By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, June 12, a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This was announced by Mrs Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to Ajani, Minister of Interior,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Amidst looming flood fears, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has called on the Federal Government, particularly the Ministry of Water Resources, to speed up the reconstruction of the collapsed Alau Dam in Borno State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the dam’s failure on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party (LP) has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, by implementing the recommendations of the Uwais Electoral Reform Report. The report, submitted in 2008, proposes sweeping reforms aimed at ensuring the independence...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam to avert a repeat of last year’s devastating flood disaster. Maiduguri and surrounding local government areas experienced their worst flooding in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-– The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the 2025 Democracy Day Celebration, tasking them to organize a befitting and memorable event. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, emphasized that the celebration honors Nigeria’s founding fathers and democratic heroes...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to settle Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators’ matters through a national committee of arbitration. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mr Mohammed Ndarani, a Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, made the call at a press conference on...
Federal Government has refuted claims that the recent devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger State, was caused by the release or failure of water from nearby dams. Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said both the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (“NSITF”) is commencing a service-wide sensitization of civil servants in furtherance of the implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme in the Federal civil service. The Managing Director of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, on Thursday May 29, 2025 led his team...
The Federal Government has condoled with the families and victims of flood that occurred in Mokwa LGA of Niger State, which tragically claimed the lives of several persons. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in...
Federal Government has inaugurated a transport scheme known as “Project CNG-SPROUT” an initiative aimed at promoting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered transportation in all Nigerian universities. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, said this on Thursday while inaugurating the pilot phase of the project at...
Federal High Court in Abuja stood down proceedings to deliver ruling on the admissibility of the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho stood down the matter after...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said the recently issued Series VII Sovereign Sukuk valued at N300 billion attracted N2.205 trillion subscription. The DMO said this in a statement on Wednesday, in Abuja. According to the office, this represents a 735 per cent subscription level, a clear evidence of...
The Federal Government has secured a loan facility of 134 million dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help farmers boost seeds and grain production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at the unveiling of the 2024/2025 National...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee to oversee the 753-unit housing estate recovered from former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The estate was recently handed over to the Ministry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises...
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged the World Bank to increase its support for Nigeria’s plans to upgrade existing dams and develop new irrigation systems. He said the enhanced support would help advance the Federal Government’s vision of achieving food security and boosting...
The Federal Government has instituted a suit against the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of...
A presidential candidate in 2019 elections, Mr Ademola Babatunde, has advised the Federal Government to allocate the 753 duplexes recovered by EFCC from a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to armed forces personnel. Babatunde in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, urged...
A quiet revolution is unfolding in the often-noisy landscape of Nigerian governance, where reform announcements can feel as routine as rainfall. It is not wrapped in fanfare, nor driven by political expediency. It is measured, genuine, and gathering momentum in a place where reform has long been needed yet...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has disclosed that the Federal Government has renewed the licence for the crude oil exploration in the Kolmani area of Bauchi and Gombe States. He made the disclosure at the official groundbreaking ceremony...