FG Queries NAICOM Over N500m Recapitalisation Fee Demand
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal Government has queried the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) over disputed fees and escrow demands linked to the ongoing recapitalisation of NICON Insurance Limited and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation. The Ministry of Finance directed NAICOM to provide a detailed response and legal justification for the disputed charges. The query follows a petition […]
FG, Huawei Back $1 Trillion Digital Economy Goal
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building a digitally enabled economy, with Huawei Technologies Nigeria pledging continued support for the country’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy through technology-driven growth. The commitment was reaffirmed during a courtesy visit by Huawei’s management team to the Minister of State for Foreign […]
Customs to Hold Annual Recruitment, 2026 Exercise Nears
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will begin condcting its recruitment exercise annually, with the 2026 recruitment expected to open later this year. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Tuesday while releasing the final list of successful candidates in the 2024–2025 recruitment exercise. Adeniyi said the move […]
FG Pledges Support for Credible Investors, Says Shettima
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is ready to support viable and credible investments across Nigeria. Shettima spoke on Monday at the Delta Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba, where government officials, investors and business leaders discussed ways to attract local and foreign investments. He said the growing number of […]
FG to Release Fuel Subsidy Savings Report Within Days
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal Government says it will soon publish a detailed report showing how it used savings from the removal of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies. Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the promise on Thursday at the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja. Oyedele said Nigerians […]
NARD Sets August 10 Deadline to FG, Warns of Indefinite Strike
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026, to implement agreements reached in a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding or face an indefinite nationwide strike. The warning followed the association’s week-long National Executive Council meeting held from July 26 to […]
FG Urges South Africa to End Attacks on Nigerians
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal Government has urged South Africa to end the recurring attacks on Nigerians, revealing that 98 Nigerians have been killed in the country over the past four years. Nigeria delivered the message in Abuja during a meeting with South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, who visited as […]
Reps Seek Ecological Fund To Rescue Bayelsa Industrial Park
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to deploy the Ecological Fund to address the shoreline erosion threatening the Eraskorp Industrial Park in Gbarain, Bayelsa State. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved on Tuesday by Rep. Oforji Oboku, who warned that continued […]
FG Debunks N80tn Tinubu Debt Claims
By Anayo Akwitti The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared on Monday that the Nation’s debt profile is exaggerated as monies borrowed under President Bola Tinubu within the last three years, are no where near the N80trillion being bandied by public commentators and erroneously reported by journalists . Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for […]
FG Deploys Digital Tools to Cut Business Regulation
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government says it is using digital technology to reduce regulatory bottlenecks that undermine businesses, describing excessive regulation as a major drag on Nigeria’s economy. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh, stated this at the weekend in Abuja at the launch of the Digital Standards Platform […]