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Federal Government says phased drawdowns from a $5 billion UAE facility will reduce borrowing costs while funding infrastructure and budgets. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has confirmed that Nigeria has drawn the first $1.5 billion under its $5 billion financing arrangement with First...

FG launches Ebola preparedness task force, confirms no case in Nigeria while strengthening surveillance at borders and airports nationwide. In a deft move to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in the country, the Federal Governmenton Thursday inaugurated a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness, stressing that Nigeria would...

Eminent Nigerians urge federal government to appoint Sahel envoy, linking regional instability to rising insecurity in Nigeria. Eminent Nigerians, including Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Fatima Balla, ex-Nigerian ambassador to Botswana, have called on the federal government to urgently appoint a special envoy...

Federal Government and EU partners launch training in Abuja to strengthen prosecution of school-related violence as abuse cases in schools rise nationwide. Schools across Nigeria, once regarded as safe spaces for learning and personal development, are increasingly becoming environments where children face abuse, exploitation and violence, prompting fresh intervention by...

Tinubu orders special rescue operation, approves 1,000 forest guards for Oyo State following school abductions. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday led a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Ogbomoso and surrounding communities in Oyo State following the abduction of pupils and teachers from three schools in...

Petroleum minister Ekpo inaugurates Edo CNG centre as government promotes cleaner transport, investment growth and youth employment opportunities nationwide. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said the inauguration of the Diverse Autocare Centre Hub and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Benin, the Edo State...

Federal Government says Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Section Two will reach Ogun border by November as construction advances steadily. The Federal Government says Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed by November, while Section One is substantially completed and ready for inauguration. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,...

Federal government launches major intervention to expand hostel infrastructure across 50 institutions under Renewed Hope Agenda. The federal government has committed over N250 billion in interventions aimed at tackling the long-standing student accommodation issues across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday...

Federal Government sets up inter-ministerial committee to strengthen coordination and compliance in host community development implementation nationwide. The federal government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to strengthen coordination and enhance compliance in the implementation of the Host Community Development (HCD) Programme. The inauguration, which took place  in Abuja, was presided...