Federal Government

SERAP to Commonwealth: Suspend Nigeria over repression of human rights, media freedom, disregard for rule of law

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has joined forces with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Prof. Wole Soyinka and others in...

$1.5m clinical trial cost threatens local production of COVID-19 vaccine by FG — Minister

The plan by the Federal Government to produce COVID-19 vaccine locally appears to be threatened by the $1.5 million cost of clinical trial...

No plan to increase petrol pump price in June – FG

Contrary to some media reports, the Federal Government says there will be no increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol)...

Plan to scrap Amnesty Programme: Don’t wake sleeping lion, Clark cautions FG

    Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has cautioned the Federal Government not  to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), for ex-militants, saying it rupture...

COVID-19: FG arrests, quarantines pilots of seized Flairjet British aircraft

  Lockdown hits Nigerian aviation sector hard, govt agencies can’t pay salaries   For violating the no-flight order amid COVID-19, the Federal Government...

N24.39tn debt Profile: FG assures of sustainability

The Federal government has assured that the rise in Nigeria’s debt profile from N21.73 trillion in 2017 to N24.39 trillion in 2018, is...

Violence: FG bans mining activities in Zamfara

Orders foreigners to vacate area The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of all mining activities in Zamfara state with immediate effect. The...