The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, is exploring collaboration with the World Bank to unlock financing and technical support for the development of the mining sector. This was revealed in a statement signed by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Speaking during…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State legislatures of Nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, has commended the Federal Government for its various Intervention programmes to alleviate poverty. Honourable Ogundoyin, who is also the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, gave the commendation in Abuja, when he led a delegation of the Conference, on…
The Federal Government has announced plans to shut down public buildings that do not comply with the minimum standards of accessibility for Persons with Disabilities from January 17. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Dr James Lalu, disclosed on Thursday while briefing newsmen in Abuja. Newsmen reports that, the news conference was…
The trial is taking place at the Kainji Prosecution Project Phase IV in Niger State. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, stated at the commencement of the court session in Niger on Monday that the first phase began in 2017. He added that the FG obtained 366 convictions in…
The Federal Government on Thursday announced that a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, made this announcement, saying that the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. “Certainly, there is a new wage regime that…
The Federal Government has promised to provide 80,000 houses in the next eight years as part of its measures to bridge the housing deficit faced by Nigerians. Mr Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen today in Kaduna during the 12th meeting of the…
The Federal Government has inaugurated enhanced e-passport facilities at selected Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome, Italy. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Adedotun Aridegbe, on Tuesday in Abuja, stated the new passport processing centers…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Organised Labour in Oyo state has given the state government 7 days ultimatum to implement federal government 35, 000 naira as wage award for workers and 25,000 naira for pensioners or risk industrial action. Pensioners FM Labour Correspondent, reports that, the organised labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade…
The Osun State Government has debunked allegations that it received only N2 billion from the Federal Government for subsidy palliative. In a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, the state government clarified that the N2 billion was for subsidy palliative while another N7 billion refund from…
The Federal Government, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states have agreed on a bilateral trade to distribute 4,000 megawatts electricity to the extensive industrial and business clusters in Agbara and throughout Nigeria. This was revealed at the ‘Light Up Nigeria Programme: Agbara Business Rountable’ in Lagos on Thursday. While speaking at…