•Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo during the commissioning The federal government has commissioned Nigeria’s first modular Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) extraction plant and a 20-megawatt gas-to-power project. The projects were commissioned by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo at the Otakikpo field in Rivers S...
•Aliko Dangote and Wale Edun The federal government has pledged to continue working towards establishing a safe and conducive environment that will attract and sustain private sector investments. This is intended to unlock new economic opportunities and create employment for Nigeria’s growing youth population, reports The Nation. Minister of F...
•Tinubu The federal government is set to review the appointments of 72 executives named by President Bola Tinubu in December 2024 to oversee the River Basin Development Authorities following delays in issuing their appointment letters. This development comes three months after their appointments were announced, yet the appointees have not rece...
•Festus Osifo, Ushie Uguamaye and Tinubu The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has waded into the trending issue of a Youth Corps member who allegedly got threatened by officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for criticising the President Bola Tinubu administration. TUC President, Festus Osifo, who was a guest on Channels Television yest...
•President Tinubu of Nigeria, late Ladi Olubunmi and President Ruto of Kenya The federal government has called for a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of a Nigerian TikTok content moderator, Ladi Olubunmi, in Kenya. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday, urged Kenyan authorities to d...
•Blackout Despite promises made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s power sector is facing an escalating financial crisis, with generation companies (GenCos) warning of potential shutdowns. This comes as GenCos, in a new letter to the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), disclosed the possibility of tariff increase f...
•Works minister, Dave Umahi The federal government may have to scale down its plan to adopt concrete technology in road infrastructure nationwide due to the high price of building materials and the prevailing macro and microeconomic climate. Although a policy guide on concrete road construction has existed, it has not been massively deployed f...
•Natasha and Akpabio The federal government yesterday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. “We’re engaging all the stakeholders to ensure that they temper justice with mercy,” the Minister of Women Af...
•Tinubu and terrorists The Nigeria Sanctions Committee has designated 17 individuals and organisations terrorism financiers. Those named on the list include Simon Ekpa, Godstime Promise Iyare, Francis Mmaduabuchi, John Onwumere, Chikwuka Eze, Edwin Chukwuedo, Chinwendu Owoh, Ginika Orji, Awo Uchechukwu, and Mercy Ebere Ifeoma Ali. Others are O...
The federal government has introduced guidelines that will regulate organ and tissue transplantation services in the country. The document titled, “Standards and Guidelines for Establishing and Coordinating Organ/Tissue Transplantation Services in Nigeria”, which was validated on November 13, 2024, represents a milestone in the collective effo...

