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- 9 Mar 2017
FG Denies Reopening N-Power Portal for New Applications
Federal government has denied the news making the rounds that it has reopened the N-Power portal for the receipt of fresh applications. The denial was contained in a statement by Laolu Akande, the…
- 24 Feb 2021
2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Nigerians Trust NGOs
The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Report has revealed that out of the four institutions of government, business, media and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Nigerians trust civil society…
- 11 Aug 2017
No More Excuses, Osinbajo Tells Non-Performing Ministers
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Muhammadu Buhari administration will no longer accept excuses that suggest that delivering sustainable socio-economic development to Nigerians is not…
- 22 Oct 2019
FG Says No More Bailout for Sick Banks
Yemi Osinbajo, vice president, has urged banks to rethink on their method of managing risks in the sector because the use of huge bailout funds may not be sustainable in the financial system. …
- 6 Nov 2020
FG Sells Afam Power Plants to Transcorp
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Transcorp Consortium has acquired Afam Power Plc and Afam Three Fast Power Limited and has committed to investing $350 million (N133.9 billion) in five…
- 25 Feb 2021
FG Seeks Asset Manager for N15tn Infraco Fund
Federal government plans to hire an asset manager for its new Infrastructure Development Company (Infraco), designed to raise as much as N15 trillion ($36.7 billion) for infrastructural projects and…
- 27 Jan 2021
Osinbajo to Attend The Guardian Book Launch
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has accepted the invitation to attend the launch of the epochal book on The Guardian. The event, billed to hold in Lagos on…
- 12 Feb 2021
FG Floats N1trn Infra-Co to Tackle Infrastructure Deficit
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Public Private Partnership (PPP), styled Infrastructure company named Infra-Co with an initial seed capital of one trillion naira.…
- 21 Feb 2021
Chain Reactions to Unveil 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Tomorrow
Chain Reactions Nigeria, one of the country's leading Public Relations and Integrated Communications Consulting firms and the Exclusive Nigerian Affiliate and West Africa's Preferred Partner of…
- 3 Mar 2021
Top Journalists Converging in Lagos to Unveil Book on the Making of the Guardian
At least 100 top journalists, media entrepreneurs, opinion molders, and managers shall be among over 200 others expected in Lagos to unveil the epochal book that vividly, and in graphic narration…
- 22 Apr 2021
International Girls in ICT Day 2021: FG Seeks More Participation of Women in ICT to Promote Gender Equality
Federal Government on Thursday called for increased participation of girls and women in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) in order to promote gender equality. Pauline…
- 27 Jun 2021
Global Tech, Digital Giants Won’t Escape Tax in Nigeria- FG
Federal government has vowed big technology and digital companies with a significant economic presence in Nigeria, though without physical offices, won’t escape tax payments henceforth. The…
- 25 Jan 2022
FG says 4m MSMEs Benefited from N150bn Funding
More than four million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises have benefitted from various schemes of the Federal Government, amounting N150 billion, targeted at uplifting the sub-sector in the country.…
- 28 Sept 2022
Meta, NAPTIP Launch AMBER Alert Programme to Help Find Missing Children in Nigeria
Meta on Wednesday announced the launch of the AMBER Alert Programme on Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria. Working in partnership with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons…
- 11 Jan 2023
Osinbajo Urges Legacy Companies to Invest in Technology
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said despite the existing business models in most industries today, maintaining relevance will require investment in technology. “Legacy and history have a…
- 8 Oct 2015
Buhari Rejects New Electricity Tariffs, Wants Improved Power
President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at the current electricity tariffs, stating that until there is stable power supply in the country, electricity tariffs cannot remain at their current level.…
- 24 Sept 2024
UNGA: Leo Stan Ekeh @ Media Dialogue, Seeks Mega Media Platforms for Africa
Dr Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, a tech company, has stressed the importance of media representation for people of African descent and the need for Africa to build its mega media platforms.…
- 24 May 2017
Unease Calm as Customs Intercepts Fresh 440 Rifles at Lagos Port
On the wake of rumoured plot for military coup in the country, the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a total 440 pieces of pump action rifles imported from…