The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government is working on strategic plans to address inflation and ensure the decongestion of ports in the country.

The Federal Executive Council(FEC) has ratified the UN Water Convention on the Protection and use of Trans-Border Water Courses and International Lakes.

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has approved waivers in tax and levies for cart pushers, vulcanizers, and hawkers' micro-small-business category.

The Federal Government has announced the selected preferred and reserve bidders for Nigerian airports concession.

Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed satisfaction at the rehabilitation work going on at the Wards and Theatre blocks of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH.

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) said it expects the Federal Government to pay salary arrears for the four months their industrial action lasted.

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has honoured Nura Sani Kangiwa, Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), at a colourful ceremony to mark the 51st Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties between China and Nigeria held at the Cultural Centre of the Embassy in Abuja.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrialisation in Africa.