The federal government through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reminded Nigerians and legal residents that the September 14 deadline by for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscribers Identity Modules (SIM) remain sacrosanct. The Commission said its equipment and workers in the over 10,00...
•Minister of Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri The federal government has denied a report that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources had ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell fuel at ₦1,000 per litre. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Communication, to the Minister for Petroleum Resources (Oi...
•Andrew Wynne, Lucky Ehis Obinyan and Tinubu The Briton accused of inciting insurrection against President Bola Tinubu’s government, Drew Povey has urged the Nigerian government not to treat protests as treason. Mr Povey, whom the Nigerian government said also bears the name Andrew Wynne, said this in a statement in reaction to the government’...
•Hunger protesters in court today A wave of public outrage has erupted following the Federal High Court in Abuja’s decision to remand protesters from the recent #EndBadGovernance demonstrations, accusing them of treason and terrorism. The court, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, ruled that the protesters be held at the Kuje Correctional Ce...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar Amid prolonged delays in the appointment of ambassadors to oversee Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, the federal government disbursed an approximate sum of N14 billion to no fewer than 16 foreign missions in July 2024, findings have revealed. Nigeria has 109 missions: 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, a...
•Doctors protest The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has expressed disappointment over the decision by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors’ (Nard) to embark on a seven-day warning strike, despite pleas by the federal government to resolve its concerns and ensure continued industrial harmony. In a statement by the ministr...
•Tinubu The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at a one-day stakeholders engagement on exploitative pric...
•Doctors strike The federal government has appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end their seven-day warning strike. Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health, made the call today in Kaduna while visiting the National Eye Centre. According to Alausa, discussions are currently underway to protect the ...
The federal government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals across the country. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, announced this today at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State, reports Channels TV. The minister commissioned the Electronic Health Records and Alternativ...
•ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke (L) and Education Minister Tahir Mamman The federal government is currently meeting with the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, convened the meeting today, days after threat by university lecturers to down tools over the alleged federal gove...
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