Tag: Federal Government
Security implications of ASUU strikes, By Hassan Gimba
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was founded in 1978. Its predecessor, the Nigerian Association of University Teachers (NAUT), was formed in 1965...
Association tasks FG, NCC on more sensitisation on 5G deployment
BY OKUANWAN OFFIONG
LAGOS- Mr Sina Bilesanmi, National President, Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) on Tuesday called on the...
Enugu Council Polls: Unknown gunmen repelled as they attack polling stations,...
Daredevil members of the notorious unknown gunmen ravaging the South East were today repelled by a combined team of army and police personnel as...
Nigerian Anti-corruption Agency, ICPC Accuses Federal Lawmaker Of Forging BSc, Master’s...
SaharaReporters reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused a member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Garba...
Terrorists overrunning our states, Zulum, Matawalle cry out
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and his Zamfara counterpart, Bello Matawalle, have cried out that terrorists are overrunning their states.
While Zulum said fighters...
Don Jazzy Reacts As FG Lifts Twitter Ban
Nigerian musician and CEO of Mavin record, Don Jazzy has expressed happiness after the federal government lifted ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.
Don Jazzy...
Zamfara killings: Take drastic actions against bloodletting, NLC urges FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked the Federal Government to take drastic actions against terrorists involved in the massacre of Nigerians in Zamfara and...
30 abducted Kebbi students freed after 7 months
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state have freed 30 students and a teacher after seven months of captivity, according to a local official.
More than...
Cooking gas price drops, supply rises, govt projects further decrease
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was putting measures in place to ensure further reduction in the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly...
Debt servicing gulps 76% of revenue, experts, Buhari disagree on borrowings
The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that it spent N4.2tn on debt servicing between January and November 2021.
This sum represents 76.2 per cent of...
No plan to sack govt workers — Finance minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says there is no plan by the Federal Government to lay off government workers.
Ahmed...
We cannot release Nnamdi Kanu – Buhari vows
President Muhammadu has vowed never to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
In his latest interview with Channels...
2022 Budget: East West road project gets N10bn
The Federal Government has allocated a total sum of N10 billion for the dualisation of Section I-IV of the East-West highway project in the...
Govt yet to implement minimum wage in Anambra – NLC
The Anambra State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has said the state government has yet to implement the new minimum wage, three years...
Why FG hasn’t declared bandits as terrorists after court order –Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the Federal Government is yet to officially designate bandits as terrorists...
FG To Release White Paper On NDDC Forensic Audit Report
The white paper on the report of the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), will be released by the federal government,...
FG called to set up proprietary firms to boost Forex Trading...
The Federal Government has been urged to be innovative with youth focused schemes aimed at lifting Nigerians out of poverty.
According to the Chief Executive...
Buhari’s achievements in 2021: Full text of Lai Mohammed’s press conference
Gentlemen, good morning, and thanks for honouring our invitation to this press conference which, in line with our tradition, we have called to brief...
Group faults Buhari on NDDC forensic audit, continued illegal sole administrator
Civil Society Organisation, Niger Delta Elders Forum (NDEF) has reacted to President Buhari’s silence on his commitments to make public the entire report of the...
FG pays N16.67bn accrued pension rights to 2021 retirees
The Federal Government on Wednesday released N16.67 billion for the payment of accrued pension rights to 2021 retirees of Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies...