By Ogaga Ariemu The federal government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration Tueday on behalf of the…
Population growth has been cited as one of the factors hampering the development and management of Nigeria’s water resources. The minister of water resources and rural development, Engr Sulieman Adamu, stated this yesterday in Abuja during the Sensitisation Workshop on…
The Federal Government says it is targeting 70 per cent of broadband penetration and not more than N390 per gigabyte by 2025. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said this while delivering a keynote address at…
The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment,…
A cross section of Nigerians have reacted against a new Federal Government directive to impose tax on telephone calls, according to a survey conducted by the Newsmen The Nigerian government has proposed a new tax on phone calls in its…
The Federal Government says at the conclusion of the on-going reform in the creative industry and advertising sector, the country will earn two billion dollars in advertising within three years. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said…
Basketball Administrators in Enugu have expressed disappointment over the Federal Government’s withdrawal of the sports from international competition. The administrators who spoke to the Newsmen on Friday, called on the Federal Government to overturn the decision before it cost the…
The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the decisions reached at its tripartite plus meeting with the university-based unions would start yielding fruits next week. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Mr Olajide Oshundun,…
The Federal Government has been urged to ensure only accredited consultants of the Ministry of Environment are used in the enforcement of waste management policies. An environmental management expert, Prof Chidozie Uwalaka, made the call on Tuesday in Owerri while…
The Federal Government says its bitumen reserve of 42.74 billion metric tonnes will soon undergo concession to solve over- reliance on imported bitumen for domestic road construction. Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, made this known…
