The Federal Government has borrowed about N6.16 trillion out of the N8.49 trillion pension assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme. These figures were released by the...
There are reports that President Muhammadu Buhari and cabinet ministers are currently holding an emergency meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja. The details and agenda...
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has called on the Federal Government to immediately withdraw charges filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter...
The Federal Government has reached an agreement with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), two months after the union embarked on strike. Addressing...
Electricity generation companies (Gencos) have accused the Nigerian Government of taking power from them and selling to countries in the West African region under the West...
Six months after the Trans-Ramos Pipeline was shut down, the Federal Government, Shell, Total and Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited have lost around $1.5bn (N543bn) in...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared the sum of N812.76 billion between the Federal, states and local governments in the country for the month...
The Abuja Court of Appeal has dismissed the federal government’s suit challenging the discharge of Adeniyi Ademola, a retired judge of the Federal High Court, of...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had filed a $1.1bn lawsuit against the Royal Dutch Shell and Eni in a commercial court in London over...
The resolve of the Federal Government to develop the solid minerals sector may soon yield fruits, as there are indications the latest efforts will attract investors...
The Federal government has deployed drones in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast. The deployment followed the recent killing of some soldiers fighting insurgency in...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Wednesday shared N788.13 billion between the Federal Government, states and local governments areas in the country for the month of...
The Federal Government has said it is partnering with the African Development Bank, AfDB, to establish a $500 million fund with the purpose of financing technological...
The Nigerian government has joined forces with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to boost the tourism sector of the country. That much information was...
In a bid to rebalance the ratio between local and foreign debts, the Federal Government has said it plans to increase borrowing from foreign sources in...
The reality of the harsh economic climate in the country has forced the Federal Government to down on its projected independent revenue from N847.95bn in 2018...
There are indications that the Federal Government is set to begin fresh negotiations with preferred bidders for three power generation plants of the National Independent Power...
As the federal government resumes privatisation of some national assets, THISDAY learnt at the weekend that negotiation of fresh terms has begun with preferred bidders of...
The Chairman of the Federal Government negotiation team with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dr. Wale Babalakin, has described as incorrect statements by...
There are fears that the unending negotiation between the Federal Government and organised Labour on the new minimum wage might be a deliberate ploy to deny...
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government and ruling All Progresives Congress (APC) of trying to takeover Bayelsa State using force in...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, in Abuja, on Thursday ordered both the Federal Government and the organised labour to submit a report of their negotiations...
The meeting the federal government called to discuss new minimum wage with organised labour was deadlocked on Monday. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Chris Ngige, minister of labour,...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the no-work-no-pay principle when workers go on strike in the federal public service. Minister of Labour...
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday denied the claim by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that the federal government plans to increase tuition...
The Federal Government may raise a promissory note amounting to N800 billion to offset pension arrears of retired federal workers, New Telegraph has learnt. A promissory...
Details have emerged on why the Federal Government suspended plan to establish a national carrier named Nigeria Air. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika,...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerians Universities, SSANU, has accused the Federal Government of insincerity in its dealings with the negotiation team on the new national...
The Federal Government has said the reason why many Nigerians are not feeling the impact of the country’s exit from recession was due to its high...
The Federal Government has sold its 21 percent stake in the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The...
There are indications that the completion date for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project has been extended by another one year to accommodate additional work already approved by...
The Federal Government has launched the Trader Moni empowerment programme, aimed at giving collateral free loans to petty traders, with 30,000 beneficiaries in Iwo, Osun State....
The presidency has reacted to an audio reportedly containing the voice of the only Christian girl among the students Boko Haram abducted from Government Girls Secondary...
The Federal Government said it was encouraged by the 2.05 percent growth in the non-oil sector for the second quarter of 2018. It noted that the...
The presidency has resorted to begging the National Assembly to reconvene so as to save the 2019 general elections from running into troubled waters. The Presidency,...
The Federal Government Wednesday said Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki is responsible for delaying the passage of budgets and making federal appointments. The FG stated this...
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria Sunday expressed dissatisfaction over the federal government’s exclusion of Islamic scholars (Ulamas) from the process of deradicalising captured Boko...
The federal government will for the umpteenth time be refusing to honour bail duly granted the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, citing reasons it believes...
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, may have deferred the closure of Third Mainland Bridge till Friday,July 27th 2018 to fully sensitise the public,...
The Federal Government said it was ready to introduce a new classification policy into the insurance industry. The policy, which would be implemented through the National...
The Federal Government said it has completed plans to build 10 major truck transit parks across the six geo-political regions of the country. The plan to...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said the recent Brookings Report that rated Nigeria over India as the new global headquarters of poverty was not a true...
The Federal Government, States and Local Governments of the federation received a total sum of N608.33 billion as allocations in May, the National Bureau of Statistics...
The federal government has launched ‘The National Livestock Transformation Plan’, a plan it says is geared towards permanently solving the farmers-herdsmen clashes in Nigeria. The clashes...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the rehabilitation and construction of 14 roads in different parts of the country for a total of N185.3 billion....
The Federal Government says it has recovered about N30 billion from the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). The amount was realised from individuals and...
A bid to allow enough recuperating time for both baby and nursing mother, the Federal Government has increased maternity leave for any female member of staff...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has moved to decongest prisons in the country after it disclosed that plans are underway to construct 3000 capacity building in...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the immunity enjoyed by Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers state, is what is shielding him from prosecution...
The federal government Thursday brought a 25-count amended charge against former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki for the second time in 24 hours, but he was...
