THE EXECUTIVE

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for…

The Federal Government has vowed to take stringent regulatory measures against traders “unfairly inflating prices” of goods and commodities. The government, through its agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), expressed worry that despite the recent appreciation of the Naira against…

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration’s Student Loan Scheme is set to benefit no fewer than 1.2 million young Nigerians in its first batch, following the signing of the enabling law by President Tinubu on April 3. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) Managing…

The Federal Government has launched a concerted effort to achieve 24-hour clearance of goods at the ports, consolidating activities of all agencies into a single window system aimed at enhancing trade and improving the ease of doing business. President Tinubu inaugurated a steering…

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cautioned that 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states are among the highly probable flood risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warning during the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood…

The Federal Government has suspended mining activities within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Osun State, and its environs. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake gave the order in his office in Abuja…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said private jet operators unlicensed to operate commercial services are causing the Federal Government a huge loss of revenue. Keyamo, who described the practice as economic sabotage, also warned private aircraft operators unlicensed to…

The Federal Government has announced the allocation of 8,925 houses to deserving applicants nationwide under the National Housing Programme (NHP). This is contained in a statement issued by Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in…

The Federal Government has said that about 85 per cent of Nigerians still enjoy the electricity subsidy in the country, despite the over N1tn that would be saved from the fresh tariff hike. It stated this in response to the continued reactions from…

Nigeria’s Minister for Works, Hon. David Umahi has stated that the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, owns and controls 250 meters of the Waterways from the point of the shoreline across the Federation. The minister noted that this is in line with the…