…Nigerians feel the impact of energy," Fayose said. He also pledged to pursue adequate funding to support the agency's short- and long-term electrification programmes. by Linda Ikeji at 08/08/2026 3:33 PM | Share this Story

…Abia State Governor Alex Otti for his sustained support for the scheme, including funding for camp feeding, approval for the second phase of the renovation of the permanent orientation camp and the delivery of furniture for the new NYSC Secretariat in Umuahia.” The state coordinator also called on local government coun…

…is why the comfort and mobility of public officials should receive more predictable funding than the equipment, logistics and operational resources required by personnel confronting terrorists and bandits. We call for the immediate release of duly appropriated capital funds to the Armed Forces, Police and intelligence…

…Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The governor described the shortage of health workers and funding as the two biggest challenges confronting the state’s healthcare system, warning that donor funding for disease control was shrinking. “Lagos needs about 40,000 doctors to serve this population properly. We have about 7,000…

…called on the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Ministry of Finance to strengthen funding support for development finance institutions, particularly the Bank of Industry, to make affordable credit available to manufacturers and small businesses. The industrialist argued that manufacturing, agriculture and trade remained…

…the Committee that the cost of keeping Nigerian airspace safe had outgrown the existing funding formula, pointing out that the agency recorded a total cost profile exceeding ₦43 billion in 2023. According to him, the expenditure included approximately ₦21 billion in personnel costs, more than ₦12 billion in capital exp…

…provider and every aviation organisation. Weakening the regulator through reduced funding ultimately weakens the entire aviation industry,” it stated. While acknowledging the funding needs of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, the chapter maintained that strengthening one aviation agency should not come at the ex…

…this Coastal Highway was conceived years ago, but it could not be implemented because of funding constraints and other challenges. “Those attacking the Coastal Highway are, in my view, motivated by envy because they never believed this President could deliver it. “The man who tamed the Atlantic Ocean is capable of deli…

…through modernised partnerships, and making the most of what the UK has to offer. “With funding pressures and internal restructuring to deal with, disruption caused by changes in the department’s leadership, and multiple crises and conflicts to manage, it would have been easy for the FCDO this year to leave any discuss…

…stronger cooperation among the Army, Navy and Air Force. Lawan stressed that improved funding and welfare should be matched with greater coordination and intelligence sharing among security services to effectively tackle the country’s security challenges.

Small business owners in Nigeria have a fresh opportunity to access government funding as the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) reopens its Conditional Grant Scheme. The programme provides qualified nano and micro enterprises with a one-off N50,000 grant that beneficiaries are not expe…

…Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI). The post NDE seeks Adamawa govt’s partnership as funding stalls resettlement of RHEI trainees appeared first on Tribune Online.

…existence of agencies does not automatically create an effective system. Their mandates, funding, investigative capacity, and prosecution outcomes require review. Arrests and accusations are not deterrence when weak case preparation, prolonged trials, and selective enforcement turn anti-corruption into spectacle. Appoi…

…government has set aside $100 million, approximately N137. 8 billion as Viability Gap Funding to de-risk new investments in the state.” According to him, “This is a practical demonstration of our total commitment to ensuring that the agreements reached at this summit are executed without delay. As stated at the beginni…

…climate change, prompting the government to launch a paid citizenship programme aimed at funding the relocation of people and infrastructure.Five top countries that changed their namesEarlier, Legit.ng reported that several nations across the world have in recent years changed their official names to better reflect the…

…6,500 Primary Healthcare Centres across Nigeria remain non-functional despite years of funding. See the top stories here: Fake agency scandal: Controversial DG fights back, fingers more MDAs The self-styled Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has den…

…also reminded accounting officers that awarding contracts without adequate funding constitutes an offence under anti-corruption laws. “Accounting Officers are invited to note that it is an offence under the ICPC Act 2000 to award or sign any contract without budgetary provision, approval and cash backing,” the circular…

Funding conditions in the Nigerian financial system came under pressure last week after the settlement of N1.20 trillion in Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) and N2.19 trillion in Open Market Operations (OMO) auctions drained significant liquidity from the banking system. System liquidity fell 20.68 per cent to N2.99 tril…

…initiative is expected to extend to federal schools across Nigeria next year, subject to funding and logistics. Adebowale noted that the programme had continued to receive positive feedback, with some participating schools requesting the establishment of after-school history clubs, while encouraging the participants to…

…to patient, long-term expansion capital at single-digit interest rates. It added that funding would prioritise manufacturing, excluding defence-related businesses, agro-allied processing, energy, logistics, mineral beneficiation and transportation, while 20 per cent of the total facility had been reserved for the digit…

…with patient, long-term expansion financing at single-digit interest rates. The funding targets businesses operating in manufacturing (excluding defence-related industries), agro-allied processing, energy, logistics, mineral beneficiation, transportation, and information and communication technology (ICT). NACCIMA said…

…also challenged the government's position on minimum wage implementation, NELFUND funding sources, and rising debt servicing costsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Abuja, FCT - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the defence of Presi…

…poor working conditions, manpower shortages, inadequate infrastructure and sustainable funding required continuity and collective commitment. “The challenges of poor working conditions, manpower shortages, inadequate infrastructure and sustainable funding cannot be solved by one administration alone. I urge every membe…

…associations with a one-off payment of $20 million in early 2027 and increase their funding allocation for the 2027-2030 cycle from $8 million to $20 million. But the CONCACAF statement noted that FIFA already has “vast reserves,” and said that its members would push for those finances to be disbursed “for football dev…

…per cent, providing free transportation and meals for staff on critical assignments and funding medical treatments worth millions of naira. Retiring workers, he added, received severance packages ranging from ?3 million to N10 million. “We believe that motivated workers are essential to building an efficient institutio…