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Federal Government has threatened to sanction foreign airlines operating in the country refusing to accept naira payment for flight tickets. The Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, made this known at a briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President MUHAMMADU BUHARI. He said that intelligence reports showed that some of the airlines refuse […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP has accused the Committee of vice-chancellors of Federal Universities of misinforming the public about the state of salaries of chief lecturers in polytechnics. ASUP in a statement signed by its Secretary General of ASUP ABDULLAHI YALWA noted that the claim of the VCs that chief lecturers in polytechnics […]
The Management of the Kaduna State-based Desert Herald Newspaper has accused the Federal Government of plotting the arrest and deportation of MAMU from Egypt to Nigeria. MAMU, a Media Consultant to controversial Cleric, SHEIKH GUMI, was an ex-negotiator for the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 train on March 28, 2022. He was arrested […]
The Federal Government has set up a tactical committee to review it’s ‘no work, no pay’ stance against striking members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities. The Director Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, BEN GOONG disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting by the Minister of Education, ADAMU ADAMU; […]
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed excise duty on telecommunication services. The suspension was announced by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, ISA PANTAMI during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector in Abuja. You would recall that the Federal Government through the Budget Office […]
The Federal Government has launched a Data Analytics Visualization Tool, DAVT, aimed at supporting surveillance and response at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and state public health emergency operation centers. Director General of the NCDC, Dr. IFEDAYO ADETIFA at the launch in Abuja said the aim of the system was to institutionalize data […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, DAVID UMAHI has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to review its strategy to end the lingering industrial strike in the nation’s universities. UMAHI stated this while fielding questions on a televised interview. He said that ASUU’s demands were justifiable, but the union should review its strategy […]
The Federal Government has said that restarting Abuja-Kaduna train services will be insensitive to the plight of families whose loved ones are still in captivity. The Minister of Transportation, MUAZU SAMBO made this known while speaking to newsmen after the Federal Executive Council presided over by President MUHAMMADU BUHARI at the state house. The transport […]
The Federal Government has blamed long legal processes for the delay of the evacuation of over 300 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates. This was made known in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, FRANCISCA OMAYULI in a reaction to some media reports that the Nigerian Mission in the UAE had abandoned some […]
Nigeria and the United States government have reached an agreement on the return of over 23-million dollar of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. ABUBAKAR MALAMI on Tuesday. While Mr. MALAMI signed on behalf of the Nigerian […]
