The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government will soon begin payment of pension backlog. Edun said this during a peaceful rally by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS) at the Federal Ministry of Finance in...
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The Federal Government, says the N75b Loan Scheme for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will diversify the Nigerian economy, create jobs, promote value-addition, revitalize communities, and boost exports. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, made this known at the Town Hall meeting on the...
The Federal Government has increased the compensation amount for property owners affected by the construction of the Section 1, Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The government increased the compensation sum from the initial N8 billion to about N18 billion. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made...
Motorists and residents in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states have appealed to the states and federal government to swiftly fix deplorable roads ahead of the Christmas and new year celebrations. Some of the respondents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo, Akure and Ado-Ekiti, said...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government would soon establish super electricity grid as backup to the national grid that is experiencing incessant collapse. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa,...
A High Court in Kaduna State on Thursday, ordered the forfeiture of a Samsung S20, 3 Hp laptops, three exotic cars and N9.5million cash belonging to a convict, Stephen James, to the Federal Government. Delivering Judgment, Justice Dairus Khobo, sentenced James after he pleaded guilty to internet related fraud...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it rejected two payment platforms of the federal government and insisted on University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), it created as alternative. ASUU had rejected the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), a platform the Federal Government uses...
The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N1.298 trillion among the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs) for September. This is according to a communique issued at the end of FAAC meeting for October held on Thursday in Abuja. The communiqué was made available to...
The Federal Government on Wednesday met with the leadership of the Organised Labour at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Abuja. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, led the Federal Government’s side; while the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Former Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has called on the Federal Government to establish a National Teachers’ and Caregiver’s Welfare Commission to address the challenges facing educators in the country. Prof. Ajiboye made this appeal during the...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address its various demands. ASUP’s National President, Mr Shammah Kpanja, issued the ultimatum while addressing newsmen at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Kpanja said...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed worry over huge administrative cost incurred by many public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this while speaking with newsmen at a two-day programme organised by the union on the state of nation conference on Thursday in Abuja. The...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says true opposition political parties in Nigeria must join hands with the Federal Government to build the country. The party also said that rather than inciting statements and unverified criticisms, opposition parties should contribute their quota through viable submissions and suggestions to get...
Worried by worsening incidents of devastating floods across the country, the Federal Government has ordered an integrity test on all dams in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu announced this on Tuesday in the National Broadcast to mark the nation’s 64th Independence Anniversary. He said the measure is aimed at averting...
The Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The handover of the buses took place on Sunday at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1st, as a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Saturday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Board, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Fire Service (FFS) has suspended senior officers of the service. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary of the board,...
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said the Federal Government is investing in dry season farming to address nutrition and food crisis in the country. Kyari said this during the inauguration of a workshop for stakeholders in policies for food and nutrition security, on Thursday...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government to increase its stake in Dangote refinery to 45 per cent from the current seven per cent. President, PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, made the call on Tuesday while presenting a communique and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Government has donated 6,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to Borno State to alleviate the suffering of flood disaster victims. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, presented the items to Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House in...