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Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Unveils Priorities to Restore Confidence

By Elizabeth Ugbo Andy Burnham will officially become Britain’s new prime minister on Monday after King Charles III invites him…

FGN/BOI Opens Application Portal for ₦75 Billion MSME Intervention Fund

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government, in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Nigerian Association of Small…

Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Regulate Virtual Assets, Establishes Coordinating Council

By Elizabeth Ugbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination 2026 in Abuja,…

FG Launches $552m HOPE-EDU Programme to Boost Education, Human Capital Development

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government on Friday launched five World Bank-backed programmes in Abuja to strengthen education, healthcare, social…

Affordable Housing in Nigeria Requires Strong Public-Private Partnership, Says Developer

By Elizabeth Ugbo Affordable housing in Nigeria can only become a reality if the government, private developers and financial institutions…

Empowering Women and Girls Through AI Will Drive Tinubu’s $1 Trillion Economy Goal

By Elizabeth Ugbo GENEVA, Switzerland – Mrs. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, Nigeria’s representative on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of…

Tinubu Urges Afreximbank to Drive Africa’s Industrialisation Through Strategic Investments

By Elizabeth Ugbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday urged the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to mobilise Africa’s human, financial…

FG Opens Free CAC Business Registration Portal for 250,000 Nigerian MSMEs

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government has opened a portal for 250,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to receive…

FG Denies Operating Shadow Budget, Clarifies IMF Report on Public Expenditure

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the 2026 approved…

FG Begins Rehabilitation of Bama-Banki, Dikwa-Gamboru Roads to Restore Trade in Borno

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government on Saturday flagged off the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala Road in…