In an effort to curb the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector, the Federal Government has approved the engagement of retired health workers, mostly medical doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers, on contract basis. In a circular dated October…
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji on Friday said Nigeria must increase production to strengthen the naira and boost the economy. Nnaji stated this at a news conference on readiness for implementation of Presidential Executive Order…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Government of Nigeria paid a staggering interest of N912.32bn in the first quarter of 2023 on loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances. This alarming figure, disclosed in the…
By Matthew Denis The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has disclosed that the Federal Government is targeting the reduction of poverty in the country to 0.6 percent and unemployment rate to 6.3 percent by 2030.…
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 23 oil blocs managed by both international and local oil companies, which are under crude oil Production Sharing Contracts with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) failed to produce crude…
…Set to launch scheme on Oct 17, plans towards others As part of efforts to strengthen the economy, the Federal Government has disclosed it will commence advancement of a non-interest loan of N50,000 each to 1.5 million market women under…
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has said it intends to collaborate with Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to stimulate startup listings with the newly created NGX Technology Board. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and…
…Tinubu reviews workers wage award to N35,000 …As Labour rejects N25,000 six-month allowances for govt workers …Labour to consider FG’s offer — Information Minister The meeting of the Federal Government with the organised labour has hit a deadlock on Sunday…
The Federal Government has ordered all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to immediately commence the mandatory contributions of one percent of the emoluments of all public servants to the Employees’ Compensation Scheme of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured stakeholders in the oil and gas industry of its commitment to remove bottlenecks in the industry. The Minister for State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri gave the assurance on Thursday when the…
