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The Federal Government says the current hardship Nigerians are experiencing in order to get the new naira notes is a “temporary situation” needed for the country’s economic growth. The Minister of Finance, Budget and…
The Federal Government says the decision by the United States of America to slam a visa ban on some Nigerians undermining democracy is right and justified. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to shut down tertiary education institutions to allow students to participate in the general elections. The House asked the National Universities Commission,…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore, says the federal government should close down all higher institutions to allow students to vote during the upcoming election. The election,…
The Federal Government says it will start the process of reviewing the national minimum wage on January 23. The review comes after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the minimum wage act in 2019, which set the minimum…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the 2023 elections will be held as planned. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed gave the assurance in Abuja at the 17th edition of the “President…
The federal government says it will stop the importation of petroleum products by the first quarter of 2024. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva said this at the resumption of the ”PMB…
The federal government inaugurated the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) governing board on Wednesday. The agency had been without a board for nearly four years. The Senate confirmed the nominations of the…
The Federal government says it lacks the resources to prevent all illegal minerals mining activities because the country is vast. The Minister of Mine and Steel Development, Lekan Adegbite, stated this in an interview…
The Federal government says it will soon make some pronouncements on salary increases for workers. The federal government said the Presidential Committee on Salaries was doing a review and expected to come up with…
The Nigerian government has revealed its plan to sell some electricity-generation companies in the country to fund the 2023 budget. The government said the sale will take place in the first quarter of 2023. The…
The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has no plan to make the National Youth Service Corps optional. The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this during the 14th edition of President…
The Federal government has revealed how it negotiated with Twitter to lift the suspension it placed on the operation of the micro-blogging platform in June 2021. Recalled on June 5 the federal government banned Twitter…
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed that over 5,000 companies and individuals are indebted to the Federal Government. She said the companies, and individuals are owing the…
The federal government says the Second Niger Bridge will open to traffic on December 15. The federal controller of works in Delta, Jimoh Oalwale, made this known in an interview on Wednesday. He, however, said that the…
The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, says it is going to sue the federal government for not paying its members their eight months' salaries being withheld by the government. The union said it's disappointed with…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has opposed the proposed introduction of education loans by the federal government ASUU said the education loan has proven to be a monumental failure in Nigeria and some…
The Federal Government said state governors were partly responsible for the rising rate of poverty in the country. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba said this on Wednesday after the…
The federal government has warned Nigerians travelling to the United States and Europe to “take extra precaution” with their belongings. The government said many Nigerians have been victims of theft of money and…
The federal government says it has recovered $1 billion of looted funds since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,…
