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The Federal government of Nigeria have reached an agreement with the labour to pay the agree minimum wage for the Nigerian workers starting from this week. This is made known after the meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria government on Tuesday...

Pensioners threaten to storm the street unclad if government refuses to improve their welfare Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners are threatening to troop the streets unclad if the government refuses to improve their welfare due to the rising cost of living in the country. They are...

Government should leave Yahoo boys alone...They are moving the Nigerian economy, elderly man orders A Nigerian man has urged the FG to allow Yahoo boys to breathe. He said Yahoo boys are the ones moving the Nigerian economy forward and without them, the economy would have been stagnant. He...

On Tuesday, Jan 2nd, 2024, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, suspended the accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. According to the Ministry, this action was taken after an undercover investigation by a Nigerian newspaper uncovered...

Old and New Naira notes to remain legal tender till further notice – supreme court In a recent development, the supreme court of Nigeria has ruled that both the old and new naira notes will remain legal tender until further notice is given. They gave the ruling today, the 29th of November...

Amidst the ongoing indefinite strike initiated by the National Association of Resident Doctors, the Federal Government has responded with a significant measure. They have approved a distinctive allowance of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) to be disbursed to medical and dental doctors who...

FG Directs New Unions To Commence Teaching Immediately APPARENTLY to whittle down the influence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ensure that it no longer retains the power to cripple academic activities in Nigerian universities, the Federal Government, through the Minister...

The government of the Nigeria has announced plans to raise cocoa production from 340,000 tons to 500,000 tons by 2024. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, revealed this in Abuja during a tour led by Mr. Arrion Michel, Executive Director of the...

On Saturday, the Federal Department of Youth Sports Development will hold a 10-member committee in Abuja to oversee the Nigerian Basketball Federation. The Ministry of Education announced the committee last week. The recall is the result of an NBBF crisis that lasted nearly 20 years. The...

Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, National President of the Academic Staff Union (ASUU), expressed sympathy for the students affected by the strike. This was pointed out by Osodeke in response to the federal government releasing 34 billion N to pay for the subsequent minimum wage adjustment. ASUU...

Dr. Muhammad Tukur Sani Jangebe, Zamfara State Commissioner for Religious Affairs and Imam Head of the Islamic Organization's Jumu'at Mosque in Gusau, the state capital, has urged the federal government to comply with the Academy of University Staff Union's request (ASUU). Sheikh Jangebe...

Nigerians, particularly relatives of kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims, have been informed by the Federal Government that negotiations with bandits are ongoing to achieve their safe return. Mr. Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated...

The Federal Government has approved a sum of N3 billion to fund the construction of the Numan-Jalingo Road, according to the Minister of State, Works and Housing, Engr. Muazu Sambo Jaji. The Minister stated this over the weekend when inspecting federal roads under construction in Taraba and...

What happens to Twitter NG users aftermath FG’s suspension... The suspension of Twitter cane as a shock to most Nigeria internet users, especially the youths that have made Twitter their go-to place to access information and disseminate information. The minister for information and culture...

According to information disclosed through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, the Federal government will no longer regulate price bands for the sale of the premium motor spirit popularly called petrol noting that the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector had been fully...

PDP has warned the Federal government of Nigeria that the hike in petrol price and electricity tariffs may take a negative toll on Nigerians as the party noted that Nigerians may resort to suicide, slavery mission abroad as well as selling of their children amid the hike of the two items...

The Federal government on Monday, September 7 stepped up to address the raisen tensions driven by the recent rise in petrol pump price and electricity tariffs were Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo stated that the hike in the cost of the two items was not to inflict pains on Nigerians. Some...

President Muhammadu Buhari announced the state of the country's foreign exchange earnings and revenue disclosing that nearly 60 per cent depreciation has been recorded since the pandemic began. The President revealed this in his remarks on Monday, September 7, at the first-year ministerial...