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The Guardian reports that the Edo Government is targeting a minimum of 250,000 hectares for agricultural production and land cultivation to boost agricultural production within the next two years. Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo disclosed this at the 13th Esan Economic Empowerment Workshop organised by the Association of Esan Professionals at Uromi, Esan North East Local government area of the state ...

“The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a committee to establish a Mortgage Credit Rating to improve citizen’s access to affordable housing in the country.”- World Stage The Director, Financial System Strategy Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Suleiman, inaugurated the nine member committee in Abuja. He charged members to come up with ideas that would see the ...

The increase in Nigeria’s population is at an explosive rate and as such housing delivery is at a dreadful shortage in the country. The lowest class of Nigerian residents are however the most disadvantaged as housing is not as affordable for them. Unfortunately, we do not have accurate housing data and the political will to get these lowest income groups ...

According to The Guardian, the Federal Government has been urged to empower the National Boundaries Commission to support the demarcation of the inter state boundary between the Benue and Taraba states. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting held in Makurdi and signed by deputy governors of the two states, Benson Abounu for Benue and Haruna Manu ...

“The inability of the Federal Government to raise funds from the Sovereign Green Bond may have stalled the execution of four proposed major projects in 2017 budget by National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW).”- The Guardian The Agency budgeted N1.354billion for dry land restoration through massive afforestation programme monitoring and evaluation, promotion of alternative livelihoods, but only N200million was ...

“Nigeria’s housing deficit is too high to be acceptable, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said.”- Punch Osinbajo who spoke at the 2017 Housing Summit in Abuja on Tuesday said, although, no nation had been able to provide all the housing needs of its citizens, the housing crisis in developing countries including Nigeria was very bad. The Vice President, who ...

According to Y Naija, the Federal Government will on October 2 begin another 60 days action plan on the ease of doing business in the country. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Okechukwu Enelamah, stated this at the end of an expanded Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting was chaired by ...

Punch reports that the Federal Government on Monday said it would reintroduce tolling on the nation’s highways to raise the much needed funds to maintain the roads. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, stated this while addressing members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, who visited him in his office in Abuja. The minister’s position may ...

“The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it will not stop any state government from developing its own power projects to support improvement in power supply.”- Daily Post The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, made this known at a meeting of the National Council on Power (NACOP) in Jos. Fashola during the meeting called on ...

The Guardian reports that following the appeal by town planners for the implementation of the 1992 urban and regional planning Act, the Federal Government has established a committee to study the provisions of the law and modalities to constitute the National Urban, Regional Planning Commission. The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), had after its 50th anniversary/47th national conference called ...