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...
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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...
The Federal Government has commenced allocation of affordable houses to Nigerians, an official has confirmed. Mr Martin Gyado, the Federal Controller of Housing in charge of Adamawa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola. He said that President Bola...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment in supporting private sector investments geared towards unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential for the benefit of the economy and citizens. Epko made this known on Friday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of...
The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, has said the Federal Government is targeting a 77 per cent increase in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Edun, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at opening of the 2024 Strategic Management Retreat...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman said the ministry will work within the ambit of the law to facilitate the full implementation of the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as it affects tertiary institutions in the country.” Mamman expressed the commitment during...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.127 trillion December 2023 federal revenue among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is disclosed in a communique issued by the FAAC at its January meeting, chaired by the Accountant General of...
Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Sanusi Garba, has said the Federal Government will continue to subsidise electricity to ease the financial burden on Nigerians due to economic challenges in the country . Garba said this during a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. “Government has decided...
The Federal Government has pledged to fulfill its agreements with organised labour. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made this known during a courtesy visit to the office of the Trade Union Congress(TUC), on Wednesday in Abuja. Onyejeocha said the visit to some of...
The Federal Government says it is actively addressing the issue of pressure on foreign exchange in Nigeria. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, said this on Tuesday, during the inauguration of two new factories and extension of the Tropical General Investment Group (TGI) at the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 4 for hearing. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following the absence of counsel for Mr...
The Federal Government has extended the free train ride initiative till Sunday, to further reduce financial pressure on travellers heading to various destinations after the festive period. The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday....
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says that the Federal Government is committed to delivering the uncompleted section of the Abuja-Kaduna before the end of the year. Umahi made this commitment in a meeting with all directors of the ministry on Thursday in Abuja, adding that all...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the sanction on the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in an interview on...
The Trade Union Congress(TUC) has urged the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with the organised labour in 2023, especially the National Minimum Wage. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President, said this in a 2024 new year message jointly signed by Mr Nuhu Toro, Secretary General of the...
The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the Federal Government to reassess the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates from the two francophone West African countries following...
By EZEKIEL OBI , Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the private sector has a leading role in actualising the Federal Government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Idris gave the charge at the inauguration of ABG CNG Plant...