President Bola Tinubu says education is Nigeria’s foremost tool against poverty. The president, who received a delegation from the global tech giant, Google, said his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that is necessary to transform society. He said: “We are here to shape our…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has slashed the fares of state-owned buses, otherwise known as BRT buses by 50% as part of efforts to cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidy. The governor also announced the reduction of fares by commercial yellow buses also known as Danfo…
In the wake of the ongoing indefinite strike embarked on by the national association of resident doctors, the federal government has approved the payment of twenty-five thousand Naira [25,000] peculiar allowance to be paid to medical and dental doctors serving in hospitals, medical centers, and clinics within the federal republic…
The Federal Government has received a $9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. This was disclosed by the Canadian higher Commisioner Amb. Jamie Christoff in Abuja, during the launch of…
Twitter is now complying with India’s new IT rules, New Delhi told a court Tuesday, in a move that is expected to ease months-long tension between the American social media network and the government of the key overseas market. A lawyer representing the Indian government told the Delhi High Court that…
During the Silverbird Television News Hub live show on February 3rd, 2021; a beneficiary of the FG MSME Survival Fund Program Haija Giwa Bashirah Busola, a catering business owner was interviewed and gave a detailed explanation of her experience with the program and how her business and her employees received…
The project Delivery Office released information that the portal for the FG MSME Survival Funds Program has been opened for just SEVEN DAYS (27th January – 2nd February,2021). this is to help businesses in different states to meet their quota according to the program. The Nigerian Federal Government devised three…
The National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration Control recently took a drastic decision by increasing the price of certain services such as registration, lab analysis, change of company name and more. This has a negative effect on small and medium enterprises and here is what some of them had…
The Edo state government is looking for ways to provide financial opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the state in order to boost productivity. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State Governor on Investment Promotion, Mr Kelvin Uwaibi, there are immense investment opportunities for investment…
Captain Evarest Nnnaji of OAS helicopters writes that some government policies may serve as major impediment to the growth of the aviation industry The delay in signing of the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law is taking its toll on government activities as ministries, departments and agencies are unable to implement their programmes. In the…
