The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) today criticised the federal government’s policy on the disbursement of N50,000 to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), stating that the initiative has not yielded the desired results. Speaking on Arise Television, the National President of the Associatio...
The federal government has announced stricter measures to enhance safety across Nigeria’s waterways, including the mandatory use of life jackets and the phasing out of dilapidated wooden boats. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting on marine safety awareness held at the Governm...
•Embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court The trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has resumed today at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The court, led by Justice James Omotosho, granted the request of the federal government for witnesses to testify behind screens, reports Channels TV. At [&hel...
•Naira notes The federal government says it is set to pay the outstanding five months N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. This payment was part of an agreement between the government and Organised Labour to cushion the effects of hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies, reports The Guardian. The Office of [&helli...
•Hunters Amid rising insecurity across the country, hunters and farmers have called on the federal government to formally empower them to flush out bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements hiding in forests. The groups, including the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Agbekoya Farm...
•Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the federal government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country today. But after a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus ...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo Flight activities were disrupted at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency staged protests at the facilities. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not, reports The PUNCH. In a statement ...
The federal government has announced that all of its Colleges of Education will commence the concurrent running of degree and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes with effect from September/October 2025 academic session. This is even as the Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has warned that the Colleges of Education are gr...
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, today, announced the release of N50 billion by the federal government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. This development was disclosed in a statement...
•Bridge repairs The federal government has announced full closure of the Ijora Bridge in Lagos, starting from April 27, for critical repair works. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made this known during an inspection of the bridge yesterday, reports NAN. She said that the bridge connecting Ijora Causeway to Apapa ne...
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