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INTERVIEW: How FG aims to reform national orientation agency across 774 LGAs – Minister of Information, Idris
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris, in this interview with State House Correspondents in Abuja, revealed the plans of President Bola Tinubu’s administration towards gearing up the national orientation agency in Nigeria. What new ideas are you bringing to national orientation? Well, of course, you know, that the belief in the concept of nationhood and patriotism has…
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Keyamo demands review of BASA Agreement between Nigeria, Algeria
The Federal Government has requested that the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Algeria and Nigeria be reviewed, noting that the need for a direct service to Abuja will be met. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this to Algeria Ambassador to Nigeria, Hacine Lalti, who paid him a visit in his Abuja office on Tuesday. Keyamo…
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BREAKING: Tinubu flags off Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households
President Bola Tinubu has officially flagged off the World Bank assisted Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme on Tuesday. The flagging off was conducted at the presidential villa in Abuja. The President said the CCT programme which is part of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes, (SIP’s) is designed to serve 15 million households which would be targeted at uplifting…
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N-Power to employ 5 million young Nigerians in 5 years
The Federal Government has said that the ongoing restructuring of the N-Power programme will bring about the employment of five million young Nigerians in five years. This was made known in a press statement signed by the N-Power National Programme Manager, Akindele Egbuwalo on Monday. Egbuwalo appealed to Nigerians to understand the rationale behind the temporal suspension of the N-Power…
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FG approves 30-day implementation agreement with labour unions
The Federal l Government has agreed on a 30-day implementation schedule for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FG and labour unions. Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Lalong, announced this to reporters on Monday in Abuja after the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. It would be recalled that due to the ongoing hardship brought on…
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FG approves Presidential Council on Industrial Revitalization Roadmap
The Federal Government on Monday, approved the establishment of a Presidential Council on Industrial Revitalization Roadmap. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, briefed State House correspondents on the new council and its duties at the presidential villa in Abuja She stated that the sub-committees are to sit down and examine all the policies within various ministries, as…
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FG secures N1.5bn interest-free World Bank loan to improve govt finances
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Federal Government has approved the financing of about $1.5 million interest-free loan from the World Bank to finance projects. Edun made the announcement on Monday after the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja. The minister also disclosed that the…
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FG proposes N26trn as 2024 budget, assures for supplementary budgets for ongoing projects
The Federal Government has said it is proposing a total of N26 trillion for next year’s 2024 budget. This was revealed on Monday at the conclusion of the second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja by the Minister of Budget and National Planning Atiku Bagudu. Additionally, Bagudu stated that by December 31st, the national assembly…
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Tinubu moves FEC meeting from Wednesday to Monday
President Bola Tinubu has approved the shifting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting from Wednesday to Monday. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement on Monday during a briefing with State House correspondents after a FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Since his swearing in on May 29, President Tinubu has conducted two FEC meetings.…
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INEC workers accuse chairman Mahmood of abuse of office, asks Tinubu to probe fraud
Some workers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu with claims that INEC Chairman Yakubu Mahmood has neglected the welfare of the commission’s employees across the country. In an open letter signed by the workers who identified themselves as Concerned Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Nationwide, they alleged that the electoral commission was…
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