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FG To Empower 200 Youth With Vocational, Startup Tools

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja President Bola Tinubu The Federal Government has restrategised to empower 200 youths in Oyo State with vocational skills and start-up tools under its National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy ,NPRGS. Coordinated by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education ,OSSAP-TVEE, the programme is designed to equip young Nigerians with practical, marketable skills and tools to pursue entrepreneurship and build sustainable livelihoods. Scheduled to commence next week, the pilot project which begins with the South-West , would be replicated across the six geopolitical zones to expand access to skills, tools and livelihood opportunities. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education ,TVEE, Dr Abiola Arogundade said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the beneficiaries would receive training in three tracks such as Graphics/Artificial Intelligence ...
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Customs Screens 3000 Candidates As 2025 Recruitment Ends

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has screened 3,000 candidates shortlisted for the post of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, ASCII, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres, signaling the end of 2025 recruitment exercise. Conducted in batches for an orderly proc ess and to reduce congestion at the centre, the screening commenced on Monday, 7 September 2026, even as the shortlisted candidates completed documentation, physical fitness assessments, and medical screenings at the Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Frank Onyeka noted that measures were implemented to address gaps identified during the earlier phase, improve the screening process, and ensure greater efficiency. “We have put measures in place to reduce congestion and ensure a smoother process this week. The gaps identified earlier were successfully addressed, and we do not exp...
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Clerics Embrace Tinubu's Infrastructure Renewal In Southeast

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Clerics in the Methodist Church have fully embraced President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing infrastructure renewal in the Southeast geopolitical zone, describing it as remarkable contributions to the Southeast and Nigeria generally. Methodist Church Archbishop of Anambra State, Most. Revd. Vincent C. E. Onoh disclosed this on Thursday when he led a delegation of Bishops and Archbishops of the Methodist Church from the Southeast, to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. He appreciated Tinubu and Umahi for their numerous interventions in the region, just as he lauded the progress of work on the second Niger Bridge. “Sometimes people wouldn’t even know where we start when we want to talk about you, but we have just come as a church to appreciate you for the work you are doing, not only in the entire Nigeria, but particularly in the Southeast,” he said. Onoh noted that visitors were often astonished at the quality of in...
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Umahi Declares Fuel Subsidy Reversal Satanic As NANS Endorses Tinubu’s Infrastructure Revolution

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi has jettisoned the call for fuel subsidy reversal, describing the move as satanic, providing the Federal Government's economic rationale for ending the subsidy in May 2023. He stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, while receiving the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, alongside the National Association of Colleges of Education Students, NACES, who presented their findings following a comprehensive multi-state project inspection tour across the North-West geopolitical zone. As an independent social oversight body, the students conducted an extensive inspection tour of ongoing Federal Government Road and infrastructure projects across the North-West geopolitical zone. Traversing Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Sokoto, Katsina, and Kebbi States, the students physically evaluated project execution, engineering standards, campus connectivity, and safety implications for tertiary institution communities. However, ...
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At Thailand, FG Intensifies Push For Nigeria’s Bilateral Energy Deals

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Federal Government has intensified push for Nigeria’s bilateral energy deals, with a fresh commitment to translate the government engagements into commercially viable projects, strategic investments and sustainable development.  Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo stated this during a high-level engagement with global energy companies and investors on gas production, infrastructure development, Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, expansion, industrialisation and market diversification at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The engagements were aimed at translating Nigeria’s 215.19 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves into economic growth, industrial development and job creation, to attract investment, technology and strategic partnerships into Nigeria’s gas sector. “Nigeria is open for business. We have put in place the right fiscal policies and operating environment, and the security of investors and their investmen...
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Declined Inflation: CBN Crashes Interest Rate To 23%

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria has crashed the benchmark interest rate to 23 percent from 26.5 percent, signifying a three percent reduction from the last interest rate.  CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso disclosed the decision on Tuesday at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee ,MPC, 307th meeting in Abuja. He said: "The Committee decided as follows: reset the monetary policy rate at 23 per cent." This followed consecutive decreases in Nigeria’s inflation rates, just as the current inflation rate marked its third decline after three consecutive monthly increases. Cardoso pointed out that the committee examined recent trends in the global and domestic economic environment, considered emerging risks to the outlook and evaluated their potential for monetary policy. The Consumer Price Index ,CPI, report released by the National Bureau of Statistics ,NBS, highlighted that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39 per...
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Infrastructure: Goronyo Seeks Partnership With NBA On Contractual Agreement

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja  The Minister of State for Works, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo has sought more partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association ,NBA, on contractual agreement that would speed-up the implementation of infrastructure projects. Goronyo, who stated this when he received a delegation from the NBA on Tuesday in Abuja, informed that the Ministry's activities are closely linked to the legal profession, as roads and other infrastructure projects require sound contractual and legal frameworks. He said: "There is no contract that can be awarded without an agreement, and there cannot be an agreement without the possibility of disputes. We therefore need to leverage our relationship and ensure that we utilise what we have so that together we can build a prosperous nation." Goronyo hinted that the Ministry led by the Minister of Works, Engr. David Nweze Umahi is committed to supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda t...
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