FG Adds Hairstyling, Plumbing, GSM Repair, Others To Basic Education Curriculum

The Federal Government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup, and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum. The development comes following ongoing reforms in various sectors of the economy. A statement issued by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said the new trades were added to the Basic Education…

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2025 Budget: Lawmakers Criticise FG’s Envelope System

Lawmakers have condemned the envelope system of funding the annual budget, describing it as anti-democratic and calling for its discontinuation by the federal government. The Senate expressed this disapproval as the Appropriations Committee started receiving findings from several Senate committees on Thursday. The committee urged the government to take a more effective and needs-based approach,…

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FG Calls for Tougher Airline Penalties over Flight Delays, Cancellations

The Federal Government, through the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit, has urged the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to revisit a draft policy proposing stricter sanctions on airlines for the increasing number of flight delays and cancellations across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy…

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FG’s Electricity Subsidies Rise To N199.64bn In Dec — NERC

Monies paid by the Federal Government as electricity subsidies increased to N199.64 billion in December 2024, according to data sourced from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The recently released “December 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order” report reveals that electricity subsidies increased by 2.76% to N199.64 billion in December, up from N194.26 billion in November. The Nigerian…

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FG, BOI Release N23bn to 29 Firms to Boost Manufacturing Sector

The Bank of Industry (BOI) said it has disbursed N22.89 billion to 29 manufacturers under the Federal Government’s N75 billion Manufacturing Sector Intervention Fund. BOI Managing Director Olasupo Olusi announced during an interactive session with the Organised Private Sector in Abuja. He revealed that 20 more projects, worth N6.3 billion, are currently in different stages…

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FG Disburses N45bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Services Nationwide

Through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), the federal government has announced that N45 billion will be distributed to Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) across the country. Muhammad Pate, coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare who made this known at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja. Themed “It’s for…

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