THE EXECUTIVE

Ahead of the 2023 budget presentation, the Federal Government, yesterday, insisted that petroleum subsidy would remain in place until mid-2023. In addition, the government will borrow over N11 trillion and sell national assets to finance budget deficit next year. The Minister added that…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised not to allow intimidations of any sort, whether materially, morally or physically during the 2023 elections. He said the kind of leadership that thrives on intimidation will not benefit the nation. The President was speaking when he received…

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Nasir Baballe Ila, yesterday disclosed that the president has assented to eight bills recently passed by the lawmakers. The bills assented to by the president included the Civil…

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said it is unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states. He argued that at least 10 Nigerian states “have bigger GDPs than those countries”. Osinbajo also noted…

Nigeria and Cameroon have agreed to return to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for clarification of some grey areas in its judgment on the dispute between both countries over the ownership of the Bakassi Peninsula. The ICJ, in a judgment on October…

Republics of Nigeria and South Sudan have agreed to pursue a common goal in the development and sustenance of the cultural and creative industries of both countries. This decision was reached at a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…

The Federal Government, on Friday, unveiled the new National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy 2022-2027 to guide and enhance agribusiness activities across the country. At the unveiling of the policy document in Abuja, the United States Agency for International Development announced that the…

The Federal Government on Thursday received the ‘Draft White Paper’ on Orosanye reports, submitted by the committee on restructuring/rationalisation of Federal Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions created between 2012 and 2021. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who received…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), relies heavily on funds generated by Nigeria Customs Service and Federal Inland Revenue Service. Keyamo’s statement corroborated an earlier report by the Nigerian National Petroleum…