Tinubu departs Abuja for Japan, Brazil visits
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Thursday for a two-nation working visit to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said In Japan, the President will participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) scheduled to hold in Yokohama from […]
FG approves N13bn compensation, $34m transformer procurement to boost power supply
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved four major proposals from the Ministry of Power, in a fresh push to reform and strengthen Nigeria’s national electricity grid. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting said the measures are designed to modernise ageing transmission infrastructure, enhance supply […]
Economic Reforms: Tinubu targets 7% growth rate by 2027, charges ministers on optimizing public savings
President Bola Tinubu has given his administration high marks for restoring macroeconomic stability and set a new target of achieving a 7 percent growth rate by 2027, as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda’s drive towards a $1 trillion economy by 2030. President Tinubu who presided over Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the […]
Ministries still awarding contracts captured in 2024 budget—Information Minister.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday frowned at the practice by some ministers who still award contracts captured in the 2024 budgets, twenty months after the its extension had lapsed. The Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed while briefing newsmen at the end of the council meeting at the Presidential Villa, […]
JAMB fixes date to screen over 500 underaged UTME candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that the screening of the over 500 exceptional candidates below the age of 16, seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session will be conducted between September 22 and 26 by a special technical committee set up by JAMB. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq […]
BSUTH Resident Doctors embark on indefinite strike
Moses Igber, Makurdi The Association of Resident Doctors, ARD-Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, has embarked on indefinite strike over non-payment of 18 months arrears of CONMESS 2023, non-payment of the 2025 MRTF and outstanding balance and non-implementation of 2025 incremental steps and 7 months arrears among other issues. The Association also called for the […]
