The Federal Government has charged three men, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), for the recent kidnap…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than N8 trillion outside the approved budget, insisting that Nigeria does not operate a “shadow budget” and that…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, to immediately withdraw the appointment of 24 aides in her…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has directed all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors of health institutions across the country to immediately suspend the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend the issuance of business permits to South African firms operating in Nigeria in response to renewed xenophobic…
By Mohammed Bello Doka In the hallowed chambers of Nigerian jurisprudence, a foundational maxim holds firm: he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. As the dust settles…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu, listing former Minister of…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed civil servants working within the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, to work from home today ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has significantly reduced liabilities in the power sector following the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company’s (NELMCO) clearance of over N2.16 trillion out of the debts…
In the charge filed before the FCT High Court sitting in Abuja, Ozekhome and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, are listed as the defendants in the criminal suit.…
Isaac Samuel The National Assembly on Tuesday questioned the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, over the whereabouts of 2,000 tractors launched by the…
By Farooq A. Kperogi After sixteen years of stalemate, serial strikes and ritualized brinkmanship, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally signed a renegotiated…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed recent reports by some international platforms and online commentators alleging that terrorists operating in Nigeria are waging a systematic genocide against Christians. In…
By ETIM ETIM By asking members to proceed on industrial action and disconnect gas supply to Dangote Refinery, PENGASSAN has eventually revealed its ulterior motives as a destructive force in…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government Wednesday declared that the performance of the 2024 budget has reached about 80 per cent, with critical projects still underway across the country. Minister of…
Isaac Samuel Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Federal Government of making payments to bandits in a bid to stop them from killing Nigerians. The former governor…
Comfort Isaac The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the Federal Government’s Tertiary Institution Staff Support Loan Scheme, TISSLS, as yet another antics to divert attention from signing…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate has handed over the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (N100,000,000) draft to the Federal Ministry of Solid…
Comfort Isaac Host communities of Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer Limited, SPFL, in Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Mboho Ikot Abasi, have appealed to Governor Umo Eno and the…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Dr. Tope Fasua, has hinted that Nigeria is heading toward achieving zero export of crude oil and zero import…
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PRESS STATEMENT FG DECLARES TUESDAY, 15 JULY, 2025 PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN HONOUR OF LATE FORMER PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI In futherance to the seven days of National mourning…
The federal government has directed the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) to peg the annual dues payable by private sector’s Public Interest Entities (PIEs) at ₦25 million. The federal…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has commended the federal government on the enactments of four tax laws that were signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Isaac Samuel Ahead of the August bye-elections and the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors that there would…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to foster the growth of the private sector and the free-market…
The ThinkBusiness Africa has advised the federal government to evolve a balanced approach for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) that should prioritise enforcement of existing regulations than focusing on increasing the tax…
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Dr. Tayo Aduloju, has declared that “Nigeria urgently requires a new digital economy resilience analytics tool to support institutional preparedness”…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the federal government to realign its reforms policies to avoid hurting the growth of the private sector. The Director General of…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the federal government for relaunching the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) with the target of creating one million jobs in five years…
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NISRAL), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has launched a Feedlot Management Training Program (FMTP) to prepare operators…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that victims of Ponzi investment schemes and other forms of unregistered and unregulated investments would lose their money to the federal government…
The Director General/Chief Executive, Standards Organisation (SON) Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, has disclosed that the federal government is making heavy investments toward the development metrology services in Nigeria. Okeke disclosed…
The federal government has declared that the revised National Employment Policy (NEP) would create an enabling environment for productive and employment intensive growth in Nigeria. This was made known in…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria’s new public procurement policy directive that emphasised patronage of Made-in-Nigeria goods and services. MAN also said that…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the establishment of a Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board (CTGDB) to regulate activities in the sector. The CTGDB would be domiciled in…
The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, announced on Wednesday that the federal government is partnering with the Bank of Industry (BoI) and other stakeholders to revive the…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Federal Government for the appointment of a substantive Chairman for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Speaking in Lagos, the Director…
