CALABAR – The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Cross River State Green Economic Commission, Hon. Oden Ewa, has called on the Federal Government and the National Council on Climate Change to expedite work on Nigeria’s carbon market policy framework. He noted that the absence of this critical policy has hindered the development of…
ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare professionals in Nigeria, extending it from 60 to 65 years. This development was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mannir Bature, in a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos. According…
ABUJA – The Presidency has announced that, effective from the end of January 2025, local government councils across the country will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, disclosed this development during an interview on Arise News on…
Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has broadened the reach of the Rice palliative initiative to benefit the Presidents of Student Union Governments in each of Nigeria’s 36 states, as well as in the Federal Capital Territory. The rice distribution to the Presidents of the Student Union Government (SUG) was coordinated through the office of…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Works has earmarked ₦4 billion for the construction of a presidential helipad and jetty in Lagos State as part of its allocations under the proposed 2025 appropriation bill. The expenditure was highlighted in the ministry’s projected budget, which is part of the broader ₦49.7 trillion budget presented to…
