New Water Supply System Pending For Lagos And Cross River.
From a $77.3 million loan granted to the Federal Government by a French Development Agency on concessionary ground, $43.2 million and $33.83 million has been approved for Water Supply projects to Cross River and Lagos States. This was announced yesterday after the Federal Executive Council Meeting, by the Minister for Information Laraban Maku. The loan […]
FG: New ICT Innovation Hubs To Be Established
Fueling development, entrepreneurship and innovation, the Federal Government of Nigeria, will establish ICT hubs to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in Nigeria, the Minister for Communication, Omobola Johnson has revealed. This will join privately owned Hubs – Co-Creation and Wennovation – that are towards similar objective. Omobola Johnson said, the “Government has been the catalyst […]
Debate: Lifting Dana Airlines Suspension
By David Stephen. The Federal Government has lifted its suspension on Dana Air, infamous for the crash of one of its aircrafts on June 3, 2012, killing all the passengers and crew members on board. The government suspended the carrier shortly after the crash, to punish them for whatever reason that caused the crash, to […]
Federal Government To Increase Cocoa Production To 500mt By 2015
Agriculture in Nigeria is a major branch of the economy in Nigeria, providing employment for 70% of the population. The country’s agricultural products fall into two main groups: food crops produced for home consumption and exports. The sector is being transformed by commercialization at different levels, the small, medium and large-scale enterprise.