Author: Joy Gyakyor

The Federal Government through the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), on Wednesday said that it has secured the commitment of a group of private companies for investments worth billions of dollars in the country’s free trade zones’ scheme. Managing Director of NEPZA, Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi announced this while receiving the promoter of a newly registered Industrial Platform Remo (IPR) Free Zone, the Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (AIIP) in his Abuja office. According to a statement by NEPZA’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Martins Odeh, the NEPZA chief executive said that IPR is set with its funding partners to roll…

British conservative party politician, Alok Sharma once explained that infrastructure would always become the backbone of economic growth, as it improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs, and boosts business. The United Nations (UN), in fact, also, confirms that both economic growth, and social development depend heavily on nations’ ability to invest in infrastructure. This is why it’s sustainable development goals nine – provides for building of resilient infrastructure, promotion of sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. But, Nigeria, like many African countries continue to face near total lack or poor infrastructure, mainly, due to bad…

The federal government on Thursday signed an agreement christened, ‘the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion’ with the 36 state governments and other key stakeholders in the private sector as part of efforts to actualise the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to Nigerians. The agreement is expalso covcted to also take care of citizens at disadvantaged and low-income segments of the country. Senior Special Assistant on media and Publicity to the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement said, among those who signed the Aso Accord pact on behalf of the federal government during a two-day workshop…

Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), Dr. Zacch Adedeji has described capacity building of tax personnel as a key element in strengthening tax administration processes in member countries of the CATA.  A statement made available on FIRS Facebook handle said that the agency’s chief executive statedl while addressing members of CATA at a meeting in London, United Kingdom. Adedeji explained that expanding the capacity of tax personnel of CATA member countries would empower them to deal with the challenges that have negatively impacted the tax administration landscape globally. …

The Federal Government has launched a Delivery Tracker App for every Nigerian to monitor the performance of ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and officials, using key performance indicators (KPIs) and set deliverables. The government said the areas citizens can monitor and report the officials are the eight priority areas of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for boosting the economy and improving lives. They include economy, education, health, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, and education, among others. Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination who doubles as Head of Policy Coordination and Delivery Unit (CDCU), Hadiza Bala-Usman, launched the App…

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, Tuesday called on the Federal Government to rid the State of banditry to end cases of kidnapping in northern parts of the country. Governor Lawal stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on his meeting with President Bola Tinubu, at the presidential villa Abuja. Lawal who said that the Zamfara has become an epicenter of banditry said the state recently recorded several cases of banditry attacks in a few local governments, despite deliberate efforts by the state government to end the criminal activities of the terrorists. The Governor stated that the State has requested more…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the establishment of a Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund, designed to aggressively address the huge infrastructure deficit in the country. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji disclosed this while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the presidential villa. He said, an analysis of the of integrated infrastructure master plan commissioned in 2020, show that Nigeria need at least $895billion annually in the next 10 years to address the infrastructure gap in the country.  READ ALSO: Tinubu meets Standard Chattered Bank officials in Aso Rock  Dr.…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has requested the Senate to approve a security vote for the office of tbe Minister to enhance the administration tackle the security challenges in the nation’s capital. Wike stated this when he appeared before the Senate Committees on FCT and Area Councils to defend the N1.1 trillion budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for the o2024 fiscal year. Wike said approving the security vote for the FCTA was necessary to ensure that security agencies eliminate threats without going through the rigours of official bureaucracy capable of delaying action and…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Head of Service, and Permanent Secretaries in the nine Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA). The appointments come with other members of the FCT Civil Service Commission signalling the full implemwntation of the reforms of the administrative structure of the territory. Director of Information in the office of the FCTA minister, Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement said a presidential directive has been received for the establishment of the Civil Service Commission of the FCT. According to the statement, the FCTA minister Nyesome Wike had also disclosed during a meeting with the…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has emerged Leadership newspaper Governor of the Year (2023) award winner for his outstanding performance and leadership qualities demonstrated in the fight against corruption, and for his transformative achievements in the state in just six months. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula in a statement said Alia received the award on Tuesday in Abuja, during the 16th edition of Leadership Annual Conference (2023), organised by Leadership newspapers. He said such achievements which qualified the Governor for the award were recorded in areas such as the Agricultural Sector, infrastructure development, prompt payment of…