The federal government has welcomed exit of Nigeria from recession, but with caution and optimism. It said it would continue to drive economic growth by vigorously implementing the Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP) launched earlier this year by President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement by Mr....

The Presidency said it paid N6.2 billion 14 states during the school year ending this month for the feeding of 2,827,691 students out of the three million targeted for this year. The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande,...

... Ag President holds interactive session with a large cross section of public, civil servants this week The Buhari administration will drive the new executive orders signed last week vigorously in its determination to significantly transform the business environment and how government business is done...

The federal government said that it had spent N41.7 billion on 25 million meals under the auspices of National Homegrown School Feeding Programme in all the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of its social investment programme. A statement...

Nigeria has no plans to impose new taxes but to expand the scope of Value Added Tax (VAT) in a drive for additional revenue. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, said that government was also not...

The Office of the Vice President has said the Economic Management Team has not advised President Muhammadu Buhari to seek executive powers. It said it had been considering several policy options and measures to urgently reform and revitalise the economy. The Economic Management Team his headed...