The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the…
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Families of Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack Weep As They Appeal To FG To Rescue Their Loved Ones [Video]
Families of kidnapped victims of the Kaduna train attack held a press conference today April 14, where they appealed to the Federal government to help rescue their kidnapped loved ones. The train was attacked on March 28, by the…
Senior officials of the Federal Government have said that the Abuja-Kaduna train that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022, in Kaduna State as well as passengers who boarded the train were all insured but not against terror attacks.…
The federal government has said that mobile telephone lines barred by telecom operators last week will not be unblocked until their owners’ National Identity Numbers (NINs) are linked. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it decided to put out…
1,500 workers who joined the Federal civil service with fake appointment letters in the past year have been uncovered by the federal government. While over 1,000 culprits were discovered in one ministry, 500 others found in other ministries,…
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FG’s N1.3trn Electricity Intervention Fund Have Not Yielded Significant Result – Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed
The minister of finance, budget and planning, Zainab Ahmed has said that the federal government’s N1.3 trillion intervention fund for the power sector has not yielded any significant result. The money was approved in 2017 to tackle the monthly liquidity…
The federal government has announced that two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme. The Federal Government would pay the…
The federal government has directed telecommunication companies to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from today, April 4, 2022. Ikechukwu Adinde, director, public affairs, NCC and Kayode Adegoke, head, corporate communications, NIMC, said in a joint statement…
The Federal government has scrapped post-arrival PCR COVID tests for fully vaccinated travelers entering Nigeria. According to a revised travel protocol released by the Boss Mustapha, the chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, fully vaccinated passengers…
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We Would Have Saved Lives if The FG Had Purchased A N3Bn Security Equipment – Amaechi Reacts To Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that more than N3bn has been lost to the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail route. Speaking to reporters after visiting the scene of the attack, the Minister said the unfortunate event could…
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We Elected You into Office To Serve Us And Not For Us To Serve You – Sultan of Sokoto Tells FG To Address Hike in Food Prices
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar has asked the federal government to address the hike in food prices across the country. Speaking on Saturday March 26, at the closing ceremony of the 2022 national Qur’an recitation competition in Bauchi…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has said that the federal government does not know the exact amount of petrol consumed across the country daily. In an interview with his media team, led by his Senior…
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who is still being detained by the Department of State Services has filed a lawsuit against his extradition from Kenya, against the federal government. In the N25bn lawsuit filed by…
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FG Will Use Eurobond Cash And Borrow More To Fund Petrol Subsidy – Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has explained how the federal government will be funding petrol subsidy. Speaking with Reuters on the sidelines of an Arab-African conference in Cairo, the Minister said the federal government will use $2.2 billion of the fund…
The Federal Government on Monday March 7, inaugurated a seven-person committee to renegotiate the 2009 agreement reached with the Academic Student Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that members of ASUU who are currently on one month warning strike which…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that filmmakers in the country have been asked to avoid making money ritual contents. Speaking during a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja on Monday February 21, the Minister said the Federal…
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FG Orders MDAs To Stop Using Gmail, Yahoo Mail And Other Public Email Systems For Official Communication
Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami has said that the federal government has outlawed the use of public email systems for official communication. Addressing journalists at the end of the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over…
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has upgraded the curriculum for Nigerian Universities. The NUC which said it has finalized a new curriculum, announced that the number of programmes has been increased from 188 to 238. …
96 financiers of terrorism, including 424 associates/supporters of the financiers have been uncovered by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the announcement on Thursday February 3, during a briefing on the anti-corruption…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunmimbe Mamora, has denied media reports claiming the Federal government has concluded plans to conduct free deoxyribonucleic acid tests popularly known as free DNA tests for Nigerians in all general hospitals.…