The Federal Government has inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company, HPDC, to make Nigeria a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched an Artificial Intelligence training programme to equip 6,000 selected senior secondary school teachers across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Jonny Baxter, has expressed concern over the rising insecurity in Osun State, describing the violence as a worrisome development.
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement he signed today titled ‘President Tinubu arrives Ethiopia […]
The Nigeria House of Senate has approved the 2025 Appropriation Bill, passing a total budget estimate of ₦54.99 trillion. The budget includes allocations for statutory transfers, recurrent expenditures, capital projects, and debt servicing, with a fiscal deficit of ₦13.08 trillion. Key breakdowns are as follows: Total Expenditure: ₦54.99 trillion; Statutory Transfers: ₦3.65 trillion; Recurrent (Non-Debt) […]
The Federal Government has opened conversations with the International Finance Corporation – a member of the World Bank Group – on policy formation to utilise the capital market and other available funding options within Nigeria to fund infrastructure development through Public Private Partnership.
President Bola Tinubu has raised the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues generated by key government agencies.
Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States have reportedly resorted to hiding and restricted movement to avoid being arrested and deported by the President Donald Trump’s government.
The European Union has unveiled a three-year grant worth €300,000 to strengthen the secretariat of the European Chamber of Commerce, Eurocham, Nigeria.
The Federal Government says not less than 828 illegal immigrants were deported in 2024 as part of its intensified efforts to combat irregular migration and tighten national security. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Abuja. Speaking on the government’s achievements, Tunji-Ojo noted that in the last one year, […]