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FG Has Spent N157bn To Fund Second Niger Bridge So Far, Says Minister Of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that the federal government has so far released N157bn for the Second Niger Bridge project. The minister disclosed this while on an inspection of the site along with the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Farouk Gumel, and the NSIA Managing...
Federal Government Approved Three-Year Tax Relief To 33 Companies
The Federal Government approved the application of 33 companies seeking pioneer status under the Industrial Development Income Tax Act in 2021. This was contained in the quarterly PSI reports released by the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission. The reports also revealed that investments made by the 33 companies during the year amounted to N543.88bn. It also noted that the government declined the applications...
Insecurity: Obasanjo Says Nigerians Not Safe On Trains, Roads, Airports
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that the security challenges in the country are becoming more overwhelming as Nigerians are no longer safe on roads, in trains or at airports. “A situation where we are not safe on the roads, in the train, we are not safe at the airport then what is remaining?” he asked. The former President said this...
Buhari Best President Since Amalgamation Of Nigeria — Masari
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State says “since the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914, the country has never had a better government and President like Muhammad Buhari.” The governor disclosed this on Saturday in Katsina during a rally organised by the beneficiaries of the Federal government’s Social Investment Programme (NSIP) in the state. Reports have it that the rally was organised...
Jega Weeps Again, Says Governance Absent In Nigeria
In what appears to be a regular criticism of the Federal Government's incompetence to deal with germane issues of governance in the country, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, on Saturday said government at all levels have abandoned governance. He made the comment at the National Convention of the People Redemption Party (PRP) which was...
Gov. Soludo Vows To Lead Negotiations For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra, has given the assurance that he will lead his brother governors in the Southeast to engage the Federal Government on dialogue to handle insecurity situation in the zone. Soludo said that an expeditious release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would cushion the insecurity impasse in the...
IPOB Ends Sit-At-Home In South East, Seeks Dialogue
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has abrogated its sit-at-home directive in southeast Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Saturday from Awka that IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra Government and Traditional rulers to pave the way for peace, since all Igbo stakeholders...
Ajaokuta Steel Company Will Not Be Revived Under Buhari Administration Because Of Russia-Ukraine War — Minister
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite on Thursday admitted that the Federal Government will not be able to deliver on its promise to revive the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill before the end of the current administration in 2023. He made the admission while fielding question from State House correspondents during the 34th session of the State...
You’re Taking Us For Jokers, Reps Blow Hot Over Refusal Of Service Chiefs To Honour Invitation
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday blasted service chiefs and the ministers of relevant agencies over their failure to honour the lawmakers’ invitation. The lawmakers summoned the service chiefs and ministers of relevant ministries and agencies to appear before it in conjunction with the chairmen of the committees on aviation, security and intelligence, police...
Kaduna Train Attack: Tinubu Urges Friends, Associates To Join Him In Donating To Families Of Victims
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has called for donations to the families of those who lost their lives and the wounded passengers aboard the Kaduna train that was attacked by gunmen. He made the call in a statement on Tuesday. He had cancelled his 70th birthday celebration at the Eko hotel on Tuesday in honour...
