Striking non-teaching staff of the Federal public universities, yesterday, dismissed a report that the federal government has invited them for a meeting over the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike, saying the government has not reached out to them, reports Vanguard. This came as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Asso...
•Tinubu The federal government has commended state governors who have begun implementing the new N70,000 minimum wage, urging those yet to do so to take immediate action. This initiative, emphasised as a priority for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aims to address the rising cost of living across the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Lateef Fagbemi The federal government has inaugurated a committee of high-powered law experts from various fields to review, update and consolidate archaic Nigerian laws within six months. The law review and update are viewed as part of the ongoing efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promote the rule of law and access to justice [&helli...
•Godswill Akpabio The federal government has filed a six-count charge against nine defendants for allegedly publishing false information on October 16, 2024, that the Department of State Services (DSS) laid siege to the National Assembly with a view to effecting the impeachment of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The charge, marked: FHC...
•Tinubu and Musawa The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu yesterday approved the establishment of CreÂative Economy DevelopÂment Fund to pool resourcÂes for those in the creative industry. Minister of Art, CulÂture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu MusaÂwa, revealed this shortly after the meetin...
•Gambaryan The federal government, today, withdrew the money laundering charge filed against the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, due to his ill health and diplomatic intervention. Gambaryan was the 2nd defendant in the charge preferred against the cryptocurrency platform (1st defendant) by the Economic and Fina...
•Bobrisky The federal government investigative panel on popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, known also as Bobrisky submitted its reports to the Minister of Interior , Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo today. The panel, which was set up by the Minister three weeks ago, had the responsibility of investigating allegations that Bobrisky didn’t spend his tim...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government to attend to numerous issues affecting the smooth operations of polytechnics and mono-technics in the country, or face a prolonged industrial action. Addressing journalists at the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi in Plateau State Zonal...
•Naira notes The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.298 trillion among the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils from the September 2024 Federation Account revenues. In a statement issued last night, Mr. Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the A...
The federal government has officially announced the termination of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, marking the end of a long-debated policy. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this declaration during the presentation of the Nigeria Development Update by the World Bank in Abuja today, Thursday, Oc...

