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We provide latest information, news, laws, government policies on all Nigerian ministries, departments and agencies of government.

Attainment of SDG goals eroded by COVID-19 pandemic, FG laments

  The Federal Government has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The...

Lauretta Onochie’s nomination

INEC commissioner: Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, replaced with Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu

  Following her rejection by the Nigerian Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Ms Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as national commissioner of the Independent...

FEC ratifies 2022 Finance bill

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified the Finance Bill 2021/2022 fiscal year. The bill, which is currently before the...

NIRSAL sensitizes farmers on business school, Agro Geo-Cooperative

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) says it has carried out community sensitization for...

Greenhouse Farming

NIRSAL trains 50 youths on greenhouse farming, agribusiness administration

      By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has trained 50 youths on...

Oil spillage: FG threatens to sanction erring companies

“A bill to amend the law establishing the National Oil Spillage Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to build its capacity and give it...

#EndSARS Report: Lai Mohammed spits fire, calls it triumph of fake news, intimidation of silent majority by a vociferous lynch mob

  In what appears like a preemptive action, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday flipped his lid and...

Jail breaks: At least 3,906 inmates yet to be apprehended, says lnterior Minister

The Federal Goverment says it is yet to rearrest 3,906 inmates who are on the run following several jail breaks across the country....

Oronsaye report: FG set to merge, scrap, parastatal agencies

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh To address the challenge of rising cost of governance, the Federal Government is set to scrap some government...

NNPC’s N620bn intervention in road rehabilitation gets FEC’s nod

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday received the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to intervene in what it...

Harmonisation of salaries for civil servants

FG pushes harmonisation of salaries in civil service till 2022 end

  By the end of 2022, a timeline to finalize the harmonisation of salaries of civil servants in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)...

Dr Ifedayo Adetifa assumes duty as NCDC Director-General

  The newly appointed Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Adetifa Ifedayo, has assumed duties. Persecondnews recall that President...

Education students in public tertiary institutions to get N75,000, N50,000 stipend per semester — FG

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to encourage youths to go into the teaching profession, the Federal Government on Tuesday...

Revenue: Future of crude oil bleak, taxation only sustainable source – FIRS boss

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, says the future of crude oil as a major...

FG approves 14-day paternity leave for fathers

  The Federal Government has approved a 14-day paternity leave for fathers to enable them to bond with their newborn baby or adopted...

Ripening fruits with carbide life-threatening, toxic NAFDAC warns traders

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its officials are currently on surveillance...