NITDA, Google to Train 5m Nigerians  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Google has again redefined initiatives to improve the ecosystem as part of its efforts to boost ICT’s contribution to the nation’s GDP. While receiving the Google West Africa Director, Juliet...

FEC: N3.4bn Approved For Infrastructure At Lekki Economic Zone The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N3.4 billion to provide infrastructure in one of the country's special economic zones. This was disclosed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, while...

Russia-Ukraine: FG Approves $8.5m To Evacuate Stranded Nigerians   The federal government has approved the release of $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. To this end, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the sum be released to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...

FG Targets N1.2trn From Telcos In 10 Years   The Federal Government targets N1.2 trillion from telecommunications (Telcos) operators in the next 10 years. To realise this, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has authorised the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to operate the Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) for...

NNPC Presents N3trn Subsidy Bill For 2022 To FEC   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited has presented to the Federal Executive Council FEC a bill of N3 trillion as what is required in 2022 for payment of petroleum subsidy. This was disclosed by the Minister...

FEC Okays N65.3bn For Power Projects In 2022     The Federal Executive Council meeting has approved N65.39bn in foreign and local denominations to execute power projects in the country. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Thursday at the end of...