By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government has reportedly started the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to Daily Trust, Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union. A source at the Ministry of Labour and Employment confided in our […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, Following inability of the federal government and leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach a truce over the lingering strike of the union, that has kept students of universities at home for about seven months, the federal government has taken a new step towards finding a solution to […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal goverment and the Ministry of Works and Housing have been called upon to expedite action on the reconstruction of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. According to a statement issued by a Non-Governmental Organization, Good Governance Initiative (GGI), led by a Public Affairs analyst based in Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Alhaji Malik Ibitoye, the […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The National Security Council on Thursday, announced plans to ban motorcycles and mining activities in the country. Information gathered says it is part of strategy to curb terrorist activities, checkmate loopholes and cut off terrorists’ sources of funding. Addressing state house correspondents after the end of Thursday’s National Security Council Meeting, chaired […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government of Nigeria has hinted that, fuel scarcity will continue in the country until the full deregulation of the oil sector. Also, the government admitted that the soaring price of cooking gas was beyond its control. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva stated these just as the Nigeria […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government has declared Monday, 2 and Tuesday, 3 May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EId-ul-Fitr Celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday, 28 April, 2022. He congratulated workers across the country on […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations. Easter is the holiday in which Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus following his crucifixion and death. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday on behalf of the federal government on Tuesday. In a statement, […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government has detected over 1,500 workers who presented fake letters of employment to its verification committee. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, revealed this at the ‘National Policy Dialogue on Entrenching Transparency in Public Office Recruitment in Nigeria’ organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The federal government disclosed Friday that it had quietly removed all subsidies in the power sector, even as it plans to gradually stop similar subsidies on petroleum motor spirit (PMS), popularly known as fuel. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who made the disclosure during a virtual meeting of […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government will from Wednesday begin the evacuation of about 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the president, Muhammadu Buhari had approved funds for […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has stated its intention to launch another satellite via the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) before the end of 2022. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, stated this to journalists during a tour of the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. “That federal government approval that I obtained […]readmore
By Modupe Shodeinde A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday has stopped the Federal government from going ahead to deduct $418million dollars from the bank account of the 36 states governments. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the order on Friday after listening to Jibrin Okutepa (SAN) and Ahmed Raji (SAN) who argued the states’ […]readmore
Modupe Shodeinde The federal government has ordered the ban on issuing visas to expatriates whose skills are available in Nigeria. The ban is one of the key points of Executive Order No. 5 being implemented by the Federal Government under the watch of the office of President Muhammadu Buhari Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, […]readmore
Modupe Shodeinde The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue victims kidnapped from the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, on Monday morning. The institution’s chapter of ASUU had called for prayers from Nigerians after gunmen attacked the university’s staff quarters, and abducted a total of six persons […]readmore
By Rasaq Adebayo The federal, states and local governments have shared N739. 965 billion as federation revenue, which was earned in the month of September. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for October. The N739.965 billion total Distributable Revenue comprised […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The federal government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has resumed the payment of Conditional Cash Transfer to 15,768 vulnerable households in Anambra State. The Head of Unit, Anambra State Cash Office, Mr. Ralph Enukorah, said the beneficiaries cut across 11 of the 21 local government areas of the […]readmore
Modupe Shodeinde The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has declared that it would wait till November 3, 2021 to know the definite position of the Federal Government. The National President of NARD, Dr Godiya Ishaya, disclosed that the court hearing between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has been scheduled […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, Members of the Senate Committee on Health, on Tuesday, knocked the federal government over the plan to borrow $200 million for procurement of mosquito nets and malaria medicines. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mammam Mahmuda, had, in his presentation before the committee during budget defence session, said the loan had become […]readmore
By Dayo Badmus, The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid Al–Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful both at home and in […]readmore
By Rasaq Adebayo Federal Government has announced that as from December 1, 2021, federal government civil servants will not allowed to enter their offices without proof of Covid-19 vaccination. This was made known by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha. Mustapha announced the new policy […]readmore
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