Google rolls out Yorùbá, Hausa language support for AI search features in Nigeria
March 6, 2026
World Bank, FG partner to rollout digital national IDs for Nigerians Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank country director for Nigeria, says the multilateral lender is collaborating with the federal government to ensure the successful rollout and registration of digital national IDs for all Nigerians. Chaudhuri made this known at a[Read More…]
Manufacturers want Govt Support To Revive Local Textile Industry Manufacturers are soliciting federal government intervention in the revitalisation of Nigeria’s textile sector. The operators called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to showcase increasing interest in rejuvenating the manufacturing sector to boost indigenous entrepreneurship in the country. This call for intervention[Read More…]
Firm empowers 400 female students on gender equity Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), in partnership with Union Bank, has empowered 400 senior secondary students girls from 16 schools in the 22nd edition of the Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement, and Development (LEAD) Camp for girls. According to the organizers, the three days[Read More…]
MATAN to start collection of VAT from informal sector The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has perfected plans to embark on the collection of value-added tax (VAT) from the informal sector for the Federal Government. The VAT Direct Initiative (VDI) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is[Read More…]
NERC says Electricity Subsidy costs Nigerian Govt N36bn in three months The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has said Federal Government paid a total of N36 billion to subsidise electricity consumption in the country in the first quarter of 2023. NERC stated this in its quarterly report, adding that[Read More…]
Miners seek partnership with FG to shore up FX supply Miners have called on the Federal Government to partner them to explore the huge potential in the sector to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and increase foreign exchange (FX) supply. They said the sector holds a huge potential[Read More…]
FAAN inaugurates Aviation Cargo Village at Lagos Airport The Federal Government yesterday kicked – off the construction of an Aviation Cargo Village on the link road connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. While carrying out the ground breaking ceremony at the Mafoloku axis of the metropolis, Chief[Read More…]
PMI, Oracle collaborate to improve digital project efficiencies in construction Project Management Institute (PMI) and Oracle Construction and Engineering have announced a collaboration that will see them pool capabilities together to deliver thought leadership, best practices, and tools created exclusively for professionals in the construction and asset-intensive sectors. In[Read More…]
FCSC chair Ingawa hails new Customs boss, okays internal succession in MDAs Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) Dr. Tukur Bello Ingawa has showered praises on the new Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for his giant strides and expressed his approval[Read More…]
Government hands over 374 power project to DisCos Over $1.2 billion has been spent on key distribution projects in the country as part of measures to improve power supply in the country, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has said. The fund was spent on over 374 projects[Read More…]