The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project is 95 percent complete and will be ready for inauguration in May.Wike, who stated this on Wednesday when the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, visited him in Abuja, explained
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President Bola Tinubu has given policy directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas sector in Africa.Specifically, following extensive engagements, analyses and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, the President has initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives
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The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, says he is “deeply concerned about the deteriorating electricity supply across the country” and has thus summoned the chief executives of three electricity companies to a “crucial meeting.”Mr. Adelabu, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, said he has summoned “the Chief
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The Senate has ordered the service chiefs to end the killings in Benue State communities.The Senate told the service chiefs including the Inspector General of Police, and other security agencies to as a matter of urgency deploy security personnel to address the continuing and ongoing attacks in Benue communities by
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The Police Service Commission (PSC), has approved the promotion of 1,607 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), to the next rank of Superintendents of Police (SPs).The promotion of the DSPs to SPs saw the elevation of 158 officers in the professional cadre which included 105 in the communication unit, 22 in
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe coming on stream of the Geometric Power Plant in Aba, the famous Enyimba City, following the commissioning of the power plant by Vice President Kashim Shettima recently, has continued to attract local and global attention, as the media is awash with stories of companies around the
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Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has assured the people of the state government’s intervention in their plight by launching the Food Subsidy Initiative (SFI) for the “very poor”.To cushion the effects of the food crisis, especially amongst the very poor, the governor directed the proper review of the state's
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The federal government has introduced design thinking, coding, robotics, and artificial intelligence (DTCRA) in the newly established smart schools across the country.The executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, disclosed that the government is determined to equip learners in smart schools with the necessary skills
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In his fight against immorality in Kano State, the Hisbah Board commander-general, Sheikh Amin Ibrahim Daurawa, has warned all effeminates, prostitutes, and other morally-derailed persons to repent within the next two weeks or face the wrath of the law.He stated this on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service on
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Kaduna State government has partnered with global tech giants to provide artificial intelligence (AI) skills for 5,000 women across the state.Governor Uba Sani, who stated this when he opened the third “Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Summit” held in Kaduna, said his administration is committed to harnessing the power of digital
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