Ekweremadu: Kinsmen Seek ECOWAS, FG, CAN Intervention
Kinsmen of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu have backed the lawmaker in his current…
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Strike Extension: Parents, Students Lambast ASUU, FG
Parents and students have berated the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government over the two-month extension of the ASUU’s one-month warning strike. Speaking to Daily Trust, they knocked the…
Ignore Ortom’s unpatriotic call — we will never be a terrorist organisation – Miyettti Allah…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked the federal government to ignore the request of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, to declare the association as a…
FG, Borno to develop framework for surrender of insurgents, says Zulum
Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, says his administration, in collaboration with the federal government, is working on a sustainable framework for the surrender of Boko Haram…
FG, Lagos set for confrontation over imposition of VAT on imports
Tax on imports provided by the Lagos state’s value-added tax (VAT) law may prove to be the next point of contention between the state and the federal governments. On Friday, Babajide…
Some people now use ‘deep fake’ news to diminish govt’s success – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has raised the alarm over the use of “deep fake news” to diminish the successes of the federal government. Speaking on Saturday…
48 Hours Deadline: We Are Yet To Hear From Government – ASUU President
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said 48 hours after the expiration of the ultimatum given the Federal Government,…
Treat Repented Boko-Haram/ISWAP Fighters Like Brothers, Train Them – MURIC tells FG
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has joined Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State in appealing to both the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria and the Nigerian…
FG Owes CBN ₦15.51 Trillion, Borrows ₦14.86 Trillion Under Buhari
The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances has ballooned to N15.51tn, rising by 2,286 per cent in six years, data…
FG moves to avert Consultant Doctors strike
In a bid to avert the looming strike by the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MEDCAN, the National Salaries Income, and Wages Commission, NSIWC,…
BREAKING: ‘N200 for cars, N500 for trucks’ — FG approves policy for tollgates
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a new policy for tollgates across the country. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, disclosed this at a media briefing on…
BREAKING: We’ll lift twitter ban ‘in a matter of days’ – FG
The Federal Government said the ban on operations on micro blogging platform, Twitter, will be lifted “in a matter of days”. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai…
Strike: FG, resident doctors fail to reach agreement — after meeting for six hours
The meeting between the house of representatives committee on health services, federal government and National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), ended without any agreement on Tuesday.…
Twitter Ban: ‘why Nigeria’s Foot-dragging On Dialogue With Micro Blogging Firm’
There are strong indications that the Federal Government might not be in a hurry to lift the ban placed on Twitter, the micro blogging and social networking platform, whose…
Rivers Govt, Not FG Should Collect VAT, Related Taxes, Court Rules
In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has declared that the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue…
Roads construction: FG refunds N143bn to 5 states – Minister
Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of State, Works and Housing, on Saturday made the disclosure during a visit to Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, at Government House,…
FG Moves To Avert Fresh Strike, Meets ASUU Friday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it will meet with the Federal Government on Friday to avert another round of strike in federal…
FG, Twitter begin talks over ban
The Federal Government and Twitter have begun talks toward lifting the suspension of the microblogging platform. A source in the Presidency confirmed the development. The…
FG gives States conditions for $750mn SFTAS grant
The Federal Government has given conditions States must meet to benefit from the $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit facility extended to the…
Charge monthly rents – FG tells Landlords
The Federal Government has urged landlords of private property to start charging their tenants monthly, quarterly or half-year rents, instead of the current practice of…
FG demands nothing short of Igboho’s extradition
As Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Igboho returns to court on Monday in Cotonou, Nigeria has demanded nothing short of his extradition. The Federal…
Sunday Igboho: Security agencies obtain dozens of ‘exclusive’ videos for trial
**FG Assembles Evidence as Justice Ministry Keeps Mum on Legal Steps There are indications that the Federal Government is assembling critical evidence that will make the…
Provide evidence against Igboho – Beninese court tells FG
A Beninese Court sitting in Cotonou, Benin Republic, has asked the Nigerian government to provide on Monday, whatever evidence it has against Yoruba nation agitator, Chief…
COVID-19 wiped off $5bn Diasporan remittances, says FG
THE Federal Government has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has wiped off 20 per cent from the $25bn annual diasporan remittances to Nigeria. The government noted…