Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced approval by President Bola Tinubu of the building of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and Benue states as part of a broad plan by the federal government to address the conflict in the North. The Vice President, who represented President Tinubu, disclosed this on Friday evening in Maiduguri, Borno State …

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has urged the federal government to consider renaming the East-West Road in the South-South region to reflect its real location and status. Governor Diri also called on the federal government to ensure more inclusiveness in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in order to give Niger Delta people a sense of belonging. Diri made the …

The Nigerian foreign missions are currently facing a financial crisis following the delay in the release of their capital and overhead votes by the Federal Government. According to Saturday PUNCH, it was learnt that the overhead vote for the second half of 2023 which should have been paid since June was still pending, putting the missions in a dire strait. Reliably …

The Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Dr David Bob-Manuel, on Wednesday, advised the Federal Government to encourage innovation and technology-driven entrepreneurship among the youthful population as a way of putting an end to social vices. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, he said the nation is faced with the challenges of unemployment as well as the …

The Federal Government on Thursday launched a five-year national strategic plan to boost potato production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food security, Senator Abubakar Kyari said in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday that the goal of the government was to stimulate economic growth through various agricultural value chain activities. These, he said, would create employment …

The Former Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo state, Professor Dapo Asalu has disclosed that for the Federal Government to stop the brain drain menace, it must fix the economy to attract the fleeing youthful population back to the country. While describing that investing over 15,000 pounds on possessing a master’s degree abroad when similar quality education is available …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an upwards price increase in the price of pre paid electricity meters in the country. In a circular signed and dated 5 September 2023 by the commission’s Chairman and Commissioner Legal, Licencing and compliance, Sanusi Garba and Dafe Akpeneye, respectively, it stated that a single phase pre paid meter would now cost …

Abia State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu has said the state government would invest the N2 billion palliative loan from the Federal Government on transportation. Briefing newsmen at the end of this week’s State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Umuahia, the state capital, the commissioner, who was accompanied by three other members of the council, …

The Federal Government has said it had taken steps to remove the bottlenecks associated with the issuance of the Nigerian passport within two weeks. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this while appearing last night on Channels Television’s programme: “Politics Today”. The minister said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was passionate to deliver a roadmap with timelines to meet the target. He said …

The Federal Government (FG) through the Budget Office of the Federation, has commenced the training of personnel in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on the use of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System Budget Preparation Sub-System (GIFMIS/BPS), for the preparation of the 2024 budget. According to the office, the training will enhance fiscal discipline and accountability in the management …