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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s firm resolve to reposition the steel sector as the industrial heart of Nigeria and the hub of the nation’s economic diversification. He said his administration plans to create 500,000 jobs from the revival of the sector. Tinubu said, “We aim to create over 500,000 direct and indirect […]
The federal government has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) still carrying out procurement processes for projects under the 2024 Appropriation to conclude them by the end of September 2025. The directive was contained in a brief from the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) to President Bola Tinubu for the Federal […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa says Nigerians must confine animals in ranches to end incessant clashes between farmers and herders in the country. The CDS also declared that the military would do whatever it takes to secure Nigeria and the African continent against emerging threats. He spoke yesterday during a press […]
The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to collaborate with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to unlock Calabar Port’s economic potential and fast-track the development of the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport. The state governor, Bassey Otu, stated this yesterday in Calabar, while receiving the Governing Board of the NPA, led by its chairman, Senator […]
The federal government has announced a seven-year moratorium on establishing new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide. This is a decisive move to address declining quality and infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education sector. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this to State House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council […]
The female officers of the Nigeria Police Force have condemned the attacks on their colleagues, who were recently promoted by the Police Service Commission. In a statement, the Force gender advisor to the inspector-general of police, AIG Aishatu Abubakar Baju, demanded the retraction of malicious publications that alleged female officers were given promotions because they […]
Nigeria has swathes of communities in rural areas with little or no government presence. These communities are inhabited by Nigerians, but in truth, they are far from what is happening in the country in terms of the availability of basic infrastructure such as hospitals, roads, water, electricity and the presence of law enforcement agencies. In […]
Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, says its 4,500 prospective students would be subjected to a drug test before admission. Lafiaji-Okunneye, who narrated the panic a drug-addicted student caused in the school a few months ago, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the measure had become imperative […]
The House of Representatives Committee on NG-CARES has commenced an investigation into the implementation of the federal government’s $696 million (N1.06 trillion) Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) social intervention programme. The committee’s chairman, Hon. Abubakar Kusada, who disclosed this while briefing journalists after the panel meeting, said the investigation became inevitable […]
The Federal Government has set a combined target of N493 billion for the upgrade of the Kano–Katsina Road and the planned construction of a new Carter Bridge in Lagos, following approvals by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Minister of Works, David Umahi, told State House correspondents […]