By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS A PROACTIVE measure to tackle soaring food prices and enhance food security, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to import 250,000 metric tonnes each of wheat and maize. The government will distribute these semi-processed commodities nationwide to support small-scale processors and ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter BUREAUCRATIC DELAYS have been blamed for stalling the reconstruction of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said as he also gave assurances that the Agbara-Lusada-Atan road would be completed by September. The governor inspected the 20-kilometer Agbara-Lusada-Atan road i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Bar Association (NBA) has firmly addressed misinformation circulating about the SAMOA Agreement, asserting that the agreement does not compromise Nigeria’s sovereignty or mandate the recognition of LGBTQ rights. On July 8, 2024, NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau issued a detailed stateme...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Government has revealed it is intensifying efforts to enhance Nigeria’s healthcare system by targeting the enrollment of 100,000 nurses by the end of 2024. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, announced this ambitious goal during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Government has directed the swift removal of silted drains along federal roads in Lagos State to address the recent flooding crisis. On Wednesday, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, announced this decisive measure, highlighting the ministry’s proactive approach to resolving the pro...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL government and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are set to host a national manufacturing policy summit from July 2 to 4, 2024, aiming to reshape the future of the country’s manufacturing sector. This significant event, themed “Rethinking Manufacturing,” will take pl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter HOUSING CONSTRUCTION has been spotlighted as a pivotal force for economic growth and poverty alleviation in Nigeria. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, stressed this during the ceremony for the 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate in Akwa Ibom on June 28, 2024 where he noted tha...
By Joke Kujenya A SIGNIFICANT improvement has been announced in the country’s economic indicators, revealing a 15% reduction in total debt stock in US dollar terms for the first quarter of 2024. The announcement came via the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinub...
By Joke Kujenya FURTHER INSIGHTS have been provided on Nigeria’s public debt which surged from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March 2024 as elucidated by Patience Oniha, the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO). Speaking on the need to shed more light and attributing this increase largely to exchange ra...
By Joke Kujenya HEAD OF Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr. Kayode Adegoke, have categorically denied reports circulating online suggesting the illegal exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens. Issuing a statement to clarify and reassure the public, Adegoke reiterated that the data of Nigerians ...
