The federal government has declared tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to mark the Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerians at home and in the diaspora on the occasion. In a statement signed by t...
•CORAN members, yesterday The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria, CORAN has advised the federal government to consider total implementation of the Naira-for-Crude policy and a progressive ban on petroleum product imports to rescue local refineries and reposition Nigeria as Africa’s refining hub. Its President, Momoh Oyarekhua, sa...
•Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris (left); Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu and other members of the Federal Executive Council and dignitaries at the World Press Conference organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniv...
The federal government has launched an online discount shop to enable serving and retired Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families to access essential goods at discounted prices. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, formally launched the Armed Forces Online Discount Shop in Abuja today, reports Th...
•Nigerian workers and Tinubu Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have accused the federal government of benefiting from increased oil revenues arising from the recent surge in fuel prices while workers and other Nigerians struggle with rising transportation costs, food prices and declining purchasing power. T...
•Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele The federal government has issued the Nigeria Tax Administration Order 2026 to reduce the interest rate for late payment of tax. Signed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, according to a statement by the Federal Ministry...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State The 30 local councils in Osun State have been without statutory allocations for more than 16 months, crippling grassroots development, following a face-off over council elections. A review of official revenue-sharing data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee indicates that about N216 billion ...
•Ebola outbreak The federal government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has released a health advisory following the update on the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A statement signed by the Centre’s Director General, Jide Idris, noted that the develo...
•Wike and Makinde The Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of lying over the alleged N50 billion funding from the Federal Government for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport. Makinde, who spoke while address...
•Industry, Trade and Investment minister, Jumoke Oduwole The federal government has begun a major tightening of Nigeria’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), warning operators against diverting goods into the domestic market, understating sales and exploiting tax incentives meant to promote exports. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Ju...
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