Tinubu wants more Nigerians employed by multinationals, launches EEL
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja launched the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) to facilitate home-grown skill retention and technology domestication. The move was also to balance employment opportunities between…
Insurgency: Over 23,000 persons missing in Nigeria in less than 10 years
Aug. 30, 2023 Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to…
Conflict: ICRC records 25,000 missing persons in North-East
Aug. 30, 2023 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) say that no fewer than 25,000 individuals in the North-East have been reported…
Senate to probe Kano, Abuja Airports Concession
July 6, 2023 The Senate has said that it would probe the concession of Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The probe, the upper chamber…
S/Africa seeks collaboration with Nigeria on PPPs for infrastructure development
June 24, 2023 The South African Government has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Government on mutually beneficial infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This is contained in a…
ICRC unveils programme for families to trace 3, 000 missing persons in Borno
June 1, 2023 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled a radio tracing programme in Borno to reunite 3,000 missing persons with loved ones. Ms. Sidika Nasiru,…
Ports concession to generate $3.7bn revenue
May 20, 2023 The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), said the concessioning of three ports by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would generate 3.7 billion dollars in revenue for Nigeria….
FG to inject N5.3 bn private sector funds in devt of platform for birth, death registrations
May 18, 2023 The Federal Government has approved the development of an Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS), a platform that will effectively keep electronic records of birth…
ICRC says concessioning of two projects to raise N180bn revenue
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says that the approval of the concessioning of its two projects by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would attract N180 billion revenue to Nigeria….
Transportation ministry inaugurates committee for proposed Ondo, Benin sea ports
January 25, 2023 The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, has inaugurated a Project Steering Committee for the proposed Ondo Deep Sea and Benin River Ports. Ajani, while…