FG provides N3billion to All States to mitigate effect of flooding
The Federal Government says it will support states affected by flood with N3billion to mitigate the effect of the menace. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who disclosed this while interacting with journalists at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, inspecting some areas affected by flood in Kebbi, said this would lead to success, paving way for food availability at reasonable affordable prices, adding that it would lower inflation and help to further stabilise the economy. Also speaking, the Minister of Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, disclosed said that apart from the 3 billion, the federal government had approved a Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund that would be used for funding, among other projects, like the Badagry – Sokoto road.
EX DG, NIA Gives Reasons for His Resignation
Amidst the heightening insecurity challenges in parts of the country, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. The DG NIA who announced this move while addressing newsmen after a routine briefing of Mr President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during the weekend, cited personal […]
President Tinubu swears in Kekere-Ekun as Acting Chief Justice
President Bola Tinubu has today Friday 23rd 2024 sworn-in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, pending her confirmation by the senate. Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office and signed the oath register at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, witnessed by Mr President, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief of Staff […]
FG To Integrate Agricultural Insurance into NAGS-AP Program
The Federal Government has initiated plans to incorporate the Agricultural Insurance Scheme into the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket Program (NAGS-AP) to enhance sustainability and food security. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who disclosed this at the Agricultural Insurance Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Abuja, stated that […]
FG Faces Funding Gap of N13 Trillion for Ongoing Highway Projects
The Minister of Works, Sen.Dave Umahi, has revealed that a funding gap of N13 trillion is needed to complete ongoing highway projects inherited by the present administration. Umahi who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen yesterday (Thursday) in Abuja, noted that the ministry inherited 18,932.50km of ongoing projects valued at N14.42 trillion as of May […]
RHI Business Recapitalization Grant For Petty Traders flags off
Nigeria’s First Lady and Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme for women petty traders nationwide with the disbursement of 50,000 Naira business recapitalization grant to 37,000 beneficiary across the country. Speaking at the flag off disbursement of the grant in […]
House of Reps Questions LUTH extra N150 Billion Expenditure
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has Questioned the Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH Over Extra-Budgetary Spending of N150.3 Billion Without Approval. While grilling the Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) over alleged non-remittance of internally generated revenue (IGR) discrepancy in Remita payments amounting to over N2 billion, Chairman of […]
House of Reps Reconsiders Special Seats for Women
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the 10th assembly is considering reintroducing a bill on special seats for women and supporting electoral reforms to increase female representation in leadership structures. Speaking at a one-day high-level national summit on women’s inclusion in governance, the speaker represented by the […]
COS to President: 2025 budget for State House agencies to be based on needs assessment
The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 2025 budget for State House agencies will be based on a thorough needs assessment to ensure that funding allocated to agencies are based on actual requirements. Gbajabiamila spoke to the media on Wednesday in Abuja, following a one-day fact finding tour of […]
NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8 Million for Data Protection Breach
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for violating customer data protection laws. Speaking at a validation meeting in Abuja, Honorable Commissioner of NDPC, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed that the bank breached the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019, leading to the fine, which represents […]
