Uthman Salami The federal government has given a nod to $2.76 billion fund for the acquisition of minority stake in Dangote Refinery at 20 per cent through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made the…
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), has distanced itself from most of the demands by striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), saying that they were the responsibility of state governments. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this to…
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has spent over N1.8 billion on Homegrown School Feeding programme in three years in Ondo State. Mrs Kemisola Olasetemi, the Ondo State Team Leader of the Programme, disclosed…
The Federal Government said it would optimise the country’s abundant gas resource to achieve transition to low carbon energy sources. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made this assertion at the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)…
The Federal government has reiterated its commitment to drive National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) in transforming every aspect of modern life which will enable Nigeria to take advantage to become a leading player in the global digital economy…
The Federal Government says it is not aware of any $875 million ammunition deal with the US which is being purportedly blocked by some lawmakers in that country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the purported…
The Federal Government has embarked an audit of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Katsina State. Alhaji Mustapha Bara’u, NHGSFP Programme Manager in Katsina State, said during the launch of the exercise on Thursday that the enumeration…
The Federal government has reiterated its commitment to accelerate economic growth via the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE made this known while delivering…
The Federal Government has paid a total of $3.22billion as cash call arrears to international oil companies (IOC), with a balance of $1.46billion as outstanding. This is contained in a document on Joint Venture repayment agreement status presented by the…
…As focus shifts to remote, hard-to-reach areas, schools, health centres The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline…
