By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The deficit of off-campus housing plaguing Nigerian tertiary institutions would soon be over, as the Federal Government has kick started the process of constructing 36 state-of-the-art hostels across the country for the year 2024. This is even as the government has indicated...
FG
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has released N12.7 billion to provide meters in Army barracks across the country. The amount is from the N40 billion earmarked for the mass metering project. Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communication and Media Relations to...
The Federal Government says President Bola Tinubu “will be judged by his ability to grow the nation’s economy, create employment, and reduce poverty. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun gave these parametres at a Podcast hosted by Bruit Costaud in collaboration...
President Bola Tinubu has approved and released funds for the rehabilitation of the 11- kilometer Eko bridge. The Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, when he inspected the progress of work on a couple of different projects and bridges in Lagos. “The Eko...
An FCT high court on Wednesday, struck out the fraud case filed against Grace Tiaga, a former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum following her death. Taiga was standing trial before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi on allegations bordering on bribery in the controversial Gas Supply Processing...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia of Benue has denied receiving N44 billion from the Federal Government, as part of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to address food shortage in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue, had alleged that...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged the Federal Government to implement the Oronsaye report in line with the present national realities. President of the association, Mr Tommy Okon, said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. “The state of the nation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government will begin the distribution of grains nationwide to cushion the impacts of the hardship in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari disclosed this in a tweet via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 18 for hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on Jan. 8, reported that...
The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Three years after the panel set up by the Benue State Government to look into cases of police brutality and extra judicial killings had submitted its report, the federal government was yet to pay compensation to the affected people in Benue State....
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu toward reviving the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Mill. Audu said this when he visited Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Wednesday in Jos. The minister pointed out that the Ajaokuta steel mill, located in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Amb. Kabiru Musa, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the State has perfected plans to launch attack against the two-day nationwide peaceful rallies it scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero made the allegation in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue South Coalitions for Good Governance and Accountability has lauded the Federal Government on the appointment of Prof Silas Ochejele as the pioneer acting Chief Medical Director of the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital (FUSHSTH) Otukpo. A statement in Makurdi...
The Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJGP) has appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate the movement and spending of $3.4 billion loan obtained by the Federal Government through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The group made the appeal on Friday during a joint news briefing, along...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has called for a review of the country’s strategies to combat the malaria burden. He said this when partners from the Malaria Alliance, RBM Malaria Partnership, and Nigerian officials of WHO Global Malaria Programme visited him...