Tag Archives: Federal Government

Premium Times reports that the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property on Tuesday said that the federal government may soon take over empty houses in Abuja and sell them. The chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, who is also the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, made this known when the Say no Campaign, ...

Punch reports that Nigerians may start paying property rent on a monthly basis going by the latest resolution between the federal and state governments on the matter, OKECHUKWU NNODIM reports The clamour for the monthly payment of rent by clients in the housing sector received attention at the recently concluded sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and ...

The Nation reports that Mr Aliyu Bananda, Director, Drought and Desertification Amelioration Department, Federal Ministry of Environment says the Federal Government is committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030. Bananda said this at a workshop on Endorsement of Nigeria Voluntary Target to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality, (LDN) organised by the ministry in Abuja on Thursday. He said that government ...

According to PM News, the Federal Government says it is determined to revitalise the land, housing and urban development sector for socio-economic development. Alhaji Mohammed Bukar made this known on Wednesday at the sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Abuja. Bukar noted that the Federal Government demonstrated its determination on the sector through the ...

This article attempts to examine the problem and challenges of public housing delivery in Nigeria. It highlights the nature and dimension of Nigeria’s housing problems. Housing is one of the three basic needs of mankind and it is the most important for the physical survival of man after the provision of food. Adequate housing contributes to the attainment of physical ...

Business Day reports that the Federal Government yesterday, took a bold step to boost investment into the economy by enlisting 27 industries, to enjoy the new Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI). Pioneer Status Incentive is designed to reduce the cost of doing business in Nigeria by providing corporate income tax relief to qualifying companies making investments in industries designated as ‘Pioneer’. ...

The Guardian reports that the President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara has accused the Federal Government of insincerity in the Ogoni cleanup. Pyagbara spoke yesterday in Port Harcourt, while reacting to the moves by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Shell to resume exploration in Ogoni. He said government’s efforts to resume oil ...

Pulse reports that The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has announced it will begin mining of the rich bitumen deposits in the Ondo state This is towards diversifying the economy and boosting foreign exchange earnings of the country. The government has awarded a mining licence to the state government to explore a natural resource that in its opinion could be ...

According to PM News, the Federal Government has begun limited repair of the Benin-Ekpoma- Okene Road and will carry out full rehabilitation of the failed portions of the road after the rainy season. Sen. Clifford Odia, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Benin when he led members of the committee on a courtesy visit ...

PM News reports that the Federal Government is planning the construction of 2,700 housing units in the short term to create 105,000 direct jobs, and increase to 100,000 housing units by 2020 to achieve sustainable development. The plan is stated in the Nigeria Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020 (ERGP), a copy of which was obtained from the Ministry of ...