The Federal Government of Nigeria has been told by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to without delay release all welfare materials provided to cushion the effect of Covid-19 in the country. This demand was made in a statement signed and issued on Monday by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba in Abuja, who said that the
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Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, said, yesterday, that the Federal Government was set to apply for a $11billion loan to construct Lagos to Calabar rail. Amaechi made the disclosure during an interactive session with the South-East and South-South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, in Lagos. The group had taken advantage of the Minister’s presence in Lagos
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Despite several warnings and advise from well meaning Nigerians that soldiers should not be deployed to streets in Nigeria until the demands of #ENDSARS protesters are taken care of, soldiers today were seen in Abuja placing themselves in strategic places. Recall that Nigerian army had promised to launch ‘exercise Crocodile smile’, an operation that would
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The Federal Government says the #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by hoodlums and people with the ulterior motive to destabilise the country and bring down the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Sunday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme monitored by the News Agency
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The Federal Government on Friday said it has approved a temporary site for the establishment of a Federal College of Forestry in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said this after a meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum, at the Government House in Maiduguri. Abubakar said that details
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The Federal, states and local government councils on Thursday shared a total of N639.9billion as revenue allocation for September. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) announced this at the end of its meeting presided over by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Aliyu Ahmed, in Abuja. The ₦639.901billion comprised statutory
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The Federal Government on Thursday agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to university lecturers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr, Chris Ngige, who disclosed this to journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Abuja, said the money would
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The Federal Government on Thursday directed civil servants in the country to return to work from Monday. The federal government had in March ordered civil servants below Grade Level 12 to work from home over the COVID-19 pandemic. Only workers on GL 12 and above as well as those on essential duties have been going
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban placed on football and other outdoor sports across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. This ban was lifted by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) on Thursday, and the message was amplified by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare. Recall that the ban
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The Minister of Labour and Employment , Dr . Chris Ngige , will today ( Thursday ) meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in a bid to end the over six months strike by the university lecturers . A statement by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations at
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The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned a former accountant with the Federal Ministry of Education, Matthew Inabo, over alleged diversion of about N45 million meant for the Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme. He was arraigned by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on an amended 24-count charge of alleged diversion of
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The Federal Government has disclosed its resolve to go tough on rapists, expressing its determination to make rape a non-bailable offense. Minister of State in the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the presentation of a compendium entitled, “My COVID-19 Story: Voice of Hope and Resilience”. According to her,
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Nigeria is now the largest producer of rice in Africa , the Federal Government said on Tuesday . Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Sabo Nanono, said this in Abuja at an event to mark the 2020 World Food Day , celebrated annually on October 16 . Nanono said , “Significant progress has been
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The federal government and organized labour have reached a new agreement on electricity tariff. Nigerians will have electricity tariff price reduced to N10.20 per Kwh for the next three months, according to the agreement between the Federal Government and the Organized Labour. It was reported that the latest agreement will take effect on the completion
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The Federal Government has stated approval of hybrid Radio Spectrum Monitoring Equipment for the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy was not targeted at the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or any socio-cultural group in the southeast. It said the approval was granted for the release of N654 million by the Federal Executive
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