FG, Japan Intensify Talks on ¥15bn Food Security Loan
The Federal Government has stepped up discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fast-track a ¥15bn (approximately $110 million) emergency loan aimed at bolstering food security across Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued Wednesday by the Federal Ministry of Finance after a high-level meeting involving the Finance Minister, Wale Edun; the […]
Yoruba Nation: UK Did Not Support Sunday Igboho’s Petition – FG
The Federal Government has clarified that the petition submitted by Yoruba nation agitator Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as “Sunday Igboho,” to the United Kingdom was not endorsed by the UK government. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, described media reports surrounding […]
FG Donates ₦3Billion as Flood Intervention Fund
Federal Government has donated ₦3bn as flood intervention fund to Borno Statefollowing the flood, which has displaced more than one million persons inMaiduguri, its capital. The State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, confirmed this while donatingcash to displaced persons taking refuge in the Bakassi IDP camp. Zulum said food items and other basic necessities will be […]
FG Unaffiliates Itself From NNPC Recent Petrol Price Hike
The Federal Government has denied a report that the Ministry ofPetroleum Resources ordered the NNPC Limited to sell petrol at ₦1,000 per litre. In a statement yesterday, the Special Media Adviser to the Minister for PetroleumResources (Oil), Nnemaka Okafor, declared that the report was concocted and ill-conceived to sow discord and confusion in the oil […]
