The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is committed to settling more than three trillion Naira debt it inherited in the power sector. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Wednesday when he briefed newsmen. “Today, we are owing the Power Generating Companies (GenCos) a...
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The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has advised the Federal Government to reject the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to phase out petrol and electricity subsidy. The PRP acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Muhammed Ishaq, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Federal Government disagreed with governors elected on the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the economic hardship in the country, which they said is causing a lot of hunger and anger in the land. The PDP governors’ views were echoed by their forum...
Labour strikel The Federal Government has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of resuming the payment of wage award to workers this week. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the assurance at a meeting with the leadership of NLC...
FG places N2m bounty on lawyer, who used hot pressing iron, knife to burn private part of house help
FG places N2m bounty on lawyer, who used hot pressing iron, knife to burn private part of house help
The Federal Government has placed a N2 million bounty on Anambra based lawyer, Adachukwu Chukelu-Okafor, currently at large, for allegedly burning her 11-year old house help. She was alleged to have used hot pressing iron and knife to burn and chop in pieces, the private part of her...
Mrs Precious Ifeanyi, who gave birth to sextuplets at the National Hospital, Abuja after 13 years of marriage, has appealed to the government and well-meaning Nigerians to come to the babies’ aid. She made the appeal on Monday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) is reportedly enmeshed in alleged data breach, necessitating its probe by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau. The Bureau commenced investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigerian banks-GTB and a new generation bank a few days ago. A statement by the bureau...
The Federal Government has assured its commitment to expedite full implementation of the 16-point agreement reached with organised labour. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the assurance at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Methodists Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Ishaya Kunama has advised the Federal Government on what measures to undertake towards finding a lasting solution to the worsening security challenges confronting Nigeria. Bishop Kunama, who gave the advise during his Covenant Service Homily in Sokoto,...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have given the Federal Government a notice of a nationwide strike, effective in 14 days. Their complaint stems from the failure to carry out the 16-point agreement between organized labor (NLC and TUC) and the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their resounding victory over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals of the African Nations Cup. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, gave the commendation in a statement...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with the Federal Government has assisted 34,694 stranded Nigerian migrants to return home from April 2017 till date. Cyprine Cheptepkeny, Awareness Raising Programme Officer, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Nigeria, said this during a media training on Amplifying Women’s Voices in...
Following recurrent freefall of Naira in the Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it will implement macroeconomic reforms to stabilise the market. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance on Saturday in Minna, at the 2024 Press Week...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – A Bauchi based politician, Hon. Aminu Mohammed Tukur has implored President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government to declare January 15th yearly as “Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Day”. Hon. Tukur also called on the National Assembly members and other patriotic Nigerians to support his...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has successfully evacuated 327 stranded Nigerians as well as those released from detention facilities in Tripoli, Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday inaugurated a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new wage for the country. Shettima while inaugurating the committee at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, reaffirmed the determination of President Bola Tinubu’s administration...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has awarded scholarships to twelve Nigerian lecturers from public tertiary institutions to undertake doctoral, PhD, studies on science-related disciplines in France, under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention, TSAS, programme. Speaking at a pre-departure...