The Federal Government has said it is considering relocating the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, following the jailbreak that saw the escape of 119 inmates. During a visit to the centre on Thursday, the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo revealed that the facility houses 499 inmates, as opposed to the expected 250 that it was initially …

Following a runway excursion incident suffered by Nigerian carrier, Dana Air at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend the airline until comprehensive audits on its fleet are conducted. A letter by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Meribole to the …

The National Assembly says it will come up with robust legislation to support 18 years old as entry limit for admission into tertiary educational institutions. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, said this at the ongoing monitoring of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in Abuja on Tuesday. The Katsina South …

The Federal Government has launched a new platform designed to strengthen the efficiency and transparency of its import duty exemption programme. The Incentive Monitoring and Evaluation Platform (IMEP) will be integrated into the existing Import Duty Exemption Certificate (IDEC), according to Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun. The IDEC programme offers strategic import duty …

An initiative to incentivise investors in the oil and gas segment of the nation’s economy aimed at attracting $10 billion investment, was yesterday unveiled by the Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the Economy, Wale Edun The event which culminated in the endorsement of the Consolidated Guidelines for the implementation of Fiscal Incentives for the Oil & Gas Sector – …

The Federal Government said it will soon commence the loan disbursement process for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and manufacturing sectors under the Presidential N200 billion Intervention Fund scheme. Announcing the disbursement of the funds, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite noted that the decision was taken following the success of the ongoing disbursements targeted at supporting …

The Federal Government on Monday launched guidelines on safe motherhood, targeting at least seven million pregnant women, and at least six million newborn births annually. At the launch of the guidelines – the Labour Care Guide, and the Guidelines for Community Use of Misoprostol – to commemorate the 2024 Safe Motherhood Day in Abuja, the Coordinating Minister of Health and …

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agricultural reforms aimed at bolstering production and improving soil management practices. Shettima spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of an agricultural initiative tagged ‘Soil Values’. In 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said  26.5 million Nigerians might face a food crisis between June and August 2024. The …

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. The government, through the Bank of Industry, had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. In a progress report posted on X …

The Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiatives, Michael Oluwagbemi, has announced the Federal Government’s plan to target over 25,000 jobs and $2.5 billion worth of investment by 2027. Oluwagbemi made this known during the Presidential CNG stakeholders’ engagement workshop held at BOVAS Auto-Gas filing stations, Ajibode Bus-Stop in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on …