By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, Sept. 27, public holiday in commemoration of Eidel-Maulud celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) . The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on behalf of the Federal...
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The Federal Government has launched a national talent export programme, tagged “National Talent Export Programme (NATEP)’’, designed to create at least one million jobs over the next five years as a special purpose vehicle. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, announced this on the...
The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has urged the Federal Government to scrap the Higher National Diploma (HND) in the Polytechnics if the government would not remove the dichotomy between HND and BSc. Bugaje disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency...
The Federal Government is planning two super highways across the country through a Public Private Partnership scheme. Minister of Work Dave Umahi disclosed this to the State House Correspondents on Sunday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said that the highways would be...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong has again invited the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike. The NLC is currently planning a nationwide shutdown owing to the removal of fuel subsidy by the...
The Federal Government has promised to resettle the 22,071 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scattered in various communities of Niger. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, disclosed this during the presentation of starter packs to some of the IDPs at the Gwada camp, Shiroro,...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo says the Federal Government is ready to make Nigeria the aviation hub of Africa. Keyamo sated at the seventh edition of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2023 this on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the...
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday said the Federal Government had obtained 163 million dollars loan from the African Development Bank to support wheat production in the country. Shettima stated this at the palace of the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sumaila Mera, when he paid a condolence visit...
The Federal Government says it will deliver the second runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) within 12 months. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, made this known during the inspection of facilities at the NAIA on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister...
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its proposed 2-day nationwide warning strike over economic hardship. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Simon Lalong, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Federal Government recent approval of N5 billion for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enable them procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states, has again brought to the fore the time honuored belief that in Nigeria’s leadership corridor, once a...
The Federal government with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday evacuated 139 Nigerian irregular migrants freed from detention centers across Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of feeding allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. The Kaduna State Coordinator of NYSC, Hassan Taura made this known while fielding questions from journalists, shortly after the opening/swearing-in ceremony for the 2023 batch B stream 2 orientation course....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Textile manufacturers in Nigeria are seeking special grant from the Federal Government to revive the country’s extinct textile industries. To date, over 30 textile companies in Nigeria have gone extinct for years taking toll on the country’s economy. Consequently, the country...
Rep. Amobi Ogah, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Sunday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on malaria. He gave the charge in a statement he issued to commemorate the 2023 World Mosquito Day. The World...
The Federal Government has approved N5bn for each state to enable them to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. ...
President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Government would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that was necessary to transform the society. He said this during a meeting with a delegation from Google, West Africa, led by its Director, Olumide Balogun, on Wednesday at...
The Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees for students in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad committee on students loans in Abuja. Adejo said that the...
The Federal Government has said that its N15 billion budget for safe school project in the 2023 budget was in the best interest of the country. The National Coordinator, Safe School Initiative (SSI), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Halima Iliya, stated this at a...
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), to call off its ongoing indefinite strike. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, made the appeal at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...