Federal government of Nigeria

Senate investigation resumes as AGF presents documents on FG’s N30trn CBN loan

The Senate Committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means loans obtained by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

Breaking: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday quashed the human rights suit filed by the detained leader of...

Proceeds from unlawful activities: Private varsity forfeited to FG

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of a private university, NOK University, Kaduna State, including all its assets,...

May Day: FG approves salary increase for civil servants

Ahead of Workers Day on May 1, the Federal Government has approved a 25 percent and 35 percent salary increase for civil servants...

FG plans ambitious, whopper N26trn 2024 budget

A jumbo-size budget of N26 trillion is being proposed by the Federal Government for 2024, according to the Minister of Planning and Budget,...

Tinubu at nation’s 63rd independence anniversary, announces new wage increment for federal workers

“For the next six months, the average low-grade worker shall receive an additional N25, 000 per month. Commencing this month, the social safety...

NLC Declares Two-Day Warning Strike Over Subsidy Removal

The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike, beginning from Tuesday, September 5, to protest the alleged failure of the...

FG generates N14.59bn in five years from mining licenses, revokes 3,400 licenses

The Director General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Mr Obadiah Nkom, says the agency generated N14.59 billion in the last five years. He...

FG lauds $20bn remittances by Nigerians abroad, sets up special mortgage loan scheme for them

The Federal Government on Tuesday acknowledged that the monies remitted into Nigeria by Nigerians abroad has helped in no small measure to stabilize...

BREAKING: Airline operators suspend planned shutdown

Airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) say they have suspended the planned suspension of flights earlier scheduled for...

HOT-SEATING IN PRESIDENTIAL VILLA

By Oche Echeija Egwa Every visitor to Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, is first struck by the beautiful scenery of green and...

FG announces national census for April 2023

April 2023 has been fixed tentatively for national census by Federal Government, Persecondnews reports. As a prelude to the 2023 general census, a...

FG cuts oil benchmark to $30 per barrel for Budget 2020

The Federal Government on Wednesday proposed the reduction of oil benchmark from $57 to $30 per barrel which it projected  for 2020 Finance Act. The...