Federal Archives — Page 64 of 138

April 28, 2022 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs, share N725.571bn for March

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N725.571 billion to the three tiers of government, as federation allocation for the month of March. A statement issued by Mr Phil Abiawute-Mowete, Director, Information/Press, Fed...

April 26, 2022 No Responses

CVR: Fresh Registration Hits 8.56m

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 8,564,512, as at 7am, Monday April 25, 2022. The commission disclosed this in a CVR Update on quarter four, week two, releas...

April 25, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Lagos, Delta 2023 Guber ‘Endorsements’ Of A Kind

By Ehichioya Ezomon — The settings are similar, but the endorsement of governorship aspirants by pressure groups in Lagos and Delta States is affecting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in differing ways. In Lagos, the Governance Advisory Cou...

April 22, 2022 No Responses

Reps Panel Summons Sylva, Kyari, Others Over State Of Refineries

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the state of refineries in Nigeria has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Minister of State for Petroleum to appear before the committee. The Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Abiodun (APC-Lag...

April 21, 2022 No Responses

Sylva: Nigeria Must Evolve Innovative Ways In Oil, Gas Exploration

To be relevant as a major player in the global oil and gas industry, Nigeria must come up with innovative ways of exploiting and exploring its abundant oil and gas. In his opening remarks at the stakeholders’ consultation on draft...

April 20, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Mulls Bill To Support Young Entrepreneurs In Digital Eco System

The Nigerian Government is considering a bill to support young entrepreneurs, particularly within the Digital Eco System. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, said this at an interactive session with the leadership of...

April 18, 2022 No Responses

Brass LNG: FG Pledges To Complete Project

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has pledged commitment to the completion of the stalled Brass Liquefied Natural Gas (BLNG) as the Federal Government seeks new investors to revive the project. Sylva, in a statement ...

April 18, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Reiterates Commitment To Nigerian Maritime University Development

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has restated the Agency’s commitment to development of the Nigerian Maritime University,(NMU) Okerenkoko, Delta State. He stated this when a delega...

April 15, 2022 No Responses

NSML, NDA Sign Maritime Training MoU

NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) and Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the training and delivery of maritime-related courses at the Nigerian Navy Simulation Centre (NNSC) of the NDA. At a signing ceremony at....

April 14, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves N1.4b For Power Sector

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.4 billion for the supply of more equipment for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to boost electricity supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, made this known when...

April 14, 2022 No Responses

Presidency Faults Call For Buhari’s Resignation

The Presidency has dismissed the call by the Northern Elders Forum on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign following the nation’s security challenges, saying reforms in internal security to hold soon. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media...

April 13, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Orders Release Of 40,000 Tons Of Grains

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of 40,000 metric tons of assorted grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve, to assist less-privileged Nigerians to celebrate the forthcoming Easter and Sallah festivities. The Minister of Agricult...

April 13, 2022 No Responses

Easter: FRSC Deploys 25,000 Personnel To Man 29 Critical Corridors

In a bid to ensure free flow of traffic and also trend down road traffic fatalities by 15%, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed the deployment of 25,224 Corps’ Operatives (Regular and Special...