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Education minister directs speedy completion of nuclear energy curriculum
Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to expedite action towards the completion of the Nuclear Energy Curriculum to enable some Nigerian Universities and the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission as well as Polytechnics to commence the training of Nuclear Scientists and Technologists locally. Mamman was speaking through the Minister of state for Education, Yusuf Sununu, when…
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FG targetes 77% IGR increase in 2024 – Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the federal government aims to boost internally generated income (IGR) by 77 per cent. Edun spoke in Abuja on Wednesday to kick off the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) 2024 strategic management retreat. The retreat was themed, ‘Re-imagining Tax Administration for Equity and Economic Growth’. Edun stated that…
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We’re streamlining multiple taxes, unorthodox collection methods – Taiwo Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele says his team is streamlining multiple taxes and unorthodox methods to collect tax in the country. Oyedele in a statement posted via his X account on Wednesday, lamented that there are even more unauthorised taxes all disproportionately affecting small businesses including petty traders, hawkers, artisans, truckers,…
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Tinubu has no plans to relocate FCT to Lagos – Presidency
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed allegations of plans by the Federal Government to relocate the Federal Capital Territory from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga described the allegations as false in the interpretations given to the matter. The presidential aide was reacting after the news of the Central Bank of Nigeria to relocating its…
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Tinubu departs Abuja for France today
President Bola Tinubu would be departing Abuja on Wednesday for France, a spokesperson to the president has announced. According to the statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu would be visiting the European country on a private visit. He said the president will return to the country in the first week of February, 2024. Full statement below STATE HOUSE PRESS…
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Nigeria gets Global Fund $933m dollars to fight HIV/AIDs, TB, Malaria
The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, says the Federal Government has received the Global Fund $933m dollars to fight HIV/AIDs, TB, Malaria disease in Nigeria. Pate, who disclosed this on Tuesday via his X account, said the intervention fund would help against the 3 diseases in the next 3 years in Nigeria. He said the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism,…
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FG launches blueprint for National Values Charter
Mohammed Idris, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, on Tuesday announced the framework for a new National Values Charter (NVC). Addressing a world press conference at the Radio House in Abuja, Idris hailed the development as a watershed moment in the country’s history. The NVC seeks to create a national culture that represents their shared destiny and to identify…
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US companies ready to invest in Nigeria, US Secretary of State Blinken says
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, claims that businesses and entrepreneurs in the US are prepared to make investments in the Nigerian economy. Blinken said this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Blinken, who was on a four-nation African tour, addressed reporters along with Minister of Foreign Affairs…
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FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N1.127tn in December
The Federal Government, states, and local government councils shared a total of N1,127.408 trillion from the Federation Account Revenue in December 2023. This is contained in a communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) FAAC at its January 2024 meeting, chaired by the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein. Director (Press and Public Relations) in the Office…
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Wike promises rehabilitation of key road projects in Kwali area council
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to implement transformative initiatives to address security challenges in the Kwali Area Council. The FCT minister made the pledge on Tuesday during the Townhall Meeting held in Kwali Area Council to address the security challenges in the council. Wike who was informed by the Kwali Area Council Chairman,…
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