•Oba Owolabi Olakulehin Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has approved Friday, July 12 as the date for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Olubadan of Ibadan land designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The governor’s approval was conveyed in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation...
The federal government, through The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, today, approved N21 billion for electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to procure meters for customers. The amount which will come from the Meter Acquisition Fund, MAF, would enable the utilities to address the huge metering gap in the Nigerian Electrici...
The federal government has approved a downward review in electricity tariff for Band A customers(Those with a daily supply of minimum of 20 hours). Under the approved review, Band A customers who hitherto were charged N225/Kwh are now to pay N206.80/Kwh. The decision to crash the tariff may not be unconnected with public outcry over […]
•Tinubu The federal government has approved a salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. This move is coming on the eve of the 2024 Workers’ Day event and is contained in a statement yesterday by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, Incomes and […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved an extensive census of schools in Nigeria from primary to tertiary level, their conditions and live-in facilities, proximity to one another, and educational infrastructure among other data points. The stocktake would also include ascertaining the number of all teachers in Nigeria, their qualifications...
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says he has approved immediate disbursement of N100,000 interest free-loan to Abia women entrepreneurs among other operators of small and medium enterprises in rural communities. This is as he said that his administration had shown unprecedented regard for women as four women occupy very sensitive portfolios in...
•FEC meeting The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a N1.07 trillion contract for the construction of the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Works Minister Dave Umahi said the pilot phase consist a 47.47-kilometer dual carriage way of five lanes on each side and a train track on the middle, reports The Nation. [&...
•Tinubu Following the approval of the Federal Executive Council of the implementation of Oronsaye Report in its meeting today, President Bola Tinubu, has ordered the full implementation of the panel’s report on the reform of the civil service. In this report, The Nation recalls the recommendations of the committee as regards the abolition, red...
Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, Mr Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved 100 per cent pay rise for the medical doctors attached to all the primary health centres in the council area. Atanda-Lawal made the announcement yesterday after extensive deliberations on the need to ensure that all residents of the co...
Through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Tinubu-led federal government yesterday approved an upward review in electricity tariff. NERC Chairman Sanusi Garba, who broke the news in Abuja, said it would cost the government between N120 billion to N130 billion monthly (N1.6 trillion) to subsidise electricity this year, r...
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