•Peter Obi Following the reported spending of about $9 million on foreign lobbyists in Washington, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has criticised the federal government for what he described as Nigeria’s persistent habit of prioritising waste over human wellbeing. In a statement released on his X handle yesterday, Obi described the all...
•Obasanjo and Babangida By the end of this year, the federal government would have spent, at least, N38.188 billion on the up-keep of former presidents, vice presidents and their families, over a period of 22 years, checks have revealed. Based on official exchange rates across the various years, the welfare of former leaders and their [&hellip...
•Sand mining The federal government has announced ban on mining of sand, 10 kilometer radius in River Niger, to protect the first and second Niger bridges. The Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this today in Asaba, during the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras Monitoring Centre. He said the...
•General Christopher Musa (rtd) The federal government has restated its position that it does not pay ransom for abducted victims. This was as it insisted that security forces rely on military pressure and intelligence operations to secure their release. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, made this clarification in an interview with BB...
•Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in court, today Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has struck out the defamation case against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Udughan, filed by the federal government. Justice Orji struck out the suit following an application by the prosecution lawyer, Aderon...
The federal government has halted the issuance of guidelines for the implementation of the new tax laws, citing uncertainty over the final version, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Tax Reform Committee, has revealed. He said he had told the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) to wait because guidelines on the i...
•Nigerian and Morocco’s players leave the pitch after the extra time, last night The federal government has praised the Super Eagles for their fighting spirit and commendable showing at the Africa Cup of Nations, despite their narrow loss that ended Nigeria’s campaign. Nigeria bowed out of the 2025 AFCON on Wednesday after losing to Mor...
•Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, FG delegation and ASUU executives After 16 years of negotiations, industrial crises that rocked the country’s university system, the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have formally signed a new agreement. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Un...
•ASUU President Chris Piwuna and Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have signed a new agreement aimed at improving the quality of the university education system and ensuring stability. The new agreement replaces the 2009 pact that triggered several industrial actions ...
•DCI Group in a meeting The federal government has entered into a $9 million lobbying agreement with a United States firm to communicate Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christian communities and sustain American support for counter-terrorism operations. Documents filed with the United States Department of Justice show that Aster Legal, a law firm...
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