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…
The Federal Government says it is hosting the first Global Conference on Cultural Tourism and Creative Industry to reposition the creative industry as the engine of growth for Nigeria and Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
The Federal Government has insisted it supports the renegotiation of the welfare package for university workers in line with current realities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this during a meeting with members of the 2009 FG…
The Federal Government has recovered N53.5 billion out of N5.2 trillion from its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the statement at the formal launch of Project Lighthouse Debt…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the urgent intervention of well-meaning Nigerians in the long face-off between it and the Federal Government as it relates to the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, and Integrated Payroll…
The Federal Government has detected over 1,500 workers who presented fake letters of employment to its verification committee. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, revealed this at the ‘National Policy Dialogue on Entrenching Transparency in…
The Federal Government has lifted the midnight curfew and crowd restriction at weddings, concerts, and other crowded places. The Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19 disclosed the lifting of the ban following the receding of the number of cases in…
Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Federal Government has said. It was gathered that the Federal Government would pay…
