North-Central Assembly Speakers task Nigerian Govt on economic development in region
Speakers of the North Central States; Benue, Kogi, Nassarawa, Niger, and Plateau, who gathered in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital…
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Nnamdi Kanu drags Nigerian Govt to court over secret trial without legal team
The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dragged the Nigerian Government before…
Nigerian Govt revokes NYSC posting ban
The Federal Government has lifted all bans on the posting of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, creating…
Nigerian Govt to terminate contracts on 10 road projects over delay
The Federal Government has given ultimatum to contractors handling the 10 ongoing projects in Niger State to move to site…
P&ID case: Nigerian govt inaugurates committee to audit gas MOUs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a step to forestall a repeat of the embarrassment of the P&ID case…
Mixed reactions trail Nigerian Govt’s release of EndBadGovernance protesters
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the release of all minors prosecuted in court for their participation in the #EndBadGovernance…
House of Reps addresses N5.5 trillion, N10 trillion loan to Nigerian govt
The House of Representatives has said it is addressing the concerns over the administration of the over N15.5 trillion pension…
Nigerian Govt to disburse N1bn loan to 1,000 MSMEs in Bauchi
The Federal Government, through the Bank of Industry, BOI, is set to inject N1 billion in loans to support 1,000…
Nigerian Govt requires over N19trn to complete inherited road projects – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, has said the pressure on the naira in the foreign exchange market and…
NUC verifies Nigerian govt’s newly established FUAHSE for take-off
In line with the vision of the President Bola Tinubu administration, the National Universities Commission, NUC, has commenced verification of…
Nigerian Govt prepares Kiri Dam for electricity generation
The Federal Government is preparing the Kiri Dam in Adamawa State for electricity generation. The dam, located in Shelleng, is…
Catholic Church opposes Nigerian Govt’s alleged move to legalise abortion
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has condemned in strong terms the Federal Government’s alleged plan to legalize abortion in the…
Nigerian Govt prosecutes journalists over report on Akpabio’s alleged impeachment
The Federal Government has filed a six-count charge against nine defendants for allegedly publishing false information on October 16 that…
Food prices experienced robust increase in September 2024 – Nigerian Govt
The Federal Government, through the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that prices of essential food items, including beans,…
Jigawa tanker explosion: Work out alternative means of transporting petroleum products – IPAC to Nigerian govt
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to make the roads safe…
Blackout: Nigerian Govt gives reasons for third national grid collapse in 7 days
The Nigerian Government has said that Saturday’s national grid collapse was caused by an explosion of a current transformer at…
Nigerian Govt signs circular for cancellation of leased aircraft
The Federal Government has signed the Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorization, IDERA, Advisory Circular for the recordation and cancellation…
We’re on top of Super Eagles situation at Libyan airport – Nigerian Govt
The Federal Government has said it is in touch with the Nigerian Mission in Libya in the wake of the…
Nigerian govt issues guidelines on exemption of third-party research grant from TSA
The Nigerian government through the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein has issued fresh guidelines for the exclusion of…
Why Nigerian govt should stop Crude-for-loan deals – Dangote
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has urged the federal government to end all crude oil for loan deals.…
Nigerian govt approves airstrip for Bishop Oyedepo’s ‘Canaanland’
The federal government has approved the construction of an airstrip in Canaanland, the headquarters of the Living Faith Church Worldwide…
Nigerian Govt reveals plans to create one million jobs
The Federal Government says it is committed to creating one million jobs as a way of tackling youth unemployment across…
Nigerian Govt vows to end illegal mining in Zamfara
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending illegal mining in Zamfara State due to the persistent security challenges…
Workers fume as Nigerian Govt suspends sale of subsidised rice
Workers cut across the civil service in Abuja have expressed concern over the suspension of the sale of the Federal…
Maiduguri floods: Nigerian Govt orders integrity tests on dams ‘to avert future disasters’
President Bola Tinubu has ordered that integrity tests be carried out on all dams in the country to prevent future…
ASUU threatens strike after expiration of 21-day ultimatum to Nigerian Govt
The Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU, has warned that the Federal Government should be held responsible for any industrial…
Hardship: Nigerian govt disburses N24.78bn to 991,261 households
The Nigerian Government has disbursed N24.78 billion to 991,261 poor households as part of efforts to tackle economic hardship. The…
64th Independence Anniversary will be low-keyed – Nigerian Govt
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the country’s 64th Independence Anniversary celebration will be low-keyed. This was disclosed…
Hardship: ‘Our sacrifices won’t be in vain’ – Nigerian Govt
The Federal Government has hailed Nigerians for their persevere amid the economic challenges in the country, assuring that the sacrifice…
Nigerian Govt shuts Eko Bridge, ramps for 8-week repairs
The Federal Government has shut down the Eko Bridge and Ramps for eight weeks for essential asphalt resurfacing. The Federal…
Nigerian govt moves to decriminalise attempted suicide
The Federal Government is working towards de-criminalising attempted suicide in the country. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…
Earth tremor: We’ve begun investigation – Nigerian Govt
The Federal Government says it has commenced a holistic investigation into the root causes of the recent earth tremors that…
Nigerian Govt signs Cape Town convention to reduce airline costs
The Federal Government has signed the Cape Town Convention, CTC, Practice Directions to reduce the cost of airline operations in…
Food sufficiency remains Nigerian Govt priority – Minister
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, says food sufficiency in Nigeria remains a priority of the administration…
Nigerian Govt warns of impending Lassa fever surge
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has warned of a looming surge in…
Nigerian Govt raises alarm over spike in cholera cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said Nigeria witnessed a significant increase of 128 per cent…
Nigerian Govt seeks stakeholders’ support to curb price fixing, unethical practices
The Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission, FCCPC, has urged stakeholders in the production and distribution value chain of the…
Nigerian Govt announces readiness to implement National Values Charter
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced the readiness of the Federal Government to commence the implementation…
NNPCL denies $6.8bn indebtedness, speaks on remittances to Nigerian govt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied owing international oil traders $6.8 billion. This is as the firm clarified…
Inflation: Fix import duty exchange rate at N1000 per dollar – CPPE to Nigerian govt
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has reiterated the call for the Nigerian government to peg the custom…
Nigerian govt warns against illegal sale of fuel as scarcity lingers
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has warned Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) retailers…
Nigerian govt to issue $500m dollar-dominated bond Monday
The Federal Government of Nigeria plans to issue a $500 million dollar-denominated domestic bond next week Monday to attract both…
Kano violent protests: Hold Yusuf accountable – Ganduje tells Nigerian Govt
The National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on the Federal Government to probe the…
Tackle hunger, insecurity – Anglican bishop urges Nigerian Govt
Bishop, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese of Kubwa, Rt. Rev. Duke Akamisoko, has appealed to the government to quickly…
Nigerian govt should release names of those behind crude theft – Elumelu
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu has said the Nigerian government and security operatives should tell Nigerians those who steal the…
Nigerian govt’s failure to stop protest caused massive damage – Sam Amadi
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has said the Nigerian government’s failure to…
Empower the youths – Anglican Bishop tells Nigerian govt
The Bishop of Calabar Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Rev Professor Nneoyi Onen Egbe, has advised the federal government to…
INTERVIEW: Hardship: Nigerian Govt not truthful to citizens – Enwereji
Following the hardship Nigerian citizens have been going through since the removal of fuel subsidy, among other government policies, a…
EndBadGovernance: Only Nigerian govt can make protest bloody – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said only the Nigerian government and its supporters can turn the EndBadGovernance protest…
Otedola backs Nigerian govt’s windfall tax on banks’ FX profit
The Chairman of First Bank Holdings Holdings and billionaire, Femi Otedola said that Nigeria’s government’s windfall tax on commercial banks’…