The federal government and World Bank teams on Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) have applauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his administration’s reforms and commitments to improving learning outcomes for children in the state. AGILE is a World Bank-assisted Project of the Federal Government. Kwara has qualified to …
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The Federal government and the Enugu State government are to partner to complete and operationalise the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, as well as build a cargo terminal to boost the state’s and nation’s economy and tourism capacity. The managing director and chief executive officer of the …
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Nigerians have been warned against the continued consumption of hides (ponmo), smoked meat and bush meat due to the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development gave the caution yesterday, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture …
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The federal government has approved the ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, global standard for fishing crew and response to oil pollution casualties. The approved instruments for ratification are Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009; …
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Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, shunned a scheduled meeting with government officials over the removal of subsidy and subsequent over 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol until fuel price is returned to status quo. Following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the subsidy during …
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The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has announced a change in dates for the verification of ex-staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the certified Next-of-Kin (NOK) of the deceased ex-staff who were in service between July 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013, scheduled for Monday, May …
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The Federal Government has declared Monday May 29 work free to commemorate the inauguration of the 16th democratically elected President. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja on Friday on behalf of the Government. The Minister felicitated with all Nigerians on the momentous occasion, commending them …
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Nigerians can now request their commercial banks to provide them with a debit card which doubles as their National Identity Card at no extra cost than the normal fees charged for debit cards. This is as the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved a memo from the National Identity Management …
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The Federal Government has recognised and awarded 29 staff for their hard work and performance in thr discharge of their various duties in the civil service. The staff were given 32 inches television set each for their contributory role to the growth of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, …
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The Federal Government, yesterday, revealed that Nigeria would spend N22.4 billion feeding inmates in prisons across the country. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, at a two-day Conference on Decongestion and Corrections Management in Abuja, noted that the fund was budgeted …
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