Author: Joy Gyakyor
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, explains that President Bola Tinubu is systematically charting a way to move millions of Nigerians out of poverty. The Minister who stated this in Bauchi State during the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED)’s conference, said that the President is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that life is made easy for Nigerians by coming up with policies and programmes that are beneficial to every citizen. “President Tinubu’s administration inherited assets and liabilities and there is no looking back but it’s…
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa has said that the ministry has created over 252,800 jobs and is constructing 10,000 housing units across the country under the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Minister stated this recently while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the Federal Government was working out a plan to provide free housing units to 77,400 vulnerable Nigerians across all 774 local government areas under the proposed National Social Housing Fund. According to him, the overall target is to raise N1.2 trillion through voluntary monthly…
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari says that the organization has stopped the importation of refined petroleum products. Kyari stated this at the 42nd Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) annual international conference and exhibition in Lagos. He said the national oil company is now off-taking fuel from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refineries. “Today, NNPC does not import any product, we are taking only from domestic refineries,” Kyari stressed. While addressing rumors that NNPC is obstructing refining efforts at Dangote Refinery, the NNPCL chief executive explained that…
The drive by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Nyesom Wike for infrastructure boost in Abuja has led a new plan to expand the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) from Ring 1 to Ring Road II, also known as Lokogoma Junction. Minister Wike said that the intervention was part of the Renewed Hope Agenda in the nation’s capital aimed at opening up the city. Speaking to journalists after an inspection exercise on the inspection of the ongoing construction of the left-hand service carriageway of the OSEX from Ring Road 1 (Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway) to Wasa Junction, Wike said…
The House of Representatives has commended the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Dr. Zacch Adedeji and his management team for effectively and efficiently running the nation’s top tax agency. Chairman House Committee on Finance, James Faleke gave the commendation when he led his members on an oversight function to the ongoing construction work of the headquarters of the FIRS in the Central Business District of Abuja. NewsQuest reports that the FIRS exceeded its 2023 revenue target of ₦11.55trillion, collecting ₦12.36 trillion. The agency in the first quarter of 2024 alone, achieved ₦3.94trillion representing a 56 percent increase…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has has approved a total of N33.24 billion for the construction of projects across different sectors pin Abuja. Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike presided over the Executive Committee meeting of the administration where the approvals including the improvements in transportation access, fuel supply for essential facilities, and significant upgrades to airport infrastructure and educational staff housing were made. The projects are expected to be completed over the coming year. Chief of Staff to the Minister, Mr. Chidi Amadi, while briefing journalists said that the administration’s dedication to delivering key services to FCT residents…
The Federal Government is seeking major reforms of the nation’s tax system and hopes to strengthen fiscal institutions including a name change for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and there are fears of the possible slamming of new taxes on Nigerians. But the government should be given the benefit of the doubt, writes Joy Gyakyor. It was Benjamin Franklin, an American leading writer and scientist, known as the founding Father of the United States who once said; When you are finished changing, you are finished. Indeed, striving to move beyond the fear of uncertainty and making change works for…
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Professor Joseph Utsev has said that the interministerial committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to critically evaluate the condition of dams in Nigeria will also work to ensure the establishment of a disaster relief fund and review measures to avert future flood disasters. The committee met for the first time in Abuja to set in motion modalities for the monitoring and maintenance of the physical condition of dams across the country. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on 23rd September resolved to set up a disaster relief fund to assist in situations of national…
Ayom commends Tinubu for appointing Tegbe as Director General of Nigeria-China partnership
A former presidential aspirant in the 2023 general election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Moses Ayom has commended President Bola Tinubu for his appointment of Mr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the Director-General and Global Liaison on Nigeria-China renewed strategic partnership. Nigeria and China during President Tinubu’s State visit to Beijing in early September, signed several agreements for a mutually comprehensive bilateral relationship of economic and development interest to both countries. Ayom who holds an Honourary Ambassadorial title of ‘Outstanding Advocate’ – Nigeria, conferred on him by the Chinese government said that Tegbe, a 1988 first-class…
National Honours Award to deserving Nigerians and friends of the country who have contributed to the development of the nation. Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Zaphaniah Jisalo stated this on Tuesday at a meeting with management staff of the ministry in Abuja. Jisalo said that the Federal Government would also honour Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their various fields of endeavours. The minister explained that the forms and processes leading to the award of national honours were free of charge, adding that people should desist from paying for national honuours. “By this information, the public is to…