The federal government has pushed back against suggestions that it has abandoned Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi schoolgirl still in captivity out of the over 100...
The federal government has removed five top officials of the National Examination Council, NECO, investigations by THISDAY in Minna Niger state has revealed. Those removed were...
Reacting to the recent ban on the importation of cough syrups with codeine, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Tuesday called on the Federal Government to enact...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said the Federal Government has saved over N200bn by eliminating ghost workers from its civil service. According to a tweet...
A coalition of socio-cultural groups in Benue State, comprising Mdgzou U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi’Ngede, have said they are set to drag the Federal...
About two years after the Pension Fund Administrators started funding the Pension Protection Fund meant for financing minimum pension payment to retirees under the Contributory Pension...
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, has described the recent contract by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for engineering, procurement, construction,...
The Federal Government is unhappy that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has “escalated eight potential cases against Nigeria”, arguing that contrary to the premise of the...
As controversy continues to trail the release of looters’ list by the Federal Government in the last one week, there are strong indications that government is...
Months after a controversial bill by the National Assembly to further regulate Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria received widespread public backlash and suffered derailment, the federal...
The Federal Government has commenced an investigation into the recent revelation that ahead of the 2015 general elections, a Nigerian billionaire and supporter of former President...
With the dust yet to settle following its first list of alleged looters, the federal government has released a fresh list, while also putting up a...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has given the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, 48 hours to withdraw his...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the list of alleged looters belonging to its fold, released by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, saying...
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to a plan that will see airport security personnel begin to bear arms. The Minister of State for Aviation,...
The Federal Government yesterday launched fresh moves to seize looted funds and suspicious assets traced to some former governors, ministers and senators in the United Arab...
The two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, that were advertised for sale in October 2016, have yet to be sold almost...
The federal government and the 11 electricity distribution companies are heading for a collision over the plan by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing...
The Federal Government, Thursday, set up of a nine-man administrative panel of enquiry into the finances of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Inaugurating the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reviewed its minimum wage demand upwards to now stand at “above N56,000” in its latest presentation to the tripartite committee...
The Federal Government says it is planning to increase insurance coverage for the agricultural sector from the current 500,000 farmers to 3.8 million farmers. The Managing...
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, Monday said over 300, 000 Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram insurgency were taking refuge in...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights requesting “the urgent intervention of the Bureau...
In what would come to many as a confirmation of the Federal Government’s apparent bias in its handling of the recent killings by herdsmen, the federal...
The Federal Government has approved a new framework geared towards expanding the 33KVA and 11KVA electricity transmission lines in the country. The framework will ensure distribution...
The Federal Government has stated that the media and public commentators have created a “poisoned atmosphere” by their coverage and analysis of the herdsmen crisis through...
Babatunde Ojehomon, the lawyer representing wanted suspected Badoo kingpin, Abayomi Alaka has revealed that his client has filed a petition against Mr.Edgal Imohimi, the Commissioner of...
In light of the rising cases of suspected Fulani herdsmen attacks across the country, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has demanded urgent action from the...
Apparently scandalised by the acute petrol scarcity, which marred the Yuletide celebrations, the federal government is set to review the $6 billion Direct Sale-Direct Purchase (DSDP)...
In an outright rejection of the allegation of padding the yet-to-be passed 2018 budget, the executive arm of government, yesterday, described as spurious and mischievous, claims...
The House of Representatives on Monday accused the Federal Government of illegally reintroducing subsidy on the Premium Motor Spirit. It said Nigerians deserved an explanation on...
The Federal Government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources, has sealed over 62 petrol stations across the country. The petrol stations were shut down due to...
The missing leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has maintained that despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court in...
Following terror alerts contained in the latest travel advisories issued to their nationals visiting Nigeria by some western countries including the United Kingdom and the United...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to hire consultants from Malaysia with the sum of N458 million to help Nigeria strengthen...
One week after the Federal Government promised to reward the person who provided the information leading to the discovery of $43.5 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has filed a libel suit against Hamman Misau, the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, demanding N5 billion...
The federal government plans to spend the sum of N8.6 trillion in 2018, going by the details of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, submitted to...
State governments will in no distant future receive the third tranche of the Paris Club loan refunds. The National Economic Council (NEC) is expected to give...
Henceforth, medical doctors working in public hospitals who engage in private practice have been banned following a decision reached by the Federal Government on Wednesday. Reports...
The Senate on Wednesday considered and passed for second reading a Bill for an Act requiring regular publication of existing vacant positions in Federal Government offices...
The Federal Government has revealed that it was coordinating with neighbouring countries to improve security around Nigeria’s borders in order to check the incidence of smuggling...
There are strong indications that the realisation of the Federal Government’s 2017-2020 Economic and Recovery Growth Plan, ERGP, may be scuttled as a result of inadequate...
Former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has blamed the Federal Government for allegedly allowing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to grow into...
The Federal Government says it has saved $150 million this year, hitherto spent on foreign exchange; and N60 billion in budgetary provisions for fertilizer subsidy. Senior...
The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting which holds every Wednesday will not hold this week, the Federal Government has announced. The announcement was made by the...
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has revoked the concession of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. The council, which also approved the immediate commencement of...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to carry out an extensive review of the port concessionaires and their operations in the nation. Acting Director General of...
The Federal Government has said it is awaiting approval of the National Assembly to settle its liabilities to fuel marketers for subsidy claims. Minister of Finance,...
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigerians have the constitutional right to live, work and raise their families anywhere in the country without...
