Supreme Court on Thursday held that henceforth, all Local Government Area allocations should be paid directly into their accounts. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who led a seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court, gave the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the federal government against the...
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The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to withhold allocation to states running a Transition Implementation Committee (TIC). The House also urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to create a special account where allocations due to local governments run by unelected officials would be...
The Federal Government has dismissed a newspaper report claiming that the Samoa partnership agreement signed June 28 has endorsed the rights of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ), people in Nigeria. It also rejected the claims that Nigeria would receive 150 billion for entering into the deal. Minister...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has advised the Federal Government to quickly resolve the impasse surrounding the implementation of a new minimum wage for workers in the country. The Chairman of the association, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), Kazeem Suarau, gave the advice while receiving an...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has denied writing any letter to the Senate, accusing the Federal Government of laying siege on Kano State over the Emirate leadership tussle. This is contained in a statement by the NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major on Friday in Lagos. The...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned another hike in electricity tariff instead of a reversal as promised by the Federal Government. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this on Thursday in Abuja in a statement titled, “Stop killing the people and the economy,”. According to Ajaero, the...
The Federal Government has unveiled a new financial inclusion policy aimed at transforming Nigeria into a one trillion dollar economy by 2030. According to the Presidency, the project is designed to combat poverty and catalyst sustainable economic growth from the ground up. Vice President Kashim Shettima who unveiled...
Rep. James Faleke (Ikeja Federal Constituency) has called on Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with the level of seriousness they handled COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in the North-East, which have resulted in the loss of innocent lives. Atiku in a post on his X handle on Sunday, expressed sadness over the resurgence of terrorism in the region,...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in promoting the growth and development of public relations practice in the country. In a statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, fnipr, the government welcomed...
The Deputy Registrar, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos State, Mr Christopher Olamiju, has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis rocking the institution over agitation for removal of the provost. Olamiju made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal Government has assured that the contractors handling the dualisation of the Calabar-Itu highway will soon return to site to resume work on the which served as a link between Akwa Ibom and Cross River. the Acting Controller of Works in Cross River, Mrs Adebisi Osim,said this...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said poor infrastructure and inadequate funding of public universities by the Federal Government were responsible for the incessant strikes by lecturers. Chairperson of the University of Jos chapter of the union, Dr. Jurbe Molwus, said this during a townhall it...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to stop funding the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). The National President of NUT, Audu Amba, spoke at the Public Presentation of the Professional Standards for...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has called on Nigerians to intervene in the lingering issues it has with the Federal Government and proffer solutions to them. The Union also called on the public to change its...
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday ended their closed door meeting with an agreement that all contentious issues will be amicably resolve to avert strike. The parties also agreed to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned industrial actions by...
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in closed door meeting to discuss lingering crisis and avert strike by the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the meeting holding on Wednesday in the office of the Minister of...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise university education to boost research and academic excellence in the nation’s ivory towers. The Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AEFUNAI), branch of ASUU made the appeal in an address delivered during a press...
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has called for more investment in healthcare to prevent disease outbreaks and improve life expectancy. Obi made the call at the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN)...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Dr Joshua Silas, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) chapter, made the call on Tuesday during a...