By Naomi Sharang Abuja – The Federal Government has approved visa fee waiver for accredited observers and monitors of the nation’s upcoming general elections. Comptroller-General Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, announced this in […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), disbursed the sum of N270.17 billion to the Federal Government in January, 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed. The NBS said […]
By Ummul Idris Abuja – Dr Ekpe Phillips, the Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) FCT chapter, has urged the Federal Government and hospital owners to undertake free screening exercise for cancer patients in the country. […]
By Yunus Yusuf Lagos – The Lubricant Producers Association of Nigeria (LUPAN), has implored the Federal Government to increase the tariff on imported lubricants from five to 50 per cent. The LUPAN’s Executive Secretary, Mr Emeka Obidike, […]
Benin – The Federal Government on Tuesday promised to complete all ongoing road projects in the South South Zone before the end of 2020. The Director of Highways, South South, Mr Godwin Eke, stated this […]
By Chinyere Bassey Lagos – Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to go beyond inviting foreign investments to providing the necessary support and environment for businesses to thrive in the […]
By Lucy Ogalue Abuja – Some consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have commended the Federal Government for assenting to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill. The consumers who spoke to the News […]
By Kingsley OKoye Jakana – The Federal Government says part of the N100billion proceeds from the Sovereign Sukuk bonds will be used to complete thnv highways. The Director of Highways, North-East, Federal Ministry of Power,Works […]
By Mustapha Yauri Abuja – The Federal Government has renewed the appointment of Dr Dennis Allagoa as the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, for a second and final term of four years. A […]
By Lucy Nwachukwu Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated a 5.12-hectare piece of land in Abuja to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for the development of a centre of excellence for medical […]
By Funmilola Gboteku Lagos, – The Managing Director of Jumia’s Hotel and Flight Services, Mrs Omolara Adagunodo, on Friday urged the Federal Government to grant tax break to businesses in the hospitality industry. Adagunodo said that […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike/ Bukola Adewunmi Abuja – Parents and students in the FCT have commended the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the suspension of the three-month strike. The News Agency […]
By Grace Alegba Lagos – The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the completion of the trailer park in Apapa and the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota expressway project in Lagos. Mr Funsho Adebiyi, Director Highways, South West […]
By Jacinta Nwachukwu/Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja – The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) allocated a total of N727,225,862,128.86 billionworth of investment in critical areas of infrastructure development in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. […]
By Ikuru Lizzy Port Harcourt, – A music artist, Mr Frank Edward, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure strict laws against piracy, to safeguard intellectual property rights in the country. Edward made the […]
By Ebere AgozieL Abuja – The Federal Government has approved for environmental release, the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea, popularly known as beans, developed by the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, – The Federal Government has directed Universal Basic Education Commission’s (UBEC) to allocate two per cent of its operational funds to Quality Assurance. Mr Ossom Ossom, Head Public Relations and Protocol […]
By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, – Alhaji Saleh Bayari, the leader of coalition of Fulani headsmen groups in Nigeria, has appealed to the Federal Government to grant unconditional amnesty to their members detained over various crimes […]
By Ayodeji Alabi Akure – The Federal Government has spent N750 million on empowerment of 6,800 women and youths in Ondo State. Dr Nasir Mohammed Argungu, Director General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), made the […]
By Abiodun Lawal Owode – The People of Owode-Yewa in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun, have urged the Federal Government to intervene over alleged nefarious activities of some Customs officers in the area. […]
Ilorin – The Federal Government says the statements by the US and UK on election rigging in Nigeria have confirmed its recent alert that opposition elements are working to scuttle the 2019 polls through widespread […]
By Oluwakemi Oladipo and Omowunmi Alake Lagos – The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has called on the Federal Government to improve its annual budgetary allocation to the nation’s health […]
By Patrick Anaso Awka – Mr Uche Onwurolu, the President, Anambra State Associations (ASA) in South Africa, has urged the Federal Government to introduce Diaspora voting in future elections. He told the News Agency of […]
By Joan Nwagwu Abuja – The Federal Government said it has released N163 billion to the universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), but striking academics are stalling in calling off their strike. Sen. […]
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja – A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Fruitful Vision Youths Empowerment Initiative has lauded the Federal Government’s massive investment in agriculture, saying it would secure a better future for the country. Igwe Dennis […]
By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, – Dr Hamza Soliu, a Lecturer in Economics Department, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, has urged the Federal Government to be transparent in the process with labour union on […]
By Funmilayo Adeyemi \ Abuja, – The Federal Government says it has released N9.5 billion for the payment of backlog of scholarship allowances owed Nigerian students at home and abroad up to December 2018. The […]
By Obinna Unaeze Wushsishi – The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) have expressed commitment to assisting farmers in Niger to process hygienic cassava and rice. […]
By Ige Adekunle Sango-Ota – Mr Olugbenga Farinloye, the Idiroko Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to dualise the Idiroko […]
Jessica Onyegbula Abuja – Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that the Federal Government would intensify efforts to control Lassa Fever in the […]
By Victor Adeoti Osogbo – The Federal Government has promised to complete the N 26.131billion ongoing road projects in Osun. Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing said […]
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja – The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday at the State House Old Banquet Hall, Abuja, inaugurate the Nigeria-Brazil Agricultural Development Programme tagged `The Green Imperative.’ Laolu […]
By Edith Nwapi Abuja – The Presidential Investigation Panel on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has resolved to summon Gov. Ibrahim Dankwanbo of Gombe over the death of one of his personal aides. Mr […]
By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos – Prof. Pat Utomi, a renowned political economist, on Wednesday decried poor funding of researches and the under usage of its outcomes for socioeconomic benefits. Utomi spoke in an interview […]
By Raji Rasak Badagry – The first storey building in Nigeria located in Badagry, Lagos State, recorded 13,609 visitors in 2018, Mr Hodonu Daniel, the officer in charge of the building, […]
Long before the National Assembly became known more or less as a “fattening grotto” for lawmakers on account of humongous compensation package recieved, that same arena was once inhabited by not a few actors with […]
By Martins Odeh Abuja – The arraignment of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja could not take place on Monday as earlier […]
By Uchenna Eletuo Lagos – Mrs Carol Aneto, Head of Shipping, the Nigeria Maritime Administration (NIMASA), South West Zonal Office, said the agency will confidently support produce export through its intervention programme called cargo […]
By Lucy Osuizigbo Lagos – Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Centre for Change Initiative, has called on the Federal Government to beef up security of lives and property of Nigerians before and during the forthcoming general […]
By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, – Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the association is committed to supporting the Federal Government on effective distribution of petroleum […]
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