FG moves NIMC to Ministry of Interior as issued NINs hit 102.4m There are indications that the Federal Government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) from the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to the Ministry of Interior, Guardian report. Sources within the NIMC, who confirmed[Read More…]
FG prepares to submit 2024 Budget in October The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, of the Federation has begun the preparation of the 2024 budget, which it plans to submit in October 2023. The Director-General, the Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Ben Akabueze, said this yesterday at[Read More…]
FG Outlines Plan For Nigeria’s Creative Economy The federal government through the ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy has outlined a plan to grow Nigeria’s creative sector. The minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, stated this in an eight-point plan in a video message to[Read More…]
FG promises to revamp steel sector to boost Nigeria’s economy The federal government has said it will revamp the nation’s steel sector to enhance the economy and create employment opportunities. The minister of steel development, Shuabi Audu, said this in Abuja when he met with heads of agencies and[Read More…]
FG directs all international airlines to vacate MMIA by October 1 The Federal Government has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) with effect from October 1, 2023. The directive by the government is to give room for the total maintenance work at the[Read More…]
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…]
Subsidy Removal: FG approves N180b grant for states to procure grains, fertilser Following the recent removal of fuel Subsidy, the Federal Government, on Thursday, approved N180 billion to be shared by the 36 states of the federation, to help them cushion the effects in the states. Nigeria government[Read More…]
CBN reveals loan to FG rose to N23.18trn The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published its financial report for the year ended December 31, 2022, almost two weeks after President Bola Tinubu appointed Jim Obazee, ex-CEO of FRC as special investigator to investigate the bank. The published report revealed[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…]
