NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

In northwest Nigeria, parents of dozens of students kidnapped from a local college gathered to protest in the country's capital, demanding that the government take action and rescue their children. Recall that in March 2021, gunmen…

The Nigerian government is set to ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport holders…

The Nigerian Government is working on a National Transport Policy as part of efforts to reform the country’s transport sector. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this at the annual press briefing on the 2021…

Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two covid-19 vaccines developed in the country. Chairman of the Presidential task force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha told reporters last week that the vaccines will be used after the completion of…

The Federal Government has said that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources is expected to generate $600 million from its new marginal oil fields. This follows the completion of the process for the acquisition of the marginal fields…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested 20 million euros in Bolt, a mobility service company, to promote access to on-demand mobility services in emerging economies including Nigeria. The IFC funding is targeted towards…

The Nigerian government plans to formulate a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Policy to among other things, reduce waste and improve the quality of public spending. This followed the presentation of a memorandum by the Minister of…

Flutterwave, the Nigeria-based payments technology company, has announced a new collaboration with PayPal. This will enable PayPal users worldwide to pay businesses and service providers on the continent through Flutterwave’s platform,…

The Federal Government has confirmed the completion of a 10MW Wind-farm which would the first of its kind in Nigeria to be launched in Katsina State later this month. This was disclosed by Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New…

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari as part of her working visit to Nigeria. Addressing State House Correspondents at the end of her closed-door…