President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government were capable of generating N3 trillion annually if efforts were made to ensure prudent spending. Lawan made this known in Abuja when he declared open an interactive session on the need to improve...
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The Federal Government is to begin inspection of organisations for the grant of additional slots of Expatriate Quota facilities, Renewal of Expatriate Quota Positions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that expatriate quota application in Nigeria immediately comes after the registration of company in Nigeria by foreigners seeking...
The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Cairo at a meeting with his counterpart, Egypt Minister...
The Federal Government has revealed plans to make additional provisions for fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget amid an outcry by labour unions and other stakeholders. Initially, the government had suggested the fuel subsidy scheme may end in June, a move supported by the World Bank, with a cash...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Contrary to the initial misconception, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said both pregnant and lactating mothers can be given COVID-19 vaccines. Responding to frequently asked questions on their updated site dated 07/01/2022, NPHCDA also assured that even people with underlying health...
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice-Chairman, South South of the PDP has advised the Federal Government to make bold and informed decisions that would put an end to insecurity in Nigeria. Orbih gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has intensified measures on environmental health and sanitation in order to curtail the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country. The Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon IKeazor, made this known in a statement issued by Mr Saghir el Mohammed,...
At Least 112 illegal refineries have been discovered in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Chairman of the council, Samuel Nwanosike told Channels Television that 99% of the discoveries were made in a particular community located along the OML 17 trunk lines. The discovery comes on the heels...
The Trade Union Congress on Saturday gave conditions for the removal of fuel subsidies. The Federal Government has hinted that it may end the subsidy programme in June but the move has been opposed in several quarters. At the end of its National Executive Council, the TUC in a...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the federal government to reconsider the plan to remove oil subsidies for the interest of the workers. Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, NLC chairman in Ebonyi, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki....
The Organisation of Muslim Unity (OMU) has appealed to the Federal Government not to remove fuel subsidy because of spiral adverse economic effects on citizens. The group however advised the govtnment to come up with a robust plan for economic sustainability. The OMU National Publicity Secretary, Dr Hadi Atanda,...
The Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission and various political parties have been urged to eschew any act that may trigger violence in the 2023 elections campaign. Mr Akeem Oyewale, the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) Chairman, Research and Technical, said this at the institute’s Annual National Economic...
An Abia High Court sitting in Umuahia has advised the Federal Government to explore political solution to the matter involving the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu. Delivering judgment on a suit filed against the federal government by Kanu, the court, presided over...
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to the 15 charges bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism, preferred against him by the Federal Government. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Binta Nyako when the case resumed at the Federal High Court in...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, challenged the terrorism charge filed by the Federal Government . Kanu, through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, told the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako that the amended 15-count charge preferred against his client was...
Mr Dayo Adeshina, special assistant to the vice president on Liquified Petroleum Gas says a nationwide sensitisation campaign on LPG adoption and expansion will soon commence. Adeshina, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday. He explained that the objective...
The federal government says it will inject 10,000,000 cylinders of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) into circulation nationwide to increase access to the commodity. Alhaji Musa Ibrahim, the Managing Director of the Nigeria LPG, made this known during a two day sensitization workshop in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said...
The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu stalled on Tuesday after he objected to the fresh charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The Federal Government had filed fresh terrorism charges against the detained leader of the proscribed IPOB leader before...
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Saturday said the state had introduced the Enhanced School Feeding Programme and will soon distribute 100,000 textbooks to junior and senior secondary school students. Buni, who stated this in Damaturu at the launch of the maiden Education Day, said his administration would...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued the Federal Government three week ultimatum to meet up with its demands or face nation wide industrial action by members of the union. The union also said that the neglect and poor funding of...