According to Environment Minister Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the full implementation of Nigeria’s National Clean Cooking Policy will create roughly 10 million direct jobs for young people, ranging from the assembly of locally sourced raw materials to the production and distribution chains of clean cookstoves. In addition, the policy will earn carbon credits, for which the...
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NIGERIA-CHINA ALLIANCE: WALE EDUN MEETS CHINESE DELEGATION, DISCUSSES ENHANCED COOPERATION TO BOOST INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA*
Jeffrey Adaralegbe, Nigeria The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, hosted a high-level Chinese delegation led by Minister Counsellor Wang Yingzi today in his office in Abuja, marking a historic step to strengthen economic ties and open up new investment opportunities in the nation. This event laid the...
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NIGERIA, US FORTIFY BILATERAL RELATIONS EXPLORES ECONOMIC COLLABORATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS*
Jeffrey Adaralegbe, Nigeria Today, U.S. Ambassador R ichard Mills was received in the office of Mr. Wale Edun, the Honorable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations and open up new opportunities for economic growth and socio-economic development in the nation. The purpose of the meeting...
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POVERTY ERADICATION: FG URGES NIGERIANS TO COLLABORATE ON LOCAL ECONOMIES.
To eradicate poverty in Nigeria, The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to collaborate and understand, localize the challenge and where everyone can help in making the country the richest in the world. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu made the advised at the launch of Citizens Action to End Poverty and Injustice between...
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FG PARTNERS AAS FOR SUCCESS OF SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF ABDULLAHI SULEIMAN ANGO AS MANDATE SECRETARY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Suleiman Ango as the Mandate Secretary for the newly established Youth Development Secretariat within the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in the administration’s ongoing efforts to prioritize youth development and empowerment in the Federal Capital Territory. The...
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FG INAUGURATES STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIGITAL FREE ZONES TO BOOST GLOBAL TECH, FINANCE, SERVICES-BASED BUSINESSES*
The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated an initiative to create Digital Free Zones in the nation, with the goal of positioning the country as a global hub for digital trade and innovation. A steering committee, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has been formed to oversee the establishment of these digital free zones,...
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NYSC, ITF, Immigration To Strengthen Ties With Dangote Cement
Critical stakeholders in the country have pledged to partner the Dangote Cement Plc to speed up the realization of government objectives of providing social and economic development to Nigerians. During their familiarization visits to the Dangote Cement Plant, Obajana, Kogi State, top officials of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and...
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FG STEPS UP EFFORTS TOWARDS ACCELERATING PRESIDENTIAL CNG INITIATIVE*
*In a bold move to drive economic growth and energy security in the country, the Federal Government has conveyed a high-level meeting with key stakeholders on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters, Abuja to discuss accelerating the Presidential CNG Initiative (Pi-CNG) with the aim of providing affordable and sustainable energy solutions to Nigerians....
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CAUCUS TO TACKLE TARIFF AND NON TARIFF BARRIERS TO AFRICAN TRADES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE
The 2024 African Caucus Meeting of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from August 1–3, 2024. The meeting was organized by the Federal Ministry of Finance, under the direction of Mr. Wale Edun, the Honorable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...