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FG, CBN Sign MoU To Institutionalise Fiscal Policy Coordination

NewsDeskNgSep 18, 2026September 18, 20260

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, said the arrangement would make coordination between fiscal and monetary authorities more permanent and less dependent on the personalities occupying public offices. The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have agreed to strengthen coordination of fiscal...

FG Invests N10.5bn To Train 32,000 Nigerians In Digital Skills

NewsDeskNgSep 15, 2026September 15, 20260

Federal Government commits N10.5 billion to train more than 32,000 Nigerians in digital skills for jobs in the global economy. The federal government says it has committed over N10.5 billion to the Digital Training Academy, DTA, to equip more than 32,000 young Nigerians with skills needed to compete in the...

FG Distributes Over 200,000 Maternal Kits, Targets 2.9m Pregnant Women, Families By 2028

NewsDeskNgSep 15, 2026September 15, 20260

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, said the intervention was part of a wider Federal Government strategy to expand access to essential healthcare and reverse the country’s high burden of preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. The Federal Government has rolled out 215,000 MAMA kits, 40,000...

FG Deepens Partnership With VGN On National Security, Youth Development

NewsDeskNgSep 14, 2026September 14, 20260

Federal Government strengthens collaboration with VGN to improve grassroots security, protect communities and create opportunities for Nigerian youths. The federal government has pledged to strengthen collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) as part of coordinated and concerted efforts to enhance the security of lives and property across the...

Coastal Road: Ilaje People Warn FG Against Bypassing Ondo Communities

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2026September 11, 20260

Ilaje stakeholders warn the Federal Government against diverting the coastal road inland, vowing to resist the alleged exclusion. The people of Ilaje in Ondo State have warned the federal government against the proposed diversion and excision of their communities from the coastal road construction will not tolerated, saying that such...

FG To Give 5 Million Students 100MB Free Daily Data From October 1

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2026September 11, 20260

Federal Government says five million students will receive 100MB of free daily data for approved educational platforms from October 1. Nigerian students are to start receiving 100 megabytes (MB) of free daily data from October 1, 2026, to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms, the federal government disclosed...

FG Returned One Million Out-of-School Children To Class In 20 Months, Says Alausa

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2026September 9, 20260

Education Minister Tunji Alausa says Nigerian government interventions have returned more than one million out-of-school children to classrooms in the past 20 months. The federal government said it had returned more than one million out-of-school children to the classroom in the last 20 months. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...

FG: Tinubu’s Reforms Deliver Price Stability, Economic Growth

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Foreign Affairs Minister Sola Enikanolaiye says Tinubu’s reforms are improving economic stability as inflation declines and growth strengthens gradually. The federal government has said President Bola Tinubu’s reforms have achieved a reasonable degree of price stability and economic growth, adding that the country was gradually moving towards economic and social...

Igbo Leaders Urge FG To End Policies Stifling Seaport Development In South-east

NewsDeskNgSep 5, 2026September 5, 20260

Igbo Leaders of Thought accuse successive governments of neglecting South-east seaports, worsening Lagos congestion and regional economic stagnation. The Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT) has again expressed deep concern over the continued abandonment of the seaports in the South-east region of Nigeria, saying that it’s high time the federal government...

FG Inaugurates Steering Committee To Drive Lagos International Financial Centre Initiative

NewsDeskNgSep 3, 2026September 3, 20260

FG says Lagos International Financial Centre will deepen capital markets, attract investment, promote innovation and strengthen Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. As part of Nigeria’s drive to establish a globally competitive financial hub in Africa, the federal government on Wednesday inaugurated the National Steering Committee for the Lagos International Financial Centre (LIFC) initiative...