The Federal Government has described as unfortunate the pledge by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to reopen all Nigerian borders if elected president. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had made the pledge during his campaign rally in Katsina on Tuesday, But the Minister of...
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday, received 191 stranded Nigerians from India. The returnees, who were evacuated by NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government, arrived in an Ethiopian Airlines chartered flight, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 4:40 p.m. They were received by a...
The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Malam Aliyu Ahmed, says more than 5,000 companies and individuals spread across 10 Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are owing the Federal Government about N5.2 trillion. Ahmed stated this at the zonal sensitisation workshop on Federal...
The Rigasa Train Station in Kaduna record low turnout of passengers on Tuesday as the Abuja-Kaduna train service resumed operations nine months after its suspension. The resumption of service on the route came 251 days after the Federal Government announced its suspension following terrorists attack on a passenger train...
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has called for the recognition of persons with disabilities by the Federal Government and 17 state governments in the country. The CCD Director, David Anyaele said this in a statement to commemorate this year’s edition of the International Day of Persons with...
The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, said the Federal Government lost about N113m over the closure of the Abuja-Kaduna railway. The route was closed for over eight months after terrorists attacked an Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on March 28, 2022. During the attack, about 14 persons were killed...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to update the draft Finance Bill with additional inputs from state governors before the bill goes to the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, Mr Laolu Akande, stated this on...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people, has condemned killings in parts of Enugu and Ebonyi states. Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, condemned the killings while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Thursday. Iwuanyanwu, an elder statesman, frowned at the “wanton destruction...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AEFUNAI), Ebonyi chapter, says it will cover grounds lost to the eight-month called off in October. The union, therefore, appealed to stakeholders to prevail upon the Federal Government to “avoid engaging in any activity that could plunge...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) lecturers have been paid full salaries for the month of November by the Federal Government. However, the lectures’ eight-month arrears remain withheld by the Federal Government. A senior member of the union at the Bayero University Kano made this known in an interview...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) chapter, on Monday protested what they called casualisation of intellectual workers in the country. Prof. Rasheed Adeoye, the former ASUU Chairman of the university, described half salaries reportedly paid by government to members of the union...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – THE Federal Government on Thursday formally announced the reintroduction of History as a stand alone subject in basic education curriculum in Nigeria, thirteen years after its abolition. A total of 3,700 History teachers have also been shortlisted for the first round of training for...
Chief Timipre Silva, Minister of Petroleum Resources, says one of the key mandates of the ministry is to grow oil reserves from the current 37 billion barrels to 40 billion barrels by 2025. Sylva said this on Tuesday at the official ground-breaking of the Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPLs) 809...
The Federal Ministry of Education has organised a review meeting on the harmonisation of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to eliminate disparity in its quality and standard nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5th edition of the two-day meeting which started on Wednesday in Ilorin is...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the country is currently finalising “Nigeria Agenda 2050” to succeed Vision 2020, which lapsed two years ago. Ahmed said this on Monday in Abuja, at the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to stop provoking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in a dispute over wages. Mr Falana, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the lecturers should be paid their full salaries for months...
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare...
The Federal Government is boosting World Bank’s 500 million dollars funding for Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project with 700 million dollars. The Nigerian government boost raises the tally to 1.2 billion dollars. Communications Officer of AGILE, Ms Linda Irabor, stated in Abuja on Sunday that...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the huge investment in, and prioritisation of the mining sector in the government ‘s economic diversification efforts, have started impacting positively on the economy. Buhari said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigeria Mining Week. The News Agency of...
The Federal Government is committed to ending all undemocratic and uncultured activities against journalists. Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, SAN, made this known in Abuja at the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists with the theme: “Policy Dialogue on Media, Civil Society and Violence-free...