The Federal Government has told state governors to prioritise poverty alleviation. The statement by the Federal Government stated that state governments are the major cause of poverty, charging them to leave building of overhead bridges and airports alone. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, […]
The Federal Government has given reasons why the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu will not be released. According to the Federal Government, Kanu poses a security threat to nation, adding that he will leave the country as soon as he is released. This […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Nwabueze Ngige has confirmed that the Federal Government will be meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities come next week. Recall that ASUU had embarked on a month strike back in February, but on the 14th of March, added 8 […]
In order to promote accountability and remove the risks of diversion of funds, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court that will compel the details of beneficiaries, selection criteria and payment of the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) […]
Parents of the remaining 20 kidnapped students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently assist them in rescuing their children in the captivity of bandits. The parents, who made the appeal during a prayer session in Kaduna, lamented the continued stay […]
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), has given the Federal Government a one week ultimatum to fix the Bebin-Sapele expressway and the Eku-Agbor road. The Drivers association bemoaned the terrible state of the road and threatened to withdraw their articulated vehicles from the road if nothing is done to […]
In August, the Federal Government gave the go-ahead for the setting up of an executive board that will spearhead the activities of the People Living With Disabilities (PLWD). A former member of the House of Representatives from Kebbi State, Hussaini Kangiwa, will chair the committee, while James David […]
The Federal Government is set to start the registration of potential beneficiaries of its Payroll Support Scheme which is part of the Survival Fund programmes aimed at alleviating the difficulties faced by some vulnerable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Nigeria in the face of the COVID-19 […]
N400 million has been approved by the Federal Government for the building of a fence around the University of Abuja, Gwagwalada. Prof. Abdul- Rasheed Na’Allah, the school’s Vice Chancellor, made this known while appealing to the Federal Government to protect the University from bandits whom he said were […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of ten billion Naira for transport operators and workers to alleviate the difficulties facing their services due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. This much was disclosed by Senator Gbemisola Saraki, Minister of State for Transport who received […]
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