The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to hasten investigation on the alleged misappropriation of public funds against Dr Beta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Edu was alleged to have misappropriated funds in…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to work closely with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Inclusive Agri-Food System Transformation and smallholder farmers’ empowerment. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this during…
The Federal Government during the weekend inaugurated the Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, which has the target of attracting $575bn investments in the Nigerian gas sector. Late last year, President Bola Tinubu appointed a governing…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf has commended President Bola Tinubu, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Minister of Interior for suspending…
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, on Thursday officially handed over the Lagos-Calabar Highway Coastal Road project site to Hitech Construction Nigeria Limited. Umahi made the formal transfer when he visited the construction site to inspect the progress of…
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has assured of the security and safety of investments in the gas sector. The Minister stated this on Wednesday while hosting top officials of Shanghai Huayi Energy Chemical Company Group of China…
…As price of Garri surges by 108% — Report The Federal Government of Nigeria will on Friday flag-off the distribution of free grains to farmers. The flag-off expected to hold in Niger state is part of the palliative measures deployed by the…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja A Nigerian Tobacco control advocate has appealed to the Federal Government to raise the tax collected on all tobacco products and earmark a percentage of these for tobacco control activities across the country. This advice was…
The Federal Government has announced a N150,000 cash reward for every exhibitor at the 2nd edition of the national Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) clinic. A grant of N100,000 will also be given to over 200 owners of new…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja The Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has organised six zonal public hearings across the country for the review of the National Minimum Wage. This was contained in a statement signed by the…
