The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, has said the Federal Government is planning to establish a National Social Housing Fund (NSHF) for low income earners. The minister stated this in his keynote address at the opening of the maiden Kaduna International Housing Exhibition, held...
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Over N300 billion worth of technical equipment and accessories procured by the National Population Commission (NPC) for the botched 2023 census may go to waste if the Federal Government fails to direct the NPC to conduct the twice postponed national headcount with immediate effect. Investigations showed that...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (SSAP-SDGs) Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called on State, Local Governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to double their efforts in the quest to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the global community...
The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, has called on the Federal Government to support the local production of arms and ammunition in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). Ochai made the call on Friday when he toured the facilities of the DICON Ordnance Factory in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has highlighted the huge multiplier impact of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project on the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation. This was made known during the visit of three cabinet Ministers to the AKK Gas Pipeline Project Site where they inspected...
The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the party is not behind the unfounded allegation accusing the Federal Government of creating crisis in Kano State. Aniebonam stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on...
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has said the Federal Government has not abandoned the issue of salary harmonisation in the civil service. Yemi-Esan made the disclosure during a chat with media executives on Wednesday in Abuja, being part of activities...
The Federal Government is to convert Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State to classrooms and hostels for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo told newsmen in Zaria on Wednesday that the Zaria Hotels had been acquired as an annexure to the...
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the frequent abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the guise of enforcing the Cybersecurity Act. The Guild warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has disclosed that the ongoing nationwide strike will continue despite the agreement signed with the Federal Government at Monday’s meeting. The congress, in a post on X, on Tuesday said the industrial action which has grounded the nation’s economy will continue until Tuesday’s meeting of...
In a bid to stop the ongoing strike by organized labour, the Federal Government, through the National Salaries Wages and Income Commission, has extended an invitation to the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). However, it is not yet clear if the Labour...
The Federal Government has said that President Bola Tinubu led administration is taking significant steps to revolutionise Nigeria’s health sector. These initiatives included new infrastructure projects, enhanced regulations and efforts to boost local manufacturing, workforce development and health insurance coverage. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali...
The Federal Government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. This list of the constituted governing councils was released on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement...
The Federal Government is formulating an innovative wage system that would be based on employee’s productivity. The Director-General, National Productivity Centre (NPC), Dr Nasir Raji-Mustapha, stated this on Monday in Abuja during an interactive session with Labour Correspondents Association of Nigeria (LACAN). “We are in the process of...
C A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Federal Government (FG) from securitising the sum of N22.7 trillion Ways and Means Loan support it got from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the plaintiffs...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). This followed the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) during plenary on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says it has not received any proposal for the establishment of United States (U.S) and French military base in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday....
The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6.2 kilometre (KM) Port Harcourt – Aba railway project, marking the start of train operations between Abia and Rivers. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, who said this at a ceremony in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, noted that the project was a...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has presented the certificate of occupancy of a piece of land to the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, to fast track the implementation of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Housing Project in the state. The governor,...