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Suspend your strike, go back to work, court orders resident doctors

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh After about 46 days of industrial action, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) was on Friday ordered...

FG printed N50bn to augment March revenue shortfall in Federation Account — governor

The Federal Government printed about N60 billion to augment allocation shared to states in March 2021, a state governor has revealed. According to...

Herdsmen’s attack: Fleeing Ogun residents still in Benin Republic — Red Cross

  Contrary to the Federal Government’s claim, the Nigerian Red Cross Society says Ogun residents who fled the country for Benin Republic in...

Insurgency, banditry: FG promises full force to rout out criminals

  “I want to assure you categorically and unequivocally, government is going to apply full weight to deal with these criminals until such...

FG’s diversification of economy facilitates Nigeria’s exit from recession — Ahmed

    The Federal Government said on Wednesday that Nigeria’s exiting recession was an indication that its diversification of the economy was yielding...

FG’s funding, supporting of terrorists amounts to treason against the Nigerian state and people, say CSOs, Falana, SERAP, others

“Where the President fails to fulfill his constitutional duties as stated above, we demand he steps aside or the National Assembly initiates impeachment...

Northern governors: Open grazing unsustainable, unfashionable

  A temporary headstart appears to have been achieved as the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) declared open grazing as unsustainable, unfashionable and...

Insecurity: Gov. to FG: All citizens should be licensed to carry guns

  Overwhelmed and frustrated by the deteriorating security situation in the state, Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku has asked Federal Government to grant all...

Mallam Garba Shehu, Snr Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity

Transparency International report on corruption in Nigeria: FG thrashes report, says it’s biased. 

  The Federal Goverment has rejected latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as biased. “We are...

Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority donates Oxygen concentrators, patient monitors to 21 health institutions in states

  …..lauds the commitment and dedication of frontline health workers in the fight against the pandemic. In a bid to assist the Federal...

Provide details of N729bn for 24.3m poor Nigerians, SERAP asks FG

  … wants EFCC, ICPC to track payments Pursuant to its accountability and transparency mandate, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has...

Outrage, condemnation trail distribution of cutlasses, wheelbarrows at launch of FG’s 774,000 jobs

  Outrage, disdain and disappointment greeted the launch of the 774,000 jobs in Delta State for unemployed youths as the Federal Goverment distributed cutlasses and...

NERC denies 50 per cent electricity tariff increase

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has denied approving a 50 per cent increase in electricity tariff in the country. “The commission hereby state...

Just in: FG jacks up electricity tariff by 50 per cent

    Effective from January 1, 2021, electricity consumers will start paying 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff. This is because the Nigerian...

Detention, torture of Sowore, others: SERAP drags FG to United Nations

  For arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Omoyele Sowore and four other activists, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United...

Reduce Lagos-Ibadan rail fares, passengers tell FG

  By Boye Ajayi Nigerians and train passengers have reacted to the fares fixed by the Federal Government for the new Lagos-Ibadan standard...