By JOY ADARA , Abuja- The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the Passport fees as part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport effective. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Kenneth Udo, announced this in...
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The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja. The SGF said the primary goal of the committee...
The Federal Government has said that a switch over from petrol-driven vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles would reduce the cost of transportation in the country. The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, said this during a working visit to an International Liquified Natural Gas Energy Conversion, Transportation and...
The Federal Government has said the “alarming increase’’ in attacks against humanitarian workers, particularly in Africa, has made the work of the heroes increasingly perilous. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, stated this on Monday in Abuja, at a...
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N1.358 trillion among the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) for the month of July. This is contained in a communique issued after FAAC meeting for August on Friday in Abuja. According to the communique,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on the aviation unions to shelve their planned strike over the Federal Government’s deduction of 50% of all internally generated revenue of aviation agencies. Keyamo in a statement on Friday, acknowledged the...
The Federal Government says it has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points in response to the threat of MPox. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and External Relations,...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it has set up Agriculture and Water Resources Joint Action Committee to harness the resources of both ministries in addressing the challenges of food security and inflation. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this at the National Youth...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government has approved the first phase of Sokoto-Badagary super highway project. The federal government also approved the construction of 63 dams to boost power generation in the country. Idris said this at the inauguration of a...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the Federal Government to address disparity in the salaries of workers in Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government. SDP National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, made the call on Monday in Abuja at programme organised by the party to commemorate...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Kano-Maiduguri expressway has been cut off by a heavy downpour between Malori and Guskuri Villages in Katagum Local Government area of Bauchi State. The destruction has rendered the road impassable, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes to get to their destinations. Bauchi...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the “mayhem” that greeted the #EndBadgovernance protests on its watchlist. The protests assumed violent dimensions in some states, leading to destruction and looting. But the NIS Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a briefing...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) October deadline to complete the collapsed New Artisan Bridge on the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway . The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on External Relations to...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on Tuesday, handed over another family of five who were rescued from kidnappers’ den by the security operatives coordinated by his office. Ribadu said all family members of Mr Sanda Bitrus comprising his wife, one young man and three children,...
The Federal Government has said Nigerian youths should embrace dialogue rather than embark on protests, which could have undesirable outcomes. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. He...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Head of Department (HOD), Tourism in the Taraba State University, Jalingo, Dr. Esther Baba has urged the federal government to invest in tourism and hospitality industry to create employment for teeming youths. Dr. Baba made the call on Thursday during an interview...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday appealed to Nigerian youths to shelve their plans to carry out protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President. According to Idris, the President does not see...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has described the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway as part of the Federal Government’s priority projects. Umahi hi said this on Sunday while addressing newsmen after inspecting the Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Port Harcourt Road, Aba and other federal roads...
The Federal Government has fined the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms Inc., the sum of $220m for an unauthorised appropriation of personal data without user consent, discriminatory practices against Nigerian users, and the abuse of Meta’s dominant market position. A statement by the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to cut members’ salary by 50 per cent for six months in order to support the Federal Government in providing succour to the citizenry over the current hardship in the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep....