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The House of Representatives says it is set to hold the second edition of its Sectoral Debates/Dialogue this Tuesday, 6th February 2024, as part of its periodic Policy Brief Series. Accordingly, this edition of the Dialogue billed for the financial sector is scheduled to feature key stakeholders in the sector...

The World Bank said it’s working in synergy with the Federal Government under the Ministry of Education to empower 200,000 youths under its ongoing Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Projects. The IDEAS Project which is a 5 year project aims to improve skills acquisition in...

National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, has acquired a State-of-the-Art mobile training kitchen truck which will be officially launched and opened to the public by Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Lola Ade-John, on Tuesday 6th February 2024. This is contained in a press release issued by Joesef Karim, Public...

The Comptroller General (CG), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has reiterated that, the cumulative effects of 2023 being an election year, cash crunch,Naira re-design and other factors led to the drastic reduction on Customs revenue. Adenitis  disclosed this at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has flagged off the sales of 660 metric tones, amounting to 13, 200 bags of assorted fertilizers and other farm inputs for the 2024 dry season farming across Nasarawa State. Governor Sule flagged off the exercise at a ceremony that was held at the premises of the...

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission ( NASIEC) has announced the indefinite postponement of the scheduled August 31st local government elections, citing court actions. Chairman of the NASIEC, Barrister Ayuba Usman Wandai, announced this on Monday. Addressing members of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), as well as members of...

The Federal Minister of Women Affairs, Barr. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye has pledged to allocate over 300 million naira of government resources to a low-cost biogas project designed to address energy poverty and associated socio-economic challenges confronting women in rural communities.  Addressing journalist during press briefing in Abuja yesterday, Uju Kennedy said...

The pump prices of petrol will fall over this year as government and private-owned refineries begin operation, CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso has said. He spoke on Wednesday at the launch of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 2024 Macroeconomic Outlook Report in Lagos. Cardoso said the expected stabilisation or reduction...

Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umau Radda this afternoon officially inaugurated the commencement of the Ranoair Katsina -Abuja routes. The ceremony took place at the Umaru Musa Yaradua International Airport Katsina and was attended by key figures including Minister of Housing and Urban Development Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, Senior Special...

The Federal Government, has said that the Nigerian maritime industry would play a pivotal role in achieving $1tn economic growth by 2027. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Akuta, disclosed this on Thursday during a courtesy visit at the Tincan Island Container Terminal Limited, Lagos. President Bola...