Prosecute those responsible for #EndSARS protesters’ abuse, HRW urges FG
The Human Rights Watch has lamented the failure of the Federal Government to hold accountable security operatives who brutalised and killed #EndSARS protesters in October […]
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Buhari Govt Amend Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu Ahead of Thursday Trial – Lawyer
Ahead of Thursday’s trial, the federal government has amended charges against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to his lawyer, the […]
FG scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF, sacks CEOs, inaugurates new agencies
The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund are all officially scrapped and do not exist anymore, […]
FIRS to spend N2.8bn on uniforms, N550m on meals
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has earmarked the sum of N2.8bn for “uniforms and clothing” for the year 2022. The tax body has also budgeted […]
Take vaccine or present negative COVID-19 result, FG tells civil servants
The Federal Government has informed federal civil servants that they either get the COVID-19 vaccine or present a negative test result. On Wednesday, PUNCH Online […]
Reps pass 2022 budget for second reading
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading the 2022 Appropriation Bill after a two-day debate on the general principles of the national budget. […]
Sagay, BudgIT condemn N700bn National Assembly constituency projects in 6 years
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has set aside N100bn for constituency projects of National Assembly members in the latest budget proposal. The projects, […]
FG: COVID-19 Vaccination Now Mandatory for Civil Servants, See Last Date
The federal government has made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for civil servants. The government has also given December 1 for all workers to get vaccinated. The […]
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, 2nd Niger Bridge To Be Completed Before 2023 —Buhari
The 120 km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and 11.9km Second Niger Bridge will be completed before 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians. Buhari also assured that […]
Budget deficit rises to N20.64tn under Buhari
Budget deficit has risen to N20.64tn under the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), according to analysed data from the budget office. The data covered […]
Budget: Buhari fails to fulfil London promise, education gets 5.3%
THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not fulfil his promise to increase the annual domestic education expenditure by 50 per cent over the […]
Debt servicing cost rises to N2.9tn, gulps 74% of revenue —FG
The Federal Government has said that it spent N2.89tn on debt servicing between January and August. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab […]
Malami’s threat to impose state of emergency on Anambra embarrassing to Ndigbo -Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, says that nobody can declare a state of emergency in Anambra because of the recent insecurity in […]
Court Sentences Maina’s Son Faisal To 14 Years Imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Faisal Maina to 14 years in prison. Faisal is the son of the former chairman of the […]
500 Nigerians lose jobs as UAE declines renewal of work visas
Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for […]
JOHESU hinges industrial action on outcome of meeting with FG
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have put their strike notice earlier scheduled to commence on Monday night […]
Nigeria serviced debt with N1.47tn first half 2021 – DMO
Nigeria spent N1.47tn on debt servicing payments in the first half of 2021, data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. In the first […]
Anti-open grazing law: FG backs herders’ planned suit against South govs, police differ on enforcement
The Federal Government on Sunday threw its weight behind moves by herdsmen to sue southern governors over the anti-open grazing bill they recently signed into […]
Legal battle over VAT collection stirs debates on equity, fiscal federalism
TUNDE AJAJA examines the likely solutions to the salient issues presented by the raging controversy over the collection of Value Added Tax in Nigeria. The […]
FG opens new Chancery building in Bissau
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Gabriel Aduda has inaugurated a newly constructed Nigeria Chancery in Bissau.Aduda stressed the need for improved bilateral […]