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Construction of 50,000 housing units to create 1.2m jobs – FG By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has said that the construction of 50,000 housing units under phase one of the Renewed Hope Housing Cities and Estates will create over 1.2 million direct and indirect jobs. The Minister of HousingContinue Reading
FG receives 8,000 interests for renewed hope housing scheme By Angela Atabo The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, says the ministry has received about 8,925 expressions of interest for the Renewed Hope Estates and Cities housing scheme. Dangiwa, said this on Friday in Abuja, at the ministerialContinue Reading
Foundation urges more humanitarian interventions for North-West By Diana Omueza The Neem Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),has called for more humanitarian interventions in the North-West zone of the country, just like the North-East. Dr Fatima Akilu, the Executive Director, Neem foundation said in an event tagged ” Aid Beyond PoliticsContinue Reading
Turkish Airlines to resume Lagos flight operations Saturday By Mark Longyen Turkish Airlines has announced that it would on Saturday, May 25, resume its flight operations in Lagos, which were suspended following the disruption of its operations in the state, four days ago. “Due to actions at our counter atContinue Reading
Towards enhanced access to clean water through private sector interventions By Abiemwense Moru, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Access to safe water is the most basic human need for health and well-being, according to the United Nations (UN). It says billions of people will lack access to this basicContinue Reading
CSW68: Nigeria to integrate gender perspective in investment – Ministe By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, says Nigeria will integrate gender perspective into all investments, programmes and planning for the attainment of gender equality and women empowerment. Kennedy-Ohanenye, represented by Mrs Funke Oladipo, the ministry’s DirectorContinue Reading
Transition committee promises to reposition Labour Party By Angela Atabo The Transition Committee of the Labour Party, on Thursday, promised to reposition it toward becoming a force to reckon with in Nigeria’s political space. The Committee Chairman, Mr Abdulwaheed Umar, said this at the official inauguration of the committee putContinue Reading
Inauguration of Abuja Rail Mass Transit now May 29 – FCTA By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says inauguration of commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit system will now hold on May 29 and not May 27 as earlier announced. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director ofContinue Reading
Construction companies fault FG on new contracts’ terms By Angela Atabo The Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI), has expressed dissatisfaction with the recent standard conditions of contract and directives by the Federal Ministry of Works on road construction. FOCI is the umbrella body for organised companies and stakeholders in theContinue Reading
Insecurity: FG to automate border surveillance management system By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has commenced the automation of the nation’s border management system for effective surveillance. Tunji-Ojo stated this during an inspection tour of the ongoing installation of Command-and-Control CentreContinue Reading
