President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the launch of the National Health Fellows Programme, a new initiative designed to strengthen healthcare delivery across all 774 local government areas in Nigeria. The programme will engage young Nigerian professionals to support health systems at the grassroots level. The initiative will operate under the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp)…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has released an updated list of approved and licensed digital loan apps for Nigerians. The move is aimed at protecting Nigerians from illegal loan operators, improving transparency, and ensuring that only properly regulated digital lenders operate within the country’s fast-growing fintech…
The National Health Fellows (NHF) programme has officially commenced the Cohort 2 physical interview stage nationwide this week. This phase marks the final step in the NHF 2.0 selection process. NHF has congratulated all candidates who made it to this stage, commending their commitment to contributing to the strengthening of Nigeria’s health system. The Federal…
The Federal Ministry of Education, in partnership with Oxford-TVET, has officially opened applications for the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Project, a flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme aimed at equipping unemployed Nigerian youths with practical, market-driven skills. This phase of the programme focuses on Solar and…
The Federal Government has started disbursing the ₦10,000 monthly stipend to beneficiaries of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) for January 2026. Reports confirm that trainees who completed their training and successfully uploaded their bank account details on the NDE portal have started receiving payment. The January stipend payments commenced…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative, has launched a new Cinematography Training Programme designed to equip Nigerians with practical, job-ready skills in film and video production. This programme is being implemented in partnership with Digital Dreams and focuses on hands-on, industry-relevant training that prepares participants for…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially commenced the 2nd phase of the Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across Nigeria. The process began with an online registration phase starting from January 5, 2026, until April 17, 2026, through the online INEC portal. After completing the online registration, applicants are expected to visit any…
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), in collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has launched a nationwide initiative to provide free CAC registration for 250,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria. This intervention removes the usual CAC registration fee, often a major obstacle for informal businesses and encourages…
The Federal Government has clarified that activities leading to the second phase of the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP), known as YEIDEP Batch B, are projected to begin around the middle of 2026, stressing that fresh registration has not yet been opened. This clarification emerged during a recent engagement with stakeholders, where officials…
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has started approving applications for its free CAC Business registration business registration initiative. Applicants who were successful in the process have started receiving confirmation emails from SMEDAN, indicating that their businesses have been officially registered. Approved beneficiaries have also been assigned CAC registration numbers. According…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially activated its recruitment portal for the engagement of ad-hoc staff ahead of the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Election. Applications are being processed through the INECPRES platform, which serves as the official channel for ad-hoc staff registration. This recruitment exercise is strictly for individuals resident…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed that the new tax reform will be effective starting from January 1, 2026. In this regard, seamless application process for a new tax ID retrieval has been created by the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) and Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS). Retrieving your Tax ID is a verification process, not…
The Federal Government has opened opportunities for women across Nigeria to benefit from the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP Grant). It is a women-focused empowerment initiative aimed at improving livelihoods through skills development, cooperative support, and livelihood grants. The programme is implemented with support from the World Bank and targets women engaged in small businesses…
The Federal Government has announced plans to reopen registration for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Batch B in 2026 as part of its strategy to equip more than one million young Nigerians with practical skills over the next two years. According to the Federal Ministry of Education, the next phase of registration will…
The Federal Government has officially announced public holidays on Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2025, to observe Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In addition, Thursday, January 1, 2026, has been approved as a public holiday to mark the New Year celebration. The announcement was conveyed in a statement issued on Monday by the…
The Federal Government has formally approved compulsory pre-employment drug testing for all individuals seeking appointment into Nigeria’s Public Service, covering both civil positions and security-related agencies such as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB) and the Nigeria Customs Service. This development was disclosed in an official statement released on Monday by Segun…
The Federal Government has officially commenced the disbursement of the ₦25,000 monthly stipend under the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme, with confirmed beneficiaries already receiving bank alerts nationwide. Checks indicate that payments commenced on December 19, following transfers initiated by the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO). Several vulnerable households have verified receipt of…
The MTN Skills Academy introduces a free digital skills certification in data analytics, project management, social media marketing, and much more to provide access to digital and financial skills across Africa. With MTN Skills Academy, MTN Foundation aims to increase digital skills and increase employment opportunities by bridging the gap between high demand and low…
The Federal Ministry of Works (FMW) is the government agency in charge of Nigeria’s federal roads, bridges, and key infrastructure. This is a nationwide recruitment and capacity-building program. The initiative is launched in favor of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, and the main goal is to absorb unemployed graduates and skilled artisans, strengthen technical…
The National Health Fellowship Program (NHFP) has officially commenced the next phase of its Cohort 2 recruitment process, as shortlisted applicants have now been invited for physical interviews. In a congratulatory notification sent to successful candidates, the program confirmed that applicants who advanced from the earlier screening stage have been selected to participate in the…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), has disclosed plans to enrol and onboard an additional 150,000 beneficiaries into the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET Trainees Program) Initiative within the next two to three months. This expansion forms part of an initial intake of 250,000 participants, with a long-term target…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has enacted a new policy making the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) compulsory for all citizens engaging in banking and other financial services and this new policy is said to be effective starting from January 1, 2026. Hence, it is thereby important for all Nigeria citizen to successfully secure their TIN before…
The Federal Government has officially started disbursing the N35,000 monthly stipend to beneficiaries of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF SUPA) Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) Programme. Trainees who achieved at least 90% attendance during the training sessions have begun receiving credit alerts. This second phase of the SUPA programme, which commenced in August 2025, is now in…
The Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD), under the Federal Ministry of Education, has issued an important public clarification regarding the transitional period for NERD Compliance Clearance (NCC), the status of Batch C candidates, and the official commencement date for the 2026 compliance registration exercise. The latest update, released on 8th December 2025, follows widespread…
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) has launched the Circular Economy Youth Empowerment Initiative (CEYEI). This is a national programme designed to train and empower young Nigerians to convert waste into valuable products and renewable energy solutions. The waste management initiative, themed “Waste to Wealth, Waste to Energy,” is open to youths across the…
