If you’re planning to move to the U.S. and want to drive, getting a U.S. driver’s license is a good idea. Whether it’s for exploring your new area, picking up groceries, or going out with friends, a local license will make things much easier. Keep in mind that your home country’s license may not be … Read more
Starting May 7, 2025, if you live in the United States, you will need a Real ID to fly within the country, access certain government facilities, or enter places like military bases and nuclear power plants. Without it, you’ll have to use your passport for those purposes, even for domestic flights. The Real ID isn’t … Read more
SpaceX has announced the launching of Starlink in Yemen, making it the first Arab country to join the high-speed internet. The Arab country is coming on board almost four years after Starlink debuted in the United States on October 27, 2020. Getting an operating licence and launching such technology in an Arab country is significant … Read more
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a type of fuel mostly made up of methane (a natural gas). It is stored under high pressure, taking up much less space than it would in normal conditions. This gas is kept in strong, hard containers shaped like cylinders (long, round shapes) or spheres (balls) to store it safely. … Read more
The buzz around transitioning from a petrol-powered vehicle to a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle is overwhelmingly interesting among motorists across Nigeria. This is a sequel to the removal of subsidy on petrol, shooting the price of a litre of petrol up by more than 700%, pushing the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to … Read more
The adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is growing rapidly among Nigerians at a time the government removed the petrol subsidy, which is currently priced above N1,000 per litre compared to CNG which is capped at N230 per kg in some locations across the country. However, it is nearly impossible to discuss CNG without mentioning … Read more
When you deposit into your bank account, that’s a top-up. You can also top up a virtual card or a prepaid card that isn’t connected to your bank account. The idea behind top-up is to add money to your existing balance. Top-up is not limited to banking, the term is also used in the telecommunication … Read more
Apart from co-ordination and monitoring of the implementation of Government policies and decisions, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation also supervises the activities of some government agencies. These agencies are: Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission National Hajj Commission of Nigeria National Lottery Trust Fund Bureau of Public … Read more
Facebook is a major player in the advertising space. Like how advertisers reach and get new leads with Google Ads, marketers do not joke with Facebook Ads. However, there are mistakes people make on the social media platform when advertising that could possibly lead to a waste of Ad spend. A niche specialist and content … Read more
There are over 300 federal agencies in Nigeria. The agencies are spread across the federal ministries while some of them are domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The agencies are: 1) Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB) 2) National Lottery Trust Fund 3) National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) 4) National Root Crops … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) is set up in 1985 with the mandate to identify Nigeria’s solid minerals and formulate policies that will enable the country to unlock the economic potentials of the solid minerals sub-sector. The agencies of MSMD are: Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) Nigerian … Read more
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development emerged following the split of the Ministry of Works and Housing. Its agencies are: National Housing Programme Federal Housing Authority Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Formerly known as Nigerian Building … Read more
The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is among the unstable ministries in Nigeria with different administrations either merging or carving it from the Ministry of Finance. For instance, there was a Ministry of Budget and Panning between 1999 to 2019, but Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency merged it with the Ministry of Finance in 2019 with … Read more
The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) located in Ilorin, Kwara State, has featured prominently on the list of government agencies that was used by the National Assembly to award bogus contracts in the 2024 budget. Eng. Kamal Abdulgafar Rasheed is the Executive Director of the centre. The latest discovery shows that various contracts such … Read more
In another questionable insertion into the 2024 budget, nonprofit organisation, BudgIT has revealed how Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, was awarded a contract to build classrooms and install street lights in some parts of the country valued at N1,574,704,473. The research institute, which is one agency of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and … Read more