Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigeria have advised the federal government to adopt agroecology as a sustainable farming system that will engender food security as well as mitigate the impact of climate change. They added that attention should be on the restoration of the soil using the agroforestry model, planting nitrogen-fixing crops, and flowers to…
At least 24 states of the federation will not be able to pay workers salaries this year without having to wait for federal allocations from the central government, findings by news men have revealed. Only 11 out of the 36 state governments of the federation can independently pay their workers’ salaries without depending on federal…
The Federal Government has stated that the Nigeria Education Loan Fund portal for eligible students would open in March. The Executive Secretary, NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, urged eligible students to register to access the fund. President Bola Tinubu on June 12,…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s attempt to retry the former governor of Abia and the senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, in the N7.6bn fraud case preferred against him. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court had on December 5, 2019, sentenced the former governor to 12…
The Federal Government has said that more than 26,800 annual deaths in Nigeria have been attributed to tobacco-related diseases even as 4.5 million Nigerians aged 15 and above are tobacco users. This was contained in a statement on Monday, by the Federal Competitive Consumer Protection Commission. In the statement, acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC,…
There is no respite in sight for university workers under the umbrella of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are agitating for the release of their withheld salaries resulting from last year’s industrial action. According to the reports the union last week lost its suit against the federal government over the salaries withheld for…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will be put on trial by the Federal Government on alleged economic sabotage-related offences. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will today be put on trial by the Federal Government on alleged economic sabotage-related offences. Emefiele, whose trial was…
The Federal Government says it has received 108 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in neighbouring country, Niger Republic. The Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Mr Alexander Oturu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the commission, Nigerians received include 32 males, 29 females,…
The Federal Government has said it is facing enormous challenges and revenue deficit amid a growing population. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, lamented that the Federal Government was struggling to pay salaries because there is no money. He urged non-governmental organisations to help the government to cover the spaces it could…
Two human rights organisations, Centre for Information Technology and Development and Avocats Sans Frontières France, also known as Lawyers Without Borders on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against controlling the digital space. The duo said controlling the digital space would be counterproductive and antithetical to turning the country into a digital economy. The organisations expressed…