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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay over 3 billion dollars to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, as part of their revenue shares from crude oil sales. The amount formed part of the 62 billion dollars said to have been recovered from some oil companies by the Federal […]
President Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over its recent suspension of operations in Nigeria. This was announced in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who is to chair the team. The team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the First Lady’s Conference Room at the State House, Abuja. Among those attending the meeting are: Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim […]
Federal Government today dissolved the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. In release by the media aide to the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, John Joshua- Akanji indicates that the board was dissolved because its tenure had expired. This is in Pursuant to article 10.4 of the 2017 constitution of the Athletics Federation […]
Striking Judiciary and Parliamentary workers have been asked to return to their duty posts. The Federal Government said the reopening of the courtrooms by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, and Houses of Assembly by Parliamentary Staff Associations of Nigeria PASAN will pave the way for the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has received about 12 made in Nigeria mobile phones produced by the model skills training Centre of the Industrial Training Fund, an agency under the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. President Buhari was presented the phone by the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, before the commencement of […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD has threatened to resume another strike, if the Federal and state governments fail to address the demands of their members across the country within two weeks. The union expressed concerns, particularly over the conditions of its members in Abia and Imo states, saying they were being owed up […]
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, says Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan, NIRP< is being reviewed to reflect current economic realities and aspirations of the Federal Government. Adebayo made this known today at the inauguration of chemical solutions manufacturing plant in Lagos. He listed the economic realities to include the African Continental Free […]
Israel is not planning to set a timeframe for an end to hostilities with Gaza, as its military pounded the Palestinian enclave with air strikes and Hamas militants unleashed new cross-border rocket attacks. In a sign of diplomatic movement, however, an Egyptian security source said the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire in principle […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu has met with all Resident’s Electoral Commissioners in the country and condemned recent attacks and arson of the commission’s state offices. Yakubu explained that the meeting was an emergency, to review some of the developments since their last meeting. He condemned the spate of arson […]
