President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to be chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, reiterating his commitment to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years, with a well-researched framework for implementation and...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said his ministry is working assiduously to unveil a blueprint for the rollout of the Digital Switch Over across the country. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Monday while declaring open the Management Conference and Retreat of the Nigerian...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on time so that the Train 8 project can commence. The President gave the charge at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Bonny Island, Rivers State, He urged the Board of Directors, management...
Achieves Mechanical Completion, Flare Start-up of Refinery’s Area 5 Plant The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of achieving the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). Rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the Refinery for over...
Pains associated with vehicular movement around Ijede town in Ikorodu area of Lagos State are now things of the past, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the first phase of the newly constructed Ijede Road on Wednesday. Residents defied the midday downpour to receive the Governor and his team for the...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, says he is confused on whether he should move to the senate or retain his position in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Lalong, a two-term governor of Plateau State, had contested but lost the February 25, 2023 election. The Independent of National Electoral...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya has said the Nigerian Army (NA) remains resolute, more than never before, in its resolve to restore peace and security in Nigeria. He stated this today 4 July 2021, while addressing personnel of the Nigerian Army in a reception...
Says judicial victory will spur his government to continue on trajectory of progress Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court, which affirmed his election as Governor of the State. The Governor said the verdict of the Supreme Court revalidated the position of Lagosians...
Borrowings by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government is for the good of the country as the money is used to develop critical infrastructure that is stimulating economic growth, generating jobs, reducing poverty and improving the general well-being of the citizenry. Unlike in the brazen looting days of the Peoples...
It Was Mission Accomplished For Me,' Says Bello Former governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, on Sunday was received by mammoth crowd on his home coming to Agasa after a successful tenure as governor of Kogi State. Bello’s first point of call was at his late mother’s...