The Federal Government is to soon commence the partial commercialisation of the River Basins across the country to enhance food production and to boost the economy. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev disclosed this when he paid an inspection visit to Tiga Dam, built by former Governor of Kano State, Police…
Nigeria’s available power generation capacity has plunged by 2,324 megawatts due to deteriorating plants/units’ capacities and poor maintenance caused by liquidity challenges, among others, the Federal Government has said. It stated that though the country’s installed power generation capacity increased marginally, the quantum of available power crashed by over 2,300MW between 2015 and 2022. An…
The Federal Government has issued its first Wholesale Gas Supply Licence for 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to an indigenous firm to deepen gas utilisation across the country. It issued the licence to Ohuru Trading Limited, stating that Section 142 of the Petroleum Industry Act provided for the issuance of the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations between the federal government and the leadership of…
The Federal Government has denied entering into a N50 billion planned non-prosecution plea bargain with the former Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele. Mr Emefiele was reported to have entered into a plea bargain with the government on the condition of surrendering N50 billion to facilitate his early release from the custody of…
The Federal Government has extended an invitation to labour leaders for a further discussion today, October 1, to prevent the imminent nationwide indefinite strike organised by labour unions, The emergency meeting is to take place at the State House in Abuja. The government-Labour meeting at the State House on September 29 was canceled due to…
The Federal Government is planning to overhaul the nation’s tax system to shift more of the burden to wealthy citizens while cutting corporate taxes. The move — part of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms to overhaul the beleaguered economy – aims to lift the country’s tax take to 18 per cent of Gross Domestic Product within…
By Adebayo Yusuf The federal government through Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD has launched the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA for 3,000 federal and state government retirees with federal shares. Deputy Chairman of Pension committee at National Assembly, Honourable Olaide Mohammed made this known at the launch of the pilot scheme of NHIA, held at…
The Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress will meet on Monday, September 18, 2023 (today) to resolve issues over the looming industrial action. The Director of Information, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, disclosed the meeting between the two parties in a Sunday statement. It read, “The Minister of Labour…
The Federal Government would work with State governors to maximize the potential of mineral resources for the socioeconomic development of the country. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake stated this when the governor of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. According to a statement by the Deputy Director…