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- 28 Jun 2026
NASENI Begins Nationwide Empowerment Programme, Targets Youth Job Creation
Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, has flagged-off a nationwide community empowerment programme in science, technology, skills acquisition and renewable energy for youth and women championed by the…
- 3 Feb 2026
FG Signs MoU with ICAN, CIBN, Others to Train 10m Nigerians in Financial Literacy
The Federal Government of Nigeria has flagged off a free nationwide training of 10 million Nigerians on financial inclusion and literacy. This is just as Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said…
- 9 Apr 2025
FG Enters Tech Partnership with Ericsson
Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication to deepening its collaboration with Ericsson, Swedish technology firm with Vice President Kashim Shettima promising swift implementation of the Memorandum of…
- 18 Oct 2023
FG Aims at Leveraging on Ties with China to Improve Digital Space
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday said Nigeria would leverage its relationship with China to adopt programmes that would improve the country’s digital space, among other benefits. This is…
- 21 Mar 2025
Visa to Establish Data Centre in Nigeria to ‘Boost Digital Economy’
Visa, global payment services giant, has announced plans to establish a data centre infrastructure in Nigeria. Andrew Torre, Visa’s regional president for central and eastern Europe and…
- 19 Nov 2024
FG to Establish National Youth Development Bank to Support Young Nigerians
Federal Government is to establish a National Youth Development Bank and a Youth Data Bank, according to President Bola Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu, represented by Kashim Shettima, his vice, ,…
- 3 Jun 2025
FG, UNICEF Partner to Train 20m Youths on Digital Skills
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday, said the Federal Government has renewed its strategic partnership with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to train and…
- 7 Jul 2025
FG Says No Going Back to Nuclear Testing
Vice President Kashim Shettima has affirmed Nigeria’s unwavering stance against nuclear weapons testing. He made this known during a meeting at the Presidential Villa with a delegation from the…
- 11 Nov 2025
FG Says Digital Innovation is Nigeria’s Quickest Path to Prosperity
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria’s quickest path to catching up with developed economies lies in digital innovation and the creation of a vibrant national tech ecosystem. Pic…
- 10 Dec 2024
AMMBAN Seeks Review of 5 Percent Charge Imposed on PoS Agents
Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to review the five per cent…
- 7 Jul 2024
NASENI Honoured with Distinguished Award for Engineering and Industrial Innovation @NEAPS 2024
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has been honoured with the distinguished award for Engineering and…
- 5 Dec 2025
PEBEC Ranks NCC Among Top Five Best-Performing Government Agencies in 2025
Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the…
- 25 Feb 2025
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol Targets 50% Growth by 2030
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol is set to grow intra-African trade from 18 per cent in 2022 to 50 per cent by…
- 27 May 2025
Nigeria Approves $500m for AfDB’s Trust Fund Replenishment over Next 15 Years
Nigeria has approved a fresh $500 million replenishment of the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF) at the African Development Bank (AfDB), extending the facility for another 15 years. President of the AfDB, Dr.…
- 22 Mar 2024
National Economic Council Endorses $617m Digital Enterprises Programme
National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the implementation of the $617.7 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) programme in the 36 states of the federation and the…
- 3 Dec 2023
SERAP Tells Akpabio to Reject Wike’s Proposal in 2024 Budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Godswill Akpabio, Senate president, to use his leadership position “to promptly reject the plan by Nyesom Wike, minister of the…
- 3 Dec 2023
SERAP Urges Akpabio to Reject Wike’s plan to spend N15bn on ‘a befitting residence’ for VP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to use his leadership position “to promptly reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT,…
- 11 Jul 2024
FG Lauds Moniepoint’s Contributions to the Growth of the Informal Economy
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has restated the government’s unvarnished commitment to deepening economic and financial inclusion in line with President…
- 19 Jul 2024
FG Unveils Roadmap for Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution Under AfCFTA
The Federal Government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive strategy to lead Africa’s digital trade revolution within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The…
- 12 Nov 2023
Access Bank to Boost MSMEs with N30bn Funding
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector in the country will soon get a N30 billion boost from Access Bank PLC. The funds are to be disbursed in the form of soft loans to women and youth…
- 26 Nov 2024
Presidency Reaffirms Commitment to Financial Inclusion, Commends Moniepoint
Federal Government has hailed the contributions and remarkable achievements of Africa's fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint Inc in the financial technology sector, its commitment to…
- 18 Oct 2023
Polaris Bank Partners Millwater on stable Power Delivery to Industrial Clusters
Polaris Bank has expressed its commitment to partner with Millwater to deliver uninterrupted power to industrial clusters in Nigeria in order to accelerate the industrialization drive of the current…
- 29 Jan 2026
How Plot to Topple Tinubu was Uncovered, Foiled
A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS) helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate…
- 30 Jan 2026
Stanley Amandi, Nollywood Actor Arrested over Alleged Coup Plot against Tinubu
Stanley Amandi, veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, has been arrested by the Nigerian military over his alleged role in a foiled coup plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government,…
- 25 Feb 2025
MTN Nigeria Donates 4,600 Digital Tablets to Government Secondary Schools
MTN Nigeria has demonstrated its support for education by donating 4,600 digital tablets to Government Science Secondary School, Pyakasa, Maitama. The presentation of these devices took place on…
- 25 Jul 2024
Moniepoint Strengthens Efforts to Broaden Financial Access Through Collaborative Initiatives
Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s fastest growing financial institution according to the Financial Times has underscored the importance of a collaborative and holistic stakeholder approach in advancing the…
- 30 Apr 2026
FG Okays 112 as Toll-Free National Emergency Response Number
National Economic Council (NEC) of Nigeria has officially approved 112 as the unified, toll-free national emergency number to streamline responses to security, medical, fire, and natural disasters.…
- 23 Oct 2023
NASENI Inks $2bn Investment Deals with Chinese Firms
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and three Chinese partners have signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for new projects valued at $2 billion. This is just as…
- 9 Jul 2026
NCC Advances Nationwide Rollout of 112 Emergency Number After NEC Approval
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is intensifying efforts to implement Nigeria's planned 112 national emergency number following its approval by the National Economic Council (NEC).…
- 4 Sept 2024
Bill Gates to Invest $2.8bn in Nigeria’s Healthcare, Nutrition, Agriculture Sectors
Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Chairman Gates Foundation has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking…