EDUCATION

FG Reiterates commitment towards repositioning education as the cornerstone of national development

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2024

The Federal Government has commenced the final process towards the reviewed National Teacher Education Policy (NTEP), reiterating its commitment to reposition education as a cornerstone of national development. Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of

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FG, Labour Sign MoU On ₦70, 000 New Minimum Wage

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2024

The Federal Government and the Labour Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the ₦70, 000 new minimum wage. A statement by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation on Friday, and signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations, Eno Olotu said the committee on salaries for civil servants […]

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FG, UNICEF, and Partners Commit to Enhanced Social Protection

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2024

At the 3rd Edition of the Social Protection Cross Learning Summit, the Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners have emphasized the critical need for strengthened social protection system to address the pressing issues of poverty. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, faces significant challenges in human

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FG, EU collaborate to reduce environmental waste in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2024

The European Union (EU) is collaborating with the Federal Government to reduce environmental waste in Nigeria. This year, the EU is joining the Federal Ministry of Environment, including other stakeholders around the globe to mark the International Zero Waste Day in Nigeria. This is the first time that the Day is being marked following its […]

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FG, stakeholders nrainstorm to avert perennial flooding in Abuja

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2024

As the rainy season draws close, the federal government and prominent stakeholders have brainstormed to put out strategies to advert the perennial erosion and flooding problems in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, particularly in the Trademore Estate, Lugbe. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari at the Stakeholders meeting on the Annual

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FG, states target 17.5m jobs, eye $1.5bn donor funds

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2023

The National Economic Council on Thursday, announced plans to channel at least $1.52bn in donor funds into 36 Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones across the nation. This, it said is aimed at creating 17.5 million jobs and supporting 100,000 farmers nationwide. The first phase, which now runs in Kano, Kaduna, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Imo, Cross River […]