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The State House has tentatively screened and selected threeof its programmes and projects for possible consideration aspilot phases for Public Private Partnership.According to a statement by the State House Director ofInformation, Abiodun Oladunjoye, this was done inconsultation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget andNational planning.The Permanent Secretary (State House), Tijjani Umar, statedthis in Abuja,...

The Federal Government has given a breakdown of the 1.2million dollars spent on the bus fare to evacuate strandedNigerians from war-torn Sudan to Egypt borders for onwardairlifting to Nigeria.The Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministryand Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigeriansfrom Sudan, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo gave the explanation after aclosed-door meeting of the ministry in Abuja.Sani-G...

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), YakubuMaikyau has called on the incoming administrations atFederal and State Government levels to initiate, reinvigorateand focus on policies that promote inclusiveness, protectsmall and medium-sized enterprises, grow the middleclassand prioritize infrastructural development.In his Workers’ Day Message to Nigerians, the NBA Presidentsaid now more than ever before, deliberate ...

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s exit from office, thePresidency has insisted that he served meritoriously and inspite of criticisms, he has not left Nigeria the way he met it.This comes as the Presidential Communications Teamreleased a 91-page document chronicling the achievementsof President Buhari eight years in office in 20 sectors.According to a statement released by presidentialspokesman, Femi Adesina, the...

The National President of the Nigerian Association ofChambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture(NACCIMA), Ide Udeagbaala, has decried the degeneratingease of doing business in the country.Speaking at a media briefing on the state of the nation,Udeagbaala said this, amongst other factors, has resulted inthe accelerated decline in local production.He revealed that recent statistics on the gross domesticprod...

The former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo hasarrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forthe meeting of the DRC/Nigeria Business Council scheduledto start tomorrow, in the country’s state capital.In a statement, his Special Assistant on Media, KehindeAkinyemi said the Anambra State governor, ProfessorCharles Soludo and an industrialist, Wale Adeosun, joined theformer President on the trip....

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has advised theruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the SenatePresidency to the South East or South South.IPAC said if this is done, it will allow for inclusive governanceand douse the religious and tribal tension which was causedas a result the 2023 general election.The National Chairman of IPAC, Engineer Yabagi Yusuf whilereading the communiqué of the Council after...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on Nigerians toembrace the nation’s digital payment channel (eNaira) toenhance its cashless policy.Its eNaira team which embarked on awareness andsensitization campaign to Kawo and other markets in Kadunaand Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, assured the publicthat the electronic legal tender would complement cash andmake transactions easier.Deputy Director, M...

The Federal Government has said that, it is not changing itsno vaccination policy approach to tackling Avian Influenza.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, MahmoodAbubakar, said this at a press conference in Abuja.Abubakar said the decision was taken after due considerationof scientific and socio-economic evidences available to theministerial committee on merits and demerits of vaccination orno vaccination an...

The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation(OAGF) has said it had taken measures to end revenueleakages being currently experienced and boost the country’srevenue collection.The Director of the Federation Account Department, Office ofthe Accountant-General of the Federation, Muhammad Saleh,revealed this in Abuja, at three-day training by the AfricanLeadership Development Initiative.He explained that...