The Federal Government has announced the full payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to academic staff in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the period January to August 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inaugurating the...
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The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Katsina State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, disclosed this in Katsina during the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), has raised the alarm over what it perceives as the audacious attempt by the Federal Government to take over lands belonging to ethnic communities in the Middle Belt under a spurious “pilot scheme” being introduced in...
Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th August 2026, as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement on behalf of the Federal Government. The Minister according to a statement...
Federal Government has said it would not publish a specific breakdown of how funds accessed under its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) will be spent. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this at the media briefing in Abuja...
A fresh legal battle over four oil fields in the Niger Delta has escalated at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, with Hi-Rev Oil Limited and Hi-Rev Exploration & Production Limited asking the appellate court to halt and reverse allocations allegedly carried out by the Federal Government while their appeal...
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) says it has saved the Federal Government about N1.5 trillion in 17 months through tighter procurement controls, improved benchmarking and reforms aimed at reducing waste and manipulation. The Director-General of the BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, disclosed this on Wednesday August 19 in Abuja at...
Let it not turn out to be what I am thinking: that former Ekiti State governor and newly appointed Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayo Fayose, has already found an alibi for explaining away the possible failure of the agency under his watch. Because...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, is passionately pushing a President Tinubu agenda on national security. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Matawalle, was in Kaduna to inaugurate the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Institute of Technology. The trip was without fanfare but it was loud...
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) has condemned the continued captivity of pupils, students and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State, describing the situation as evidence of a worsening security crisis and demanding their immediate release. In a statement issued by its Operations Manager, Stanley Ugagbe, the...
Months after the abduction of students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, a group of Christians in Northern Nigeria has welcomed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers by the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the operation as a significant step toward justice for...
Federal Government has committed over N250 billion intervention aimed at tackling the long-standing student accommodation crisis across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while inaugurating the Chairmen and members of Boards of Federal Ministry of Education agencies, reappointed Chief Executives...
A blistering urgency currently envelopes Nigeria. It is an urgency of war, the clear and present danger of an imminent national meltdown. It is a common truth that Nigeria is desperately embattled on all fronts. It has been so for far too long. Our leadership may not agree that...
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) wants the President Bola Tinubu administration to use benefits that would accrue to the country from the current surge in global crude price in the aftermath of the ongoing Middle East conflict to continue to build a more resilient economy. This is...
Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, 19th March, and Friday, 20th March 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signifies the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal...
President of the Africa Development Study Centre (ADSC), Sir Victor Walsh Oluwafemi, has called on the Federal Government to urgently protect Nigerians abroad and restore the country’s global standing, following recurring attacks on citizens in South Africa. Oluwafemi, who is also an international development consultant and member of the...
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has been named Government Agency of the Year 2025 at the 18th Leadership Annual Conference and Awards held in Abuja. According to the organisers, the award recognises the Commission’s enforcement activities, consumer redress efforts, and regulatory interventions in key sectors of the...
– As weak journalism poses national security, democratic, and economic risks Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital...
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is excited to announce the launch of an Inter-Agency Innovation Competition & Awards aimed at harnessing innovation, promoting collaboration and creativity among Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. NASENI has the statutory mission “to develop and maintain...
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. The NCC was recognized alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, which emerged overall best-performing agency; the...