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Minister threatens to revoke Kogi-Benin Road contracts
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FG commissions reconstructed Port Harcourt road in Aba

The Federal Government has inaugurated the reconstructed 6.7-kilometre Port Harcourt Road in Aba, marking a key milestone in Abia State’s ongoing infrastructure renewal and economic revitalisation drive. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, hailed the project’s completion as a “miracle” made possible through the collaboration of the Federal Government, the […]

Transportation

FG owes Imo for federal roads — Uzodimma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has revealed that the Federal Government is yet to refund the funds spent by his administration on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of key federal roads within the state. The governor made the disclosure during an expanded meeting of the Imo State Executive Council held on Saturday, where he provided an […]

Food

FG urges scientists to give factual guidance on GMOs

The Federal Government has urged scientists in ministries, departments, and agencies to improve their knowledge of Genetically Modified Organisms to ensure that their feedback on the subject is factual and unambiguous. This call comes as Nigerians remain divided on the safety of GMOs. The federal government made this statement on Thursday in Abuja at a […]

90% of Nigeria's tax revenue comes from nine sources – Wale Edun
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FG scraps revenue collection costs to agencies

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to permanently end the practice of deducting revenue collection costs paid to agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigeria Customs Service, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, among others. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this on Wednesday in […]

Nigerian Investors to raise $94bn climate capital – Report
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FG trains 19 MDAs on monitoring short-lived climate pollutants

The National Council on Climate Change and the Stakeholder Democracy Network have built the capacity of 19 Ministries, Departments and Agencies on Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. Director-General of the NCCC, Mrs. Omotenioye Majekodunmi, said the Capacity-Building Workshop on MRV for SLCPs in Key Sectors aimed at enhancing the technical know-how of […]

Business

FG seeks $2b Chinese loan for new super power grid

Nigeria is negotiating a $2 billion loan with China’s Export-Import Bank to fund a new “super grid” designed to ease chronic power shortages and drive industrial growth. Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu revealed this at an economic summit in Abuja on Monday, explaining that the proposed transmission network will connect the country’s eastern and western […]

FG signs €995m deal to boost Nigerian agriculture sector
Agribusiness

FG commits $538m to special agro-industrial projects

The Federal Government has announced a commitment of $538.05 million towards the establishment of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones across the country, as part of efforts to transform Nigeria’s food systems and strengthen agricultural productivity. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the Community of Practice […]

Agribusiness

New fertilizer initiative will trigger high cost, farmers warn

Farmers operating under the umbrellas of the Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria and the Himma Youth Farmers Association of Nigeria asserted on Thursday that the new Presidential Fertilizer Initiative will likely trigger a high cost of fertilizers. The National President of COFAN, Dr. Abubakar Bamai, voiced concern that this government move, coming amid rising […]

Business

Tinubu to unveil $400m Otakikpo oil export terminal

President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, marking Nigeria’s first new crude export facility in more than five decades. Developed by Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area, the terminal […]

Electricity

Nigeria@65: Experts urge FG to resolve electricity liquidity crisis

As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, stakeholders in the power sector have voiced concerns over ongoing financial challenges affecting the country’s electricity value chain, urging the government to intervene. In an interview in Lagos on Tuesday, they highlighted liquidity constraints as the main barrier to delivering stable and reliable power to millions of Nigerians, […]

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Court adjourns Sowore’s cybercrime case to October 27

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, to October 27. Justice Mohammed Umar granted the adjournment to allow Sowore time to prepare his defense. Sowore is facing a five-count charge filed by the Department of State Services on behalf of the Federal Government, alongside X […]

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FG arraigns Sowore over alleged false X, Meta posts against Tinubu

The Federal Government has arraigned human rights activist and publisher, Omoleye Sowore, on a five count for allegedly making false posts against President Bola Tinubu on social media. The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, also lists X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (owners of Facebook and Instagram) as co-defendants. According to the […]