The federal government of Nigeria is currently meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong, and Minister of State for Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyeajeocha, are in attendance in the meeting holding at the Office of the National Security Adviser Read More
The federal government will on Monday, October 30, meet with organised labour to discuss the progress made so far in the 15 point Memorandum of Understanding signed which led to the suspension of the indefinite strike planned for October 3, by organised labour. The meeting was at the behest of the office of the Chief of Staff to President Bola Read More
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has approved the appointment of Mr Belmond Benson as the new Registrar of the National Institute for Sports. The new Registrar is from the Adamawa State University, Mubi. According to the letter of appointment signed by the Director-General of the Institute Professor Olawale Moronkola, “Further to the letter dated April 5th Read More
The federal government has inaugurated boards of various agencies and institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment. The Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdullahi made this known during the inauguration in Abuja. He said, “The role of the Governing Boards is to drive general policy formulation for the implementation of the Management Teams of these Agencies.” Abdullahi noted Read More
Africa is facing a development crisis, and despite decades of efforts to follow the Western model of development, poverty, inequality, and poor economic management persist on the continent. The reality is that the Western model, based on liberal democracy, free markets, and individualism, may not be the most suitable solution for Africa’s unique challenges and needs. There are alternative models Read More
The Federal Government has debunked rumoured plans to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), despite the hike in the cost and scarcity of the commodity across the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Horatius Egua, in Abuja on Friday, said President, Muhammadu Buhari had not approved the Read More
The federal government said three new multi-billion Naira health facilities commissioned at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) are set to deliver essential services and improve the wellbeing of not only Nigerians but also those in Sub-Saharan Africa. The facilities include a newly constructed 60-beds, wards, four floors Alima Atta Oncology, built and equipped for LUTH at a cost of Read More
The youth wing of the apex body in northern Nigeria, the Arewa Youth Assembly, has called on the federal government, security agencies and the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to tame the activities of producer and presenter of the Brekete Family radio, Mr Ahmed Isah, popularly known as Ordinary President. The group at a press conference in Abuja, addressed by the Read More
Sokto state governor, Barr. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on the federal government to consider compensation to the state government for the take-over of the multi-billion Naira state-owned IPP power plant initiated by the immediate past administration. The governor made the call while declaring open the 3 days expanded stakeholders engagement and interactive consultation on the proposed 30 mw hybrid Read More
Federal Executive Council, yesterday approved N9.24 billion for Group Life Insurance Cover for civil servants for 2022 and 2023. The group life insurance policy would provide cover for government officials in all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) paramilitary and intelligence agencies. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after this Read More
The House of Representatives has urged executive arm of the federal government to focus on exploration of renewable energy such as nuclear, solar, biomass, and wind as nationwide alternative sources of power supply. The House also Wednesday urged government to establish a clear investor-friendly framework for private sector investment in alternative power supply across the country. Consequently, it mandated its Read More
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora has said has said that the federal government would establish science, technology and innovation parks across the country. Mamora, who said this when he declared open a 2day stakeholder’s workshop on the development and management of Science and Technology Parks, Wednesday in Abuja, explained that technology foresight initiative provides suitable Read More
Ahead of this year’s Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, the federal government has embarked on repairs and rehabilitation of 24,000km of roads nationwide to ease traffic and movement of goods and services during the yuletide. Also, the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has also identified 17 interstate economic routes corridors for repair works including the Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi adding that contractors were Read More
The federal government, Friday, flagged off disbursement of cash grant for the vulnerable groups in Nasarawa state. Speaking at the official flag off of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) Nasarawa state chapter, at the City Hall Lafia, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, said the intervention was to uplift the vulnerable Read More
My attention has been drawn to the recent blame game between Nigerian government and state governors with regards to exacerbating artificial multidimensional abject poverty dragging pauperised Nigerians, especially rural communities, deeper into tough row to hoe. Baba writes from Azare, Bauchi state via [email protected] 08149712150
Ahead of 2022 yuletide season, the Federal Government has announced a date for the opening of the Second Niger Bridge. The Federal Controller of Works in Delta, Mr Jimoh Olawale, on Wednesday said the new Second Niger Bridge will be opened to traffic on December 15. He however, said that the bridge would be opened for only 30 days. According to Read More
The organised labour in Nigeria has called on the federal government to urgently end the current fuel shortage as well as hike witnessing across the country. A press statement jointly signed by Comrade Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo as NLC President and TUC President respectively, said government must fix the challenges rather than giving excuses. The movement lamented that despite Read More
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the federal government has been able to address key challenges faced by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria while recording significant gains for socioeconomic development. According to the Osinbajo, it also provides a template for supporting the sector as could be used by governments and other stakeholders globally. Osinbajo stated this while speaking Read More
The Statistician General, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, has said the energy transition programme that cut across all area of the economy would secure job opportunities for almost a million out of job applicants by 2060. He stated this Tuesday when giving his keynote speech during a two- day national workshop on Energy Statistics with theme: Read More
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has said that ñbbjnjvalue of pension fund assets has increased to N14.59 trillion as at the end of October, 2022. This is a 7.20 per cent or N909 billion increase when compared to N13.6 trillion, as at January 2022. PenCom stated this in the monthly pension report that captured the assets under management by Pension Read More
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has disclosed that its Sukuk bond offerings are designed to improve the road infrastructure, develop the financial market and also promote financial inclusion. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, who spoke in Abuja recently, said the bond provides the opportunity to raise that quantum of funds just for roads and bridges. She spoke against Read More
The federal government has expressed determination to sustain the tempo of building the capacity of the youth so that they could be included in the search for peace. It disclosed this at the opening of a two-day Capacity Development Workshop on National Action Plan on Youth Peace and Security, organised by Actionaid in conjunction with Disputes Resolution and Development Initiative Read More
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) Board Chair, Dr. Jummai Umar -Ajijola has called on the need to create a system that values and protects lives and property, engender rule of law, be deliberate and invest in functional education for the next century to drive science and technology for societal advancement. She said these among others will make a new Nigeria possible as Read More
The federal government has said it secured a loan of $170 million from the French Development Agency to be used to facilitate the transmission of transformers from Siemens under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was stated by the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, during the inspection of transmission projects in the FCT Read More
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the response of the Nigerian government to the demands of the union since its suspension of an eight-month strike in October. Members of the union were paid half salaries for the month of October. The Ministry of Labour and Employment, while defending the payment, stated that the payment Read More
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