Tag: MDAs

Finance

2026 budget: MDAs introduce N3.5tn projects despite rollover order

At least N3.50tn worth of new projects have been identified in the proposed 2026 budget, according to an analysis by The PUNCH. This development comes despite earlier budget preparation guidelines directing Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to roll over 70 per cent of their 2025 capital allocations into the 2026 fiscal year and to refrain from […]

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MDAs face N15tn capital funding gap — Report

Capital expenditure by Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies has remained severely constrained over the past three fiscal years, despite rising retained revenues and expanding budgetary allocations, according to findings by The PUNCH. An analysis of data from the Budget Office of the Federation’s Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper for 2023, 2024 and […]

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NCC ranks second in federal MDA website performance

The Nigerian Communications Commission has been ranked among the top three ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government for 2025 by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the statement, the commission emerged as one of the best-performing MDAs after being honoured with the […]

Nigeria is finished if manufacturing sector dies, MAN warns
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Manufacturers demand law to enforce ‘Nigeria First’ policy across MDAs

The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Francis Meshioye, and the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, have both stressed the critical need for the Federal Government to reinforce the ‘Nigeria First’ policy with enabling legislation. This legislation, they argue, must ensure the policy is enforced consistently across all government ministries, departments, and agencies. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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FG launches 2025 transparency index to measure MDAs’ integrity

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms has officially launched the 2025 Transparency and Integrity Index, according to a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by Mr. Aliyu Umar, Head of Strategic Communications at BPSR. The Director-General of BPSR, Mr. Dasuki Arabi, addressed the launch, describing the Index as a crucial tool designed to strengthen accountability, […]

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FG begins payment to contractors of MDAs

The Nigerian government has begun payment to contractors of projects domiciled with federal government ministries, departments and agencies amid outcry. According to Daily Post, the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, disclosed this in an interview on Monday. This comes after more than a year of non-payment to […]

Reps summon six MDAs over sale of FG properties
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Reps summon six MDAs over sale of FG properties

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources is being investigated by the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Disposal of Public Property for the sale of assets belonging to the 12 River Basin Development Authority in 2018. The Punch reported that this occurred as the committee called six significant organizations to explain their roles in the […]

NCDMB, BOI sign new MoU over manufacturing fund
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NCDMB, MDAs partners to achieve strategic objectives

The Nigeria Content Development Monitoring Board has stated that the ultimate engagement of ministries, departments, and agencies of the government is for it to achieve its strategic goals as the drive for local content strengthens its tentacles in the oil and gas industry and continues to gain speed. In order to bolster its desire for […]