The Federal Government said on Monday it had commenced the payment of upgraded hazard allowances to frontline health workers fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Governor Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano State has accused the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, of abandonment in the face of its efforts...
The Federal Government has reduced the price of NPK fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag in a bid to cushion the effect of the...
The Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) said on Thursday the two months free electricity for Nigerians was proposed by the Federal Government. The Executive Director of the...
The Federal Government on Thursday lamented the lack of cooperation from Nigerians in its efforts to effectively tackle the coronavirus scourge in the country. The Minister...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday the Federal Government is tracing at least 4,370 people that had contacts with coronavirus cases...
The Federal Government on Wednesday proposed the reduction of oil benchmark from $57 to $30 per barrel. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this after...
The Federal Government on Monday directed workers in the public sector to work from home following the spread of coronavirus in the country. A circular issued...
The Federal Government on Monday ordered the total closure of all land borders that were hitherto partially closed. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
The Federal Government said on Saturday the Nigerian Railway Corporation would suspend all passenger services in the country effective Monday. The Personal Assistant on New Media...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) on Tuesday accused the Federal Government of fueling the crisis which led to the ongoing strike by varsity lecturers....
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday the Federal Government may suspend its $22.7 billion external borrowing plans due to current realities in the...
The Federal Government has said that it has no records of the exact amount of public funds stolen by a former military head of state, Sani...
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged Nigerians planning to visit China to jettison the idea until further notice, except under an extremely essential circumstance. The government...
The Federal Government on Thursday challenged the Transparency International to make available the statistics and indices which aided its 2019 Corruption Perspective Index (CPI), saying it...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has slammed the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring the newly inaugurated Southwest Security...
The Federal Government is aiming to generate a whopping $2 billion in revenue from the multi-billion dollar Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project just as the Nigerian National...
The Federal Government Monday insisted that no date had been set for the reopening of the nation’s land borders shut since August, 2019. The Minister of...
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Isa Dutse, said on Wednesday that the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils had...
The President of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to conduct the affairs of the country within the...
The Senate said on Wednesday it would carry out a holistic investigation into the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) over alleged non-remittance of N800 billion...
The Federal Government has challenged commissioners of budget and economic planning in the states of the federation to device alternative means of revenue generation for the...
A new report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the Federal Government recorded a fiscal deficit of N3.05trillion in its operations between...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Thursday alleged that the Federal Government is attacking the media because of a third term agenda it is nursing....
Nigerian state governors have been given December 31, 2019 as deadline by which negotiations on consequential adjustment occasioned by the new minimum wage must end. The...
The Federal Government has suspended the supply of petroleum products to filling stations within 20km of the Nigerian borders. The order was issued through the Comptroller-...
The Federal Government, in a bid to put to rest controversies sorrounding who has the right to conduct statutory marriage between it and local governments in...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Tuesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of impoverishing Nigerians through the increase in Value- Added Tax (VAT), borrowings...
The Association of Micro Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (AMEN) has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently resolve issues around the closure of the country’s land borders,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Sunday vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS) on...
Consumers might have to pay more for their favourite soft drinks as the Federal Government is considering adding excise duties on carbonated drinks. This, is according...
The Federal Government said on Thursday it is planning a national register for all the poor people in the country. The register, according to the Minister...
The Organized Labour and the Federal Government negotiation team on the Consequential Adjustment on the new Minimum Wage in the early hours of Thursday adjourned the...
A clash between the Federal Government and state governors may be in the offing after a report emerged at the weekend that governors of the 36...
A former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, has said that Nigerians would be willing to pay more tax if they can...
The Federal Government on Wednesday blamed tax evasion by the citizens for poor services rendered by public servants and public institutions. The Secretary to the Government...
Igbo traders have cried out over the untold hardship and destruction of their businesses occassioned by the closure of the nation’s land borders by the Federal...
The Adamawa State Government has frowned at the decision of the Federal Government not to re-imburse states money spent on the repair of federal roads, describing...
The Federal Government, on Friday, justified its reason for keeping the convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore in detention despite the court ruling that ordered his release...
Organised labour on Friday lashed at the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, over a statement that the Federal Government may have to reduce...
If the plan sails through legislative scrutiny, the Federal Government will be borrowing a fresh N4.6tn within the next three years, covering 2020 to 2022 to...
It is a common knowledge that the Ijaw Youths Council recently issued a release which among other remarks stated that; if the government should reintroduce what...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, over...
Producers and marketers of chemical weapons in Nigeria have been warned not to allow non-state actors access to such materials. The warning was issued on Tuesday...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current 5...
The Federal Government Wednesday proposed an increment of the Valued Added Tax. The increment will see the VAT rising from 5% to 7.2%. The Minister of...
Eight people have been confirmed killed when suspected assailants from Benue State attacked Ukwagba Mgbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Saturday. The...
The Federal Government has taken possession of an $8.5 million caliberation aircraft for the caliberation of navigational aids at Nigerian airports. The aircraft was delivered on...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Federal Government will expand its MarketMoni and TraderMoni interest-free loan scheme to cover more rural dwellers. The Vice-President...
The Federal Government has instructed the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to carry out a comprehensive audit of all seaport terminals in the country. The government also...