The Federal Government has made a 15 per cent deposit for the procurement of the 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines which costs $7, 50 cents per dose. Chief Executive Officer for the National Primary…
The Federal Government has postponed the second phase of the national vaccination programme. The second phase was expected to kickstart on Tuesday after the US donated over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine. But in a statement on Sunday,…
The Federal Government has admitted that it is not in the best position to manage the nation’s refineries. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, stated this during his appearance on Thursday’s edition of Politics Today. “I will agree…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed transaction advisers to facilitate the issuance of Eurobonds in the international capital market. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Towards financing the 2021 Appropriation Act – FGN appoints transaction advisers for…
The Federal Government is about to implement a set of policies that will unbundle Nigeria’s postal services (NIPOST). This was revealed by Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, at the unveiling event of the NIPOST revenue stamp…
The Federal Government will soon acquire a central monitoring system (CMS) for the country’s gaming industry for better performance and enhanced revenue generation. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, made this known at the opening…
The Federal Government will end most of its electricity subsidy payments, estimated at N30 billion per month, beginning next year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday at the opening of the 14th Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/IAEE conference in…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to enhance the smooth running of its administration. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who performed the inauguration on…
The Federal Government has demanded a full and unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted in the 19th century and domiciled in German museums. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the demand in…
The amount spent on subsidising electricity every month in Nigeria is now about N30bn, the Federal Government has said. It disclosed that the government’s subsidy on electricity had been reduced by N20bn monthly following improvements in the collection of power…
