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Agba Jalingo: SERAP drags FG to ECOWAS court over prolonged, arbitrary detention

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the government of Nigeria and Cross River state government of governor Ben Ayade to...

News Flash: FG, Southwest Governors agree on Amotekun

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with the governors of the six western states of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and...

$1.1bn Malabu Oil fraud: FG files charges against Adoke, Etete, Shell, others

  A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke has been charged to court over alleged $1.1 billion fraud in the...

Breaking: Amotekun is illegal — FG

  Six days after the inauguration of “Amotekun”, Southwest regional Security outfit, the Federal Government has declared it as illegal, saying it is...

SERAP sues Buhari administration over failed Chinese $460m Abuja CCTV project

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed a lawsuit in Federal court against Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National...

Ahead of Yuletide and New Year FG flags off free train ride on Lagos-Ibadan

  In keeping with its promise, the Federal Government has announced free train ride for commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line. Transportation...

In far away Addis Ababa, Obasanjo backs Buhari’s govt over border closure

  Kunle Akinsola   In a rare gesture, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind the closure of Nigeria’s borders, describing...

FG unveils national sexual offenders’ register

  In a move to clamp down on offenders, Nigeria’s first national sexual offenders’ register has been launched with the database of those...

FG committed to improving the lives of children in Nigeria – Agba

  Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has pledged federal government’s support to the save-the-children initiative.  ...

FG to NCC: Pare down data prices of service providers 

In response to demands by Nigerians, the Federal government has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to work out modalities towards reducing the...

Pinnick’s corruption charges: FG backtracks, withdraws charges

  The Federal Government on Tuesday backtracked on the prosecution of Amaju Pinnick and and others as it withdrew the corruption charges filed...

National Airline: FG says Arik Air ‘ not an option’

  The Federal Government on Wednesday dismissed calls that Arik Air be converted into a national carrier rather than establishing a new one....

Nigeria’s border closure: Falana asks FG to mull over re-opening

  … warns of regional retaliation against Nigeria   By Kunle AKINSOLA About 66 days after Nigeria closed its borders with neighbouring countries,...

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Migratory herders: Enforce border closure to shut out foreign herders, Ortom tells FG

    Outraged by the incessancy of violent attacks on Benue communities by herdsmen, Gov. Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to...

At last, FG, labour agree on minimum wage per cent increase

  After days of negotiations and marathon meetings, the Federal Government and the organised labour on Thursday evening reached an agreement over the...

Minimum wage: FG gets 2-week ultimatum as unions threaten strike

  The Federal Government has been given two weeks to implement the new minimum wage of N30, 000 or risk a nationwide strike....