•Fuel queues Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and N1,000/litre. Owners of these stations seem not to care about the cost of the product at retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, reports The PU...
•Minimum wage Representatives of state governments at the last Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting have bemoaned the decision by the federal government to save additional revenue for the payment of the new minimum wage. This development, which affected their revenue distribution from the federation committee, was received with opp...
•Exam candidates Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. The minister stated this on Channels Television last night. He said the federal government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which administers the West African Senior Sc...
•Mpox In its desperate bid to contain the spread of Mpox in the country, the federal government has directed states to set up their various emergency preparedness and response teams, capabilities, and action plans with the support of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This comes as the number of confirmed cases has risen […...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) today issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. In a statement, the Director-General of NIHSA, Mr Umar Mohammed, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to the agenc...
The federal government has scheduled a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) leadership for Monday to address the union’s grievances and the strike notice. It was earlier reported that ASUU had given the government a 21-day strike notice on Wednesday, calling on the President Bola Tinubu administration to resolve lingeri...
•Works minister, David Umahi and Lagos-Calabar highway The federal government has insisted that it would continue construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite ongoing court cases filed by aggrieved persons against the project. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated this at a press briefing yesterday in Abuja while addres...
•Tinubu Following the announcement of an increase in the fees for obtaining a Nigerian passport, effective from September 1, 2024, Nigerians have continued to react differently, with some describing the action as showing a ‘lack of empathy’. The Frontier earlier today reported that the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government, through the ...
•Osifo, Ajaero and Tinubu The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has faulted the invitation of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the police, accusing the Nigerian government of intimidating the labour movement. The police on Monday invited Ajaero for questioning over allegations of terrorism...
•Nigerian Passport The federal government has increased the fees for the procurement of Nigerian Passport with effect from the 1st of September 2024. A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Kenneth Udo, says the increment is a part of the government’s efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian [&...
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