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FG moves to tackle fertilizer scarcity in Nigeria

Farmers in Nigeria would soon begin to have access to fertilizer as Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)  announces the delivery of 105,000 metric...

774 councils’ autonomy gets judicial stamp as court bars governors from tampering with their funds

A landmark judgment was delivered on Monday in Abuja barring state governors from controlling and disbursing local government funds across the country. Persecondnews...

$148,000 romance scam: FG extradicts Adedunmola Gbadegesin to U.S.

For allegedly defrauding an American woman of over $148,000 in a “romance scam”, a Nigerian, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, has been extradited to the United...

After about 28 months of closure, Buhari govt announces reopening of Idiroko, three other land borders

The 28-month long closure of ldiroko border in Ogun and three other borders came to an end on Friday as President Muhammadu Buhari...

Food inflation: FG releases 40,000 metric tons of grains

To cushion the effect of high food prices in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 40,000 metric tons of...

Paris Club refunds: 36 states lose $418m suit against FG

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government by the Attorneys-General of the 36 states...

FG, UNICEF launch digital learning platform for 12m students

The Federal Government, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and other partners on Thursday launched the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a mobile learning platform...

Russia/Ukraine war: FG to release new trade policy

Following the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Federal Government has disclosed that it is working on a new policy on trade with...

Hope of reopening nation’s 91 public universities dashed as ASUU extends strike till May

  The nation’s public universities will remain shut until May this year,  the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared after arising...

FG blames power outage nationwide on low water level at hydro dams 

In spite of the huge investment in gas-powered electricity generation, the Federal Government has blamed the current unstable power supply across the country...

Senate to empower FG to seize “illegally-acquired” assets as bill scales second reading

    A law that will empower the Federal Government to confiscate assets of corrupt public officers, terrorism financiers and others is at...

Ahead of petrol subsidy removal, FG to convert 1m petrol vehicles to autogas

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh removal. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who disclosed this on Tuesday at a virtual...

FG mulls special team for prosecution of crimes against journalists — MRA 

        The Federal Government says it is considering a request by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) to set up a...

At last, FG bows to pressure, designates  bandits terrorists

    Bowing to pressure and good reason, the Federal Government on Wednesday declared rampaging bandits across the country as terrorists.   Persecondnews...

Nigerian Professors

Incredible! Federal Government pays professors N416,000 monthly salary, ASUU Chairman says

  Nigerian professors and other academics especially those on the employ of the Federal Government and states are poorly paid, the Academic Staff...

Sunday Igboho operates 43 bank accounts, FG alleges, unmasks his lawmaker-sponsor

  The Federal Government says about 43 accounts in nine different banks belonging to embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho...