The Nigerian Federal Government has initiated the process of dismantling the remaining floodlights at the National Stadium in Lagos. This decision follows the collapse of one of the floodlight pillars during a windstorm last month, leading to concerns about the … Continue reading FG commences removal of dilapidated floodlights at national stadium, Lagos
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has commended current President Muhammadu Buhari for prioritizing economic self-reliance and directing the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to train 100 Bayelsa youths in modern electrical installation and maintenance. Speaking at the … Continue reading Goodluck Jonathan calls for increased government investment in science and technology
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a five-year Country Programming Framework (CPF) aimed at enhancing the country’s agricultural sector. The initiative will be financed by the federal, state, … Continue reading Federal Government and FAO sign five-year agreement to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector with $99.5m
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria will begin the repayment of the principal to service the loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Ways and Means Advances in four years’ … Continue reading DMO reveals FG’s plan to start repaying N22.7tn loan from CBN in 2026
The Nigerian Senate has approved the conversion of N23.72tn ($57.7bn) of unappropriated expenditure funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into a 40-year bond. President Muhammadu Buhari had previously written to the National Assembly to approve the amount alongside … Continue reading Nigeria to pay back N23.72 trillion CBN overdrafts to FG over the next 40 years
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a sum of N16.77 billion as reimbursement to the Borno State Government for the out-of-pocket funds spent on constructing federal roads. This decision was made at a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over … Continue reading FG approves N16.77bn reimbursement to Borno State Government for federal road construction
The Nigerian federal government has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of “not showing good cause” in the pursuit of the industrial dispute case before the National Industrial Court. The allegation came up during the resumed court session … Continue reading Federal Government accuses ASUU of deliberately stalling case at industrial court
The Nigerian Federal Government has reported that more than 13,000 people received assistance from its various flood relief initiatives across the country’s affected states. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Dr … Continue reading FG: Over 13,000 Nigerians receive flood relief interventions
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued an ultimatum of two weeks to the Federal Government, demanding a 200% increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS). The demand comes after several engagements with the government on the … Continue reading NARD issues two week ultimatum to federal government for upward review of salary structure
National Economic Council (NEC) suspended the planned removal of petroleum subsidy, which was scheduled to occur by the end of May, by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. During the NEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister … Continue reading NLC calls for local refining to be restored as FG pauses subsidy removal
The Federal Government has been granted permission by the Supreme Court to file nine new grounds of appeal against the release of pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. A five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro granted the leave on Thursday following … Continue reading FG granted leave to file nine new grounds against Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The Nigerian government has spent $1.2 million to evacuate 2,400 stranded Nigerians from Sudan, according to the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. He disclosed the cost of the operation while speaking with journalists after a meeting of the … Continue reading FG spends $1.2m to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Sudan to Cairo
NiDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that the Nigerian government may start evacuating its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, due to the ongoing war. She disclosed this in an interview with BBC Africa, emphasizing that it is risky to move … Continue reading Federal Government ‘may’ commence evacuation of Nigerians trapped in Sudan on tuesday – Abike Dabiri
The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently begun the process of paying 40% pay rise arrears to civil servants across the country, with reports indicating that workers have started receiving bank alerts of the arrears. Our correspondent spoke to some … Continue reading FG pays 40% salary rise arrears to civil servants
During a heated exchange with State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, clarified that President Buhari did not intervene in the situation surrounding … Continue reading Lai Mohammed: FG doesn’t intervene in elections
The Nigerian Federal Government has announced that Friday, April 21, and Monday, April 24, 2023, will be public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid el-Fitr this year. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, … Continue reading FG declares Friday and Monday as public holidays to mark Eid el-Fitr
The Nigeria Immigration Service’s Governing Board has served the acting Comptroller-General of the Service, Isah Idris, a retirement notice effective on or before April 24, 2023. In a secret memo, the board cited the expiration of the one-year extension of … Continue reading Nigeria’s acting Immigration boss, Idris, has been retired by the FG
The Nigerian Federal Government plans to increase the excise tax on tobacco products from 30% ad-valorem to 50% to tackle tobacco smoking in the country, according to Dr Mangai Malau, the Head of the Tobacco Control Unit at the Federal … Continue reading Federal Government plans to increase tax on tobacco products to 50%
The Federal Government has given its approval for the release of N45.3bn as reimbursement to states and the FCT for the implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. This initiative, supported by the World Bank, … Continue reading Federal Government disburses N45.3bn to states and FCT
The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria has spent a total of N13 trillion ($74 billion) on subsidizing Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, between 2005 and 2021. This revelation was made during a policy dialogue on oil swap, … Continue reading Federal Government reveals that Nigeria lost N29tn due to fuel subsidies and oil theft
The co-chairman of the Technical Working Group of the National Steering Committee of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS), Abdullahi Sule, revealed that over N50bn has been utilized from the N400bn approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce … Continue reading FG and states spent N50bn of N400bn approved for poverty reduction – Gov. Sule
More than two million vulnerable Nigerians have been positively impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022, according to a recent report. The report was presented by the Minister … Continue reading FG claims its poverty alleviation programme in 2022 impacts two million Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully repatriated 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic, who arrived at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, Coordinator of NEMA’s Kano Territorial Office, expressed this while welcoming the … Continue reading FG successfully repatriates a group of 104 stranded Nigerians from Chad
Ethiopia’s Gonder city in the northern region of Amhara is under curfew, as local officials revealed on Monday. In an effort to maintain security, auto-rickshaws are prohibited from operating between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., and bars and nightclubs must … Continue reading Amidst ongoing unrest, Ethiopia imposes curfew in major northern city
Femi Adeshina, in a statement, has reiterated that President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria in a better state than when he assumed office in 2015, with improved security and a diversified economy. The President has been accused of nepotism and … Continue reading President Buhari is leaving Nigeria in a far better state than he found it, with improved security and a diversified economy – Femi Adeshina
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