No Govt can solve all problems — Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari said no single government is capable of solving all the problems of a country. The president said this on Monday, January 30, 2023, at the State of the Nation Dialogue organised by the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja. Buhari who was…
FG moves to stop aviation workers from embarking on strike Following the industrial action by aviation workers on Monday, January 23, 2023, the Federal Government is planning to ban aviation workers from down tooling. Aviation workers under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, and the Air…
FG urges state governors to urgently tame rising out-of-school children The Federal Government has called on governors to stem the tide of rising numbers of out-of-school children in their respective states. The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, stated this on Thursday in Abeokuta, during the flag-off ceremony and…
FG begins 2022 mini-bid round – NUPRC Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive (CCE), NUPRC, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Komolafe said the mini-bid round was aimed at further development of the deep offshore acreages. This, he said, would…
FG suspends COVID-19 tests for travellers The Federal Government has approved the immediate relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisory. This was announced in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), Boss Mustapha on Monday,…
FG announces commencement of 14-day paternity leave The Federal Government announced the commencement of a 14-working-day paternity leave for civil servants. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this in a circular on Monday. “The Government has also approved paternity leave for serving…
FG approves N48.5bn for urgent repairs of roads nationwide The move was in line with the federal government’s commitment to developing the nation’s road network in the six geopolitical zones. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts for urgent repairs and special general maintenance of some roads nationwide worth…
Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria indefinitely Emirates had earlier suspended its flights to Nigeria in August over the inability to repatriate $85 million in revenue. The United Arab Emirates’ mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has suspended flight operations indefinitely to Nigeria over its trapped funds. Why Emirates is suspending operations in…
FG targeting Chinese, Portuguese, Turkish loans to complete rail project – Minister of Transportation says The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has said that the Federal government is looking at securing multi-billion dollar loans from financial institutions in China, Portugal and Turkey to fund the completion of the ongoing rail projects…
Rising insecurity is no longer an issue in Nigeria, Femi Adesina insists As NSCDC holds a strategic communication conference on security .Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said that rising insecurity is no longer an issue in Nigeria as the situation has since…