Aso Villa Reads for Friday, Mar. 12th, 2021

Every day, we bring you the best stories that the Media is reporting about the Government of Nigeria

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) says it has not increased the Ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr Kennie Obateru, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday.[Vanguard]

Worried about the low yield of cassava, the Federal Government has said it would be deploying improved technologies to advance the yield of cassava. This was disclosed by the Director of Federal Department of Agriculture, Mrs Karima Babaginda while speaking at a Workshop in Umudike, Abia State.[Tribune]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the government would commence nationwide Digital Switch Over roll out starting from April 29, 2021.“I am happy to inform you that the Task Force has held its inaugural meeting, during which it took far-reaching decisions to fast-track the DSO rollout and also begin the analogue switch-off process,” he said.[Tribune]

Federal Government on Thursday disclosed that it has concluded plans to absorb one million youths into Batch ‘C’ of the N-Power scheme across the country, with the launch of the National Social Investment Management Systems (NASIMS). The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq who launched the programme in Abuja, tasked all Nigerians who applied for the N-Power programme to log into N-Power self-service portal on www.nasims.gov.ng and update their records, following which they may proceed to the mandatory online test in order to progress to the next level of selection.[Tribune]

The Federal Government (FG) on Thursday said it is set to commission the 10 Megawatts to wind farm sited at Lambar Rimi area of Katsina State.The project, which commenced in 2005, set for commissioning later in the month, as disclosed by The Minister of Power, Engr Sale Mamman.[Tribune]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has issued fresh directives to truckers, agents, and port operators to enhance the efficiency of the system. According to the NPA, it has become mandatory for truckers to obtain electronic tickets only when they are within the approved truck parks.[Tribune]

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