Nigeria has secured a $2 billion investment from Shell following a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the HI Field gas development in OML 144 — the latest in a wave of major oil and gas commitments linked to President Bola Tinubu’s reform drive. The Presidency confirmed the deal on Tuesday through a statement by spokesperson…
First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says about ₦20.4 billion has been raised so far under the Oluremi@65 Education Fund to support the completion of Nigeria’s long-abandoned National Library headquarters in Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, the First Lady explained that the fundraising initiative, launched on Sept. 18 ahead of her…
Abuja will soon host a state-of-the-art multi-event sports centre, following the groundbreaking ceremony performed on Monday by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Located at Kafe District, Life Camp, the project is being executed by Tegwa Nigeria Limited and is expected to be delivered in June 2026. It will include basketball,…
The Presidency has strongly criticised Daily Trust newspaper over a recent report alleging that Lagos State received projects worth ₦3.29 trillion in the last two years, describing the publication as “false,” “divisive,” and “malicious.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, issued the scathing rebuke on his verified X handle, accusing…
After years of battling devastating floods, residents of Ijapo Extension in Akure, south-west Nigeria, say they are finally seeing hope as the state government expands drainage channels to curb flooding. Special Adviser to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Erosion Control, Elisha Ebijimi, said the canal in the area was being widened from 15 to 25 metres…
The Federal Government has launched Project 365, a year-long, community-driven national campaign aimed at eliminating hepatitis B and C by 2030, citing annual economic losses estimated between ₦10.3 trillion and ₦17.9 trillion due to the disease. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, unveiled the initiative in Abuja during the commemoration of…
Nigeria’s Senate has granted an extension for the implementation of capital expenditures in the 2024 national budget, shifting the deadline from 30 June to 31 December 2025 to allow for the completion of critical infrastructure and public service projects. The bill amending the 2024 Appropriation Act was passed during Tuesday’s plenary session after being read…
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pledged his support for ECOWAS’ proposed Banjul-Barra Bridge initiative, describing it as a critical infrastructure that would engender massive development in the subregion. Barrow stated this when he received ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, Sediko Douka, who led a high-level delegation to him in Banjul, on…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the finishing of the construction of a Bus and Taxi Terminal in Mabushi, Abuja. The minister expressed his dissatisfaction in Abuja on Tuesday, after he inspected the terminal, which was 90 per cent completed. He visited the site after he…
The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) will begin enforcing its project management licensing requirements on April 1. The Director-General, Mr Henry Mbadiwe, made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbadiwe spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of the institute’s Governing Council by the Minister of State for…
