November 10, 2026

Federal Government

Half-Salary: Ngige can no longer mediate amid Industrial Court case – ASUU President ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke

Half-Salary: Ngige can no longer mediate amid Industrial Court case – ASUU President

Bode November 16, 2022
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Tuesday, criticised the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, over his alleged authorisation of the part-payment of salaries to members of the union, following the suspension of its seven-month strike in October. This comes...
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Zulum flags off ARC-P training programme for 968 facilitators in Borno

Bode November 15, 2022
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has declared open a 3-week At Risks Children Programme (ARC-P), which is a training programme for 968 youths facilitators selected from the 27 LGAs of the state. Declaring open the training programme in Maiduguri, Zulum said the programme...
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Oil marketers urge NIMASA, NPA to adopt naira transactions in ports

Bode November 14, 2022
The Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to obey Federal Government’s directive on Naira transactions for ports charges. This is contained in a statement by Mahmood Tukur, Vice Chairman II, Depots and Petroleum Products...
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Nigeria targets African toilet revolution from upcoming summit – FG

Bode November 13, 2022
The Federal Government on Sunday pledged to commence a toilet revolution that would encourage African countries to build and use toilets for a healthier and hygienic society. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in preparations to the...
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Sen. Ndume urges FG to clear outstanding ASUU salaries with bank loans Ndume

Sen. Ndume urges FG to clear outstanding ASUU salaries with bank loans

Bode November 10, 2022
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District,, Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to source for bank loans to pay the outstanding 8 months salaries of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU). He also advised the federal government to constitute a...
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Groups write Buhari on OPL 245 development, urge FG to join as injured party, resist $15b siren calls Muhammadu Buhari Buhariii

Groups write Buhari on OPL 245 development, urge FG to join as injured party, resist $15b siren calls

Bode November 6, 2022
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Three Civil Society International and local Groups – ReCommon, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) and Corner House have jointly written to President Buhari on the recent developments with regards to the various court proceedings relating to the corrupt award in 2011...
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FG suspends decision to terminate Presidential Amnesty Programme – Gen. Ndiomu

Bode November 5, 2022
The Federal Government has rescinded its earlier plans to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The Interim Administrator, PAP, Gen. Barry Ndiomu, confirmed the government’s new position in a statement on Saturday. Ndiomu, in the statement issued by PAP’s Media Consultant, Donu Kogbara, expressed gratitude to the Federal Government...
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FG wants to make naira look beautiful even if it can’t buy bread – Adeboye Pastor Adeboye

FG wants to make naira look beautiful even if it can’t buy bread – Adeboye

Bode November 5, 2022
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, criticised the planned redesign of the N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The revered cleric expressed displeasure that the Federal Government is concerned with the redesigning of...
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Save us from soldiers’ harassment – Bakassi IDPs tell FG, UN IMG 20221101 WA0107

Save us from soldiers’ harassment – Bakassi IDPs tell FG, UN

Bode November 3, 2022
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have cried for help, accusing the Nigerian soldiers drafted to Ikang Community for ‘Operation Still Water’ of harassing, and intimidating Bakassi IDPs who are predominantly fishermen. In a peaceful protest which kick-started from Ikot Effiom Obutong re-settlement camp and...
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FG supports Katsina with N3bn to construct state university’s faculty buildings

Bode October 30, 2022
Federal Government has supported Katsina State with N3 billion to construct the Faculty of Agriculture buildings at the state-owned university, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), at Layin Minista in Malumfashi LGA of the state. UMYU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunusi Mamman, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. He said...
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FG inaugurates digital economy industry working group

Bode October 28, 2022
The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Digital Economy Industry Working Group (DEIWG) to facilitate the digital economy agenda. Prof. Isa Pantami,Minister, Communications and Digital Economy inaugurated the group at the closing ceremony of the Digital Nigeria Conference and Exhibition organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)...
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TETFund commits N7.879b to intervention projects in COE Akwanga tetfund

TETFund commits N7.879b to intervention projects in COE Akwanga

Bode October 27, 2022
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja  – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has committed a total sum of N7, 879, 432,390 billion to intervention projects at the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State, from inception. Minister of Environment, Muhammed Abdullahi, who disclosed this on Thursday, while commissioning three newly-completed TETFund...
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