Buhari targets 21m jobs, lifting 35m out of poverty in five years
To achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan 2021-2025, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said the Nigerian government requires an investment size of N348.1 trillion. The overall target of the Plan is to achieve a broad-based real GDP growth rate of 5 per cent on average during the Plan period; generate 21 million full-time jobs;...
NNPC generates N203bn from sales of petroleum products in one month
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd., made a total sum of N203.73 billion on the sale of white products in the month of July 2021 by This was contained in the July 2021 figures of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), the 72nd edition of the Report. The...
COVID-19: FG destroys over 1m doses of expired vaccines
The Federal Government on Wednesday destroyed over 1 million doses of Astrazeneca vaccines donated to combat COVID-19. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, led the destruction at Gosa Dumpsite, about 2km from the Idu Railway Station, Abuja. “We withdrew about 1,066,214, doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines from across the country,” he said Nigeria joined other...
Senate passes 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126trn
The Senate has passed 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion. This followed the adoption of the recommendations of the report of its Committee on Appropriations at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Senator Barau Jibrin, the Chairman of the committee said the committee increased the oil price benchmark from $57 to $62 to reflect the current market value in the international...
Army elevates 41 officers to Major Generals, 76 now Brigadier Generals
The Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively. A total of 41 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General. Amongst those promoted to the rank of Major General include: Brig.-Gen. CU Onwunle Director, Directorate of Army...
Zulum: Why I shut down IDP camps, restrict food aide
By Prof. Babagana Zulum I will like to start by thanking you (humanitarian partners and civil societies) on behalf of myself, the Borno State Government, and the people of Borno State for staying with us through thick and thin – being here with us when things were extremely difficult, and to date. We remain eternally grateful for your support, and...
Electoral Bill: Senate to consult Reps on next action – Lawan
The Senate will consult with the House of Representatives on how to respond to President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made this known after the upper chamber rose from a closed session to deliberate on the President’s decision to withhold assent to the electoral bill passed by the National Assembly. According to the...
NNPC presents N621.24bn symbolic cheque for 21 roads
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has presented a symbolic cheque of N621.24 billion for the rehabilitation of 21 critical roads across the country through the Tax Credit Scheme under the Executive Order 7 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. During the presentation ceremony at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Works and Housing Headquarters in Abuja on...
El-Rufai: Our goal is to send bandits to their Creator
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna has declared that there is nothing like repentant bandits. He said the state’s policy is to dispatch the terrorists attacking innocent people to their creator to answer for their crimes against humanity. “There is nothing like repentant terrorists. The only repentant bandit is the one that is dead. Our intention in the state is to kill...
FG declares Monday, Tuesday, Jan 3 public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday, Tuesday and Monday, January 3, 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, on Wednesday in Abuja. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government,...
