The Federal Government and its anti-graft agencies have been urged to probe irregularities and corrupt practices in implementing 1,052 solar streetlight projects worth over N762 million in some communities in Borno State. An investigative report by the International Centre For Investigative Reporting (ICIR) had indicted contractors awarded streetlight projects in the local communities of Bayo, Kwaya Kusar, and Shani in …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its October 2024 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1.298 trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of September, 2024 from a gross total of N2.298 trillion. From the stated amount inclusive …

As Nigeria and other nations of the world marked 2024 World Food Day, the Federal Government said, yesterday, it was doing everything possible to tackle hunger in the country. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdulahi, made the declaration at a ministerial briefing to mark the day, with the theme ‘”The Right to Food for a …

The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema has commended the Federal Government for doing well in promoting ease of doing business in the sector Onyema also commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo for repositioning the aviation sector. After meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima in the presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, the …

The Federal Government has announced plans to establish 435 clinical research centres across the country by 2028, with a target to generate $3.8bn in revenue from clinical trial activities. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value Chain Initiative, Abdu Muktar made this disclosure on Monday during a panel session titled ‘Is the Market Ready for Increased Local Manufacturing …

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the new curriculum for basic education will commence across schools in Jan. 2025. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, at a stakeholders meeting on the implementation of the new curriculum. Mamman said the new curriculum for senior secondary education would also commence by Sept. 2025. …

The Federal Government has proposed introducing a tax payment option that enables individuals to pay their taxes in instalments. It introduced this in the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, recently submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval. A copy of the draft was obtained by The PUNCH on Sunday. This means that each person now has the flexibility to …

The Federal Government has generated N103.7 billion in revenue from the Electronic Money Transfer (EMT) Levies in the first half of 2024. According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) statistical bulletin, this represents a 7.55 per cent increase compared to the N96.44 billion collected during the same period in 2023 of last year. This figure shows the …

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has advocated for the introduction of compulsory, hands-on agricultural studies at the secondary school level. The senator made the appeal during a public lecture organised by the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Ilorin on Thursday. In a keynote delivered by …

The Federal Government has granted permission to petroleum marketers to lift petrol directly from the Dangote refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This confirms the speculation that the NNPC will no longer be the sole off-taker of the Dangote fuel. In a statement on Friday, the Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Naira-crude sale implementation …