By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds a significant portion of the world’s mineral reserves, including 92 per cent of global platinum, 56 per cen of cobalt, and 54 per cent of manganese, yet underdevelop. The President attributed the continent’s underdevelopment to the fact that, the resources wereContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade the Abuja Master Plan. Wike stated this when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He saidContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged regulatory agencies to eliminate overlaps and align their activities with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for economic growth and enhance ease of doing business in Nigeria. Shettima said this on Thursday during the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Regulators’ Forum to buildContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide, to fasttrack the change of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to use of CNG. Mr Micheal Oluwagbemi, Programme Director, Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi) disclosed this during an inspection tour and distribution of theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has honoured two heads of security agencies for their roles in improving security in the FCT. The honourees are Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Benneth Igweh and Assistant Director-General (D-G), Department of State Services, Ado Muazu.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged unflagging support to private investors in the territory. Wike made the promise when he visited the Zeberced Limited Quarry, Kubwa, in Abuja on Saturday, to see what the company was doing. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has attributed the rising cost of housing accommodation in FCT to market forces. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday when he visited Zeberced Limited Quarry, Kubwa-Abuja on Saturday, to see what the company was doing. WhileContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Friday, provided free medical services to 3,370 residents of Abuja. The services, provided under the FCTA’s “Renewed Hope Medical Mission” included health promotion, antenatal care (ANC), immunisation, HIV and diabetes screening and dental care. Other services are hypertension screening andContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed The Nigeria COVID-19 Action, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), says it has disbursed N625 billion to the 36 states since inception of the programme. The National Coordinator, NG-CARES, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje, stated this during the peer learning and experience sharing exercise, on Thursday in Bauchi. NG-CARES isContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve electricity and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office ofContinue Reading
