Opposition parties have asked the federal government to urgently clear the air over reports alleging that more than N10 billion was paid as ransom and two senior Boko Haram commanders were freed to secure the release of abducted pupils and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri. In separate statements signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, [&...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun congratulating Francis Taiwo Solanke The federal government and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State have rewarded Mr. Solanke Francis Taiwo, a primary school teacher at Ansa-Ur-Deen Main School I, Kemta Lawa, Abeokuta, with a car and a two-bedroom bungalow, respectively. The governor presented Solanke with the keys to a ...
•Accountant General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi The federal government said the implementation of the extended 30 per cent of the 2025 budget would commence by the end of next week. It also informed that the implementation would run till November 30 2026, contrary to the earlier promise by the President that multiple budget impleme...
•Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake The federal government has ordered the closure of areas covered by Mining Licence 11810 in the Wase Local Government of Plateau State. This followed the deaths of villagers allegedly mining in a pit containing gaseous emissions, reports Channels TV. According to a statement by the Ministry of...
•Nasir El-Rufai and Inibehe Effiong Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, today said the federal government has no interest in prosecuting former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai, 66, faces cybercrime charges over the alleged unlawful interception of the phone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, r...
•Nasir El-Rufai The federal government has filed a three-count charge against former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Last week, El-Rufai claimed in an interview that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversat...
•Policemen The federal government has ordered the immediate withdrawal and redeployment of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers previously assigned to VIP escort duties. ”Further strengthening the security architecture, the Nigeria Police Force has executed a large-scale redeployment of officers previously assigned to VIP escort duties nationwi...
The various unions operating within Nigeria’s airports are in a dilemma over the latest federal government’s policy on concession of the facilities. The unions are appealing for the injection of private sector funds into the facilities and their upgrading, reports ThisDay. At the same time, the unions are trying to ensure that the welfare of [...
•Sachet alcohol The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims that the federal government ordered it to suspend enforcement of the ban on sachet and PET-bottled alcohol. Earlier this month, NAFDAC began implementing the nationwide prohibition on the production and sale of alcohol packaged in sac...
•Sachet alcoholic drinks The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to suspend all enforcement actions relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. The government also warned the agency to immediately stop sealing factories and warehouses over ...
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