President Bola Tinubu says his administration is focused on restoring peace to the troubled parts of the North so that farmers displaced by bandits and kidnapping can return to their farmlands and increase food production. “We expect to see a leap in food production and a downward spiral in food costs. I promise you, we…
On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation during Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary celebration, saying his reforms yield results. He also announced the intention of the Federal Government to include the Nigerian youths in his administration, by introducing a 30-day national youth conference. Read the text Below: TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED…
The Ebonyi State Government has confirmed three more deaths following the outbreak of cholera disease that killed 10 persons in Ndibokote village of Ezza Inyimagu in the Izzi local government area of the state a few days ago.
The World Bank has approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents and building resilience to the effects of climate change, such as floods and droughts through improving dam safety and irrigation. The new financing includes $500m for…
Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just-concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. A spokesman for the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. During the session in New York, Shettima called on world leaders…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the step follows President Tinubu’s signing of the NWDC Bill…
This program was formally launched in Abuja on Friday at a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding. Michael Oluwagbemi, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative’s program director, spoke at the occasion and highlighted the government’s commitment to providing cheap transportation despite rising fuel prices. “We are doing a lot of effort to lower the…
The Federal Government has approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. The National Youth Service Corps revealed the increase in a statement published on its official Facebook page on Wednesday night. The statement said, “The monthly allowance for Corps Members would be increased to Seventy-Seven Thousand…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the sale of $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operator in the country at the rate of N1,590/$. The central bank stated that the foreign exchange will offer “extra liquidity to this segment of the foreign exchange market” in a circular dated September 25, 2024,…
2.3 million Children are at risk of death as a result of vaccine-preventable diseases. These Children mostly in hard-to-reach areas have not been immunized. However, they can still be protected if vaccinated adequately. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, South West Nigeria who disclosed this at a media dialogue on routine immunization said “Vaccine remains…
