…
The Federal Government says at the conclusion of the on-going reform in the creative industry and advertising sector, the country will earn two billion dollars in advertising within three years. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said…
Basketball Administrators in Enugu have expressed disappointment over the Federal Government’s withdrawal of the sports from international competition. The administrators who spoke to the Newsmen on Friday, called on the Federal Government to overturn the decision before it cost the…
