Federal Government says it has delivered 8,938 housing units across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and constructed 9,290 kilometres of roads nationwide. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this on Monday in Abuja while presenting the scorecard of his stewardship in the...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.” SERAP disclosed this in a statement...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the securitisation of CBN’s N22.7 trillion “Ways and Means Advances’’ to the Federal Government will improve debt transparency. “Ways and Means Advances’’ allows the Federal Government to borrow short-term or emergency loans from the CBN to cushion expected cash receipts shortfalls. The Senate...
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. Such records cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of subsequent blocks and the consensus...
The Federal government on Tuesday , accused the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU), not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants...
The Federal Government says about 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are expected to leave the capital Khartoum via hired buses to Port Sudan and other designated border points for their onward evacuation to Nigeria. This development followed the extension of another 72 hours ceasefire agreement reached between the Sudanese...
The Federal Government has approved the use of Eagle Square for the annual May Day parade for workers in the FCT. Mr Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has explained why it budgeted the sum of 1.2 million dollars in hiring buses for the evacuation of Nigerian students from the ongoing war in Sudan . This followed an outcry by concerned Nigerians over the negotiated sum of 1.2 million...
The Organised Labour have described the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the removal of fuel subsidy as the “best option”. Mr Benson Upah, Head of Information, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said this to newsmen while reacting to the recent suspension of the subsidy removal by the Federal Government on Thursday...
The Federal Government has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed, this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of The National Economic Council (NEC)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The President, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Dr. Smart Olugbeko says the union has received with mixed feelings the increase of 40% in the salary of civil servants. Dr. Olugbeko made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said: “The union...
The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has lauded the Federal Government’s effort in preventing and eradicating malaria in the country. Dr Chinyere Okeke, a member of the research group, gave the commendation in a message to mark “2023 World Malaria Day” on Tuesday in...
A Nigerian female student in Sudan has called on the Nigerian government to quickly come to their rescue as ‘bloody fighting’ between feuding military groups in the war-torn African country escalates In a 56-second video obtained by PRNigeria, the student, whose name could not be identified, could be seen...
The Federal Government says it is considering how best to achieve subsidy removal without disrupting livelihoods in Nigeria. Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday at the end of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2023). He said the Federal...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for approving the National Action Plan on human trafficking. NACTAL gave the commendation through a communique issued at the end of a 3-day workshop held in Keffi, Nasarawa...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Friday 21 and Monday 24 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Dr. Belgore congratulated Muslims for the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government has intensified its rescue operation efforts by evacuating another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya. The evacuees arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement issued by Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affiares entitre of...
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says it will soon provide four million prepaid meters to electricity consumers in the country. Aisha Mahmud, NERC Commissioner in charge of Consumers Affairs, disclosed this at the Customers’ Complaints Resolution Meeting Organised on Tuesday in Jos. Mahmud, who described the shortage of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – After the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), questioned the distribution of the N320.3 billion released by the Federal Government for tertiary institutions in the country, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, on Thursday gave further breakdown on...
A Financial Analyst, Mr Muktar Muhammed, has urged the Federal Government to take steps to increase foreign exchange earnings to stabilise the Naira. Muhammed said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja against the backdrop of depleting foreign exchange reserves of...