The Federal Government has issued a licence to construct (LCT) Nigeria’s pioneering floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility to UTM FLNG Limited. This marks a giant leap in the country’s energy sector. The issuance of the LTC by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) last Friday was part of a major fulfillment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s …

LThe Federal Government, through the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, will today (Monday) arraign 10 suspects for terrorism over their alleged connection with the N4bn illegal firearms and ammunition imported into the country in June. According to The PUNCH, on Sunday the arms centre had concluded its investigation into the large cache of arms …

The Federal Government and the Ekiti State government have concluded plans to upgrade the permanent orientation camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) located at Emure Ekiti, Emure Local Government Area of the State to a world-class standard. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Youths and Community Development, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, gave the hint at the weekend in Emure-Ekiti, when …

The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. According to a statement by his media aide, Mr. Segun Tomori, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake said the exercise was part of efforts to combat illegal mining and sanitise the sector. …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, South-South, Hon. Gift Johnbull, has emphasized that achieving food security through agricultural development is a key priority in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda, with a focus on enhancing agricultural production. Johnbull disclosed this during the flag-off of the agricultural initiative, ‘Project Earn From The Soil,’ and the domestication of …

The Federal Government on Saturday pledged to provide more modern equipment and resources to the Nigeria Police Force to enable it discharge its responsibilities more effectively. President Bola Tinubu made the pledge at the graduation ceremony of 478 students of Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, stressed the importance of shunning corruption …

The minister of steel development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has commended an iron ore mining and steel firm, African Natural Resources and Mines Limited (ANRML), for its over $600 million investment in Nigeria’s steel sector, saying it shows the company’s confidence in the country. Prince Audu gave the commendation following a joint inspection tour of the ANRML steel plant at …

The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while fielding questions from journalists at an …

The Federal Government has announced that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would benefit as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated during the flag-off ceremony on Thursday, that …

To cushion the effects of rising food prices, the Federal Government yesterday kicked off the sale of 30,000 metric tons of milled rice at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. The initiative, spearheaded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is targeted at civil servants and other categories of Nigerians. The sale follows previous efforts by the administration, including the …