FG Drives Private Investment into Badagry Deep-Seaport
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has intensified efforts to attract private investment into Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure, with APM Terminals exploring the development of the proposed Badagry Deep-Seaport in Lagos. The development followed a visit by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and a Federal Government delegation to Denmark to strengthen maritime […]
Reps: PFIPC Was Never Legally Established by Government
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was never legally established by the Nigerian government. An Ad Hoc Committee investigating the organisation in it prelimentary report on Wednsday said it uncovered substantial evidence of forged, altered and misleading documents allegedly used to make PFIPC appear to […]
FG Orders Review of Major Road Concession Agreements
By Chinedu Echianu The Federal Government has ordered a review of concession agreements on major roads across the country following the worsening condition of the Benin-Asaba Expressway. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, gave the directive on Tuesday after inspecting the troubled highway, where motorists and commuters have endured prolonged gridlock and hardship. Umahi expressed […]
FG Assures Resumption Of Work On Bida-Lambata Road
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has assured residents of Niger State that work will soon resume on the Bida-Lapai-Lambata road project, following growing concerns over its poor condition, insecurity and accidents along the corridor. The assurance came after the Minister of Works, David Umahi, met with stakeholders from Niger South led by the member […]
Oyedele Says Poverty Reduction Remains ‘Unfinished Business’
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has acknowledged that poverty reduction and improved household welfare remain “unfinished business” for the Federal Government despite what he describes as significant gains from its economic reforms. Oyedele made the remarks on Wednesday while presenting the government’s economic scorecard, where […]
Sowore Faults NDLEA Over Destruction of Cannabis Farms in Edo
By Oluwakemi Kindness AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has challenged the Federal Government’s approach to cannabis control, arguing that Nigeria could gain economically by legalising and regulating the plant instead of destroying farms. Sowore criticized the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday after its Edo State Command destroyed two cannabis plantations with an estimated […]
FG Raises Lawyers’ Robe Allowance to N1m Annually
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has increased the annual robe allowance for state counsel and legal officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Council of Nigeria from N300,000 to N1 million. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission disclosed the increase in a circular dated July 14, 2026, signed by its […]
FG Pledges Stronger Security, Diaspora Partnership
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to prioritising national security, harnessing the Nigerian diaspora as a critical asset for national development, and deepening strategic partnerships based on mutual respect and trust. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, disclosed this while speaking at the Dinner Night of the Nigerian […]
Agbese: National Assembly Initiated State Police Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Assembly began work on the proposed state police system before the Federal Government introduced its own bill, Deputy House spokesman Philip Agbese says. Agbese said lawmakers had been considering state police legislation for some time. He said the executive’s bill now provides an opportunity for both arms of government to […]
FG to Train 300 NYSC Members as CNG Technicians
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government says 300 National Youth Service Corps members will be trained and certified as compressed natural gas technicians and deployed to CNG conversion centres across Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring and Delivery, Dr. Titilope Gbadamosi, disclosed this in Abuja. She spoke at the […]