Aso Villa Reads for Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021
Every day, we bring you the best stories that the Media is reporting about the Government of Nigeria
As industry players mull steps to strengthen bilateral trade relationship between Nigeria and other countries, the director of Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), Hendro Jonathan, has disclosed that Nigeria’s trade balance surplus with Indonesia is currently at $459 million, which he describes as a positive growth sign for the country.’ A trade surplus is an economic measure of a positive balance of trade, where a country’s exports exceed its imports. [Business Day]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono says the Federal Government is targeting 60, 000 tractors to drive the agricultural mechanisation programme. The programme will bring about a paradigm shift from subsistence practice to commercial agro-industrial farming for food production, procurement of agricultural processing plants, fertiliser production as well as enhanced value chains. [Business Day]
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved an N8.39 billion augmentation for the completion of a section of the Sokoto-Makera Road, which traverses Sokoto, Kebbi and Niger states. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the 42nd virtual council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. [Vanguard]
The federal government on Wednesday presented a total of 10 million to five winners of the 2021 Creativity and Innovation Challenge organized by the National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA in Abuja. The five winners, who were given N2 million each emerged from 800 contestants that participated in the contest from the 36 states of the federation, including the FCT. The five winners are Nwachinemere Emeka, from Ibadan, who invented Kitovu Technology Company to assist farmers; Muhammad Banre from Kaduna, who invented Scholar limited, a learning app; Jeremiah Kuro from PH, who invented Bliu-I Automation limited, an automotive app; Ajiboye Mayowa from PH. [Vanguard]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved intervention funds for the renewal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) fleets and formations damaged during the 2020 #EndSARS protests across the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this during the inspection of the newly acquired operational vehicles and tow trucks for the FRSC on Thursday in Abuja. [Herald]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has advised revenue generating authorities at all levels to embrace automated processes and e-solutions for effective tax administration. The Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Muhammad Nami, represented by an Executive Director in the Service, M. L. Abubakar, said on Monday in Abuja that there was the need to look inwards on how to improve the revenue of the states to augment the shortfall of allocations from the Federation Account. [News Diary]
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will, on April 28th, 2021, deliver the keynote address at the Rack Centre, West Africa’s carrier neutral tier III constructed certified facility collocation data centre, in collaboration with leading professional services firm, PwC Nigeria, would host the webinar. The statement issued by the Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications of the centre, Delia Asuzu, said the webinar, had attracted local and international panelists. [Blueprint]
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