The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said the Federal Government and the authority will leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) to boost the country’s trade competitiveness. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba made the…
The Federal Government, on Monday, said it had concluded arrangements to construct 10,000 low cost houses in Kano State, to enhance access to decent homes for Nigerians. Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, the Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), stated this during…
By Ibiyemi Mathew The Federal Executive Council has approved the building of the first National ICT Park during its meeting on the 10th of February, 2021. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry…
The federal government on Tuesday has continued its ongoing deployment of Solar Hybrid Minigrid in the country, with the inauguration of an 85KWP Solar Hybrid Mini-grid in Dakiti, Akko Local Government of Gombe state. The power plant also consists of…
Members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down their arms in 2018 have received succour from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The palliative was part of the 1,400 bags of rice distributed by the Ministry of Niger…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved the establishment 20 additional private universities in the country. Nine of the private universities are located in North-Central, three in South-South, two in South-East, five of them in North-West and one in…
The Federal Government (FG) says it has set up a joint committee to address anomalies complained of by Non Teaching Staff Unions of Universities as it threatens nationwide strike on Feb. 5. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris…
…We’ve received 56.18 million SIMs linkage by Telcos, FG says By Ogaga Ariemu The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021.…
By Ibiyemi Mathew The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. This message was conveyed by the Honourable Minister of Communications…
…N472.88bn from breweries, beverages By Kayode Tokede, Akinyemi Kehinde and Mercy Akindiya The federal government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated N881.02 billion from Company Income Tax (CIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) from banks and other financial…
