The Federal Government has approved the guidelines for the implementation of Executive Order 5 which places Nigerian professionals at the centre of socio-economic development of the nation. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, stated this on Thursday in…
A natural medicine practitioner, Dr Ndubuisi Nwakakwa, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the potency of Nigeria’s natural endowments to find more solutions to health problems. Nwakakwa, a Consultant Acupuncturist, made the call in an interview with the…
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the extended special public works programme for the engagement of 21,000 youths, in Adamawa State. Mr Mohammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said at the ceremony in Yola, that the programme…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday advised the public to stay off Airport Road Flyover in Lagos dangerously burnt by fire, pending the determination of its structural safety. It was recalled that the…
The Federal Government, on Friday, flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme in Jigawa with 1,000 unskilled youth benefiting from each local government. It was recalled that each participant will receive N20, 000 monthly for three months for…
Mr Funso Adebiyi, the Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, says the ongoing reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road will be completed before the end of 2023. Adebiyi disclosed this while inspecting the project on Friday in…
Financial Economists on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give practical effect to the programmes in the 2021 budget for it to be realistic and sustainable. The economists spoke on the nation’s N13.588 trillion budget in separate interviews with newsmen…
Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has enjoined indigenes of Ekiti State to participate in the Federal Government economic recovery and stimulus programme for their own benefits. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Ifedayo…
The Federal Government has reassured that the latest economic recession the country slid into owing to the impact of COVID-19 will be short-lived. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos at…
The Federal Government says close to one million passengers and 3.5 million tonnes of freight will be conveyed on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line annually. The 326-kilometre rail line, which had suffered setbacks in the last 30 years, was virtually inaugurated…
