The Federal Government of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the European Commission to remove Nigeria from the European Union’s list of high-risk third countries for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing…
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SSANU, NASU Urge FG to Include Non-Academic Staff in Ongoing Negotiations
By Hajara Abdullahi The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on the…
NARD Threatens Fresh Nationwide Strike
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on a fresh nationwide strike following the Federal Government’s failure to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier…
FG Working With Social Media Companies to Block Terrorists’ Accounts
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government has revealed that security agencies are collaborating with social media platform owners to identify and block accounts operated by terrorists used to promote their activities. This…
FG Introduces Mandatory Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Public Service Applicants
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government has approved the introduction of mandatory pre-employment drug testing as a requirement for prospective applicants seeking to join the Public Service. This was revealed in a…
FG Launches N5 Million Youth Credit Scheme (YouthCred)
The Federal Government has introduced YouthCred, a new credit scheme that allows gainfully employed Nigerian youths (18-39 years) to access affordable loans of up to N5 million through the Nigerian Consumer Credit…
Nigeria sends high-level delegation to Burkina Faso over detained NAF personnel
The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters to Burkina Faso to engage the…
FG Prohibits Admission, Transfer of Students into SS3 Across Secondary Schools in Nigeria
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced a nationwide ban on the admission and transfer of students into SS3 in all public and private secondary…
Kano Gov’t Partners FG to Resume Wuju-Wuju Road Project
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano state Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that Kano state Government will in partnership with Federal Government resume Wuju-Wuju road project abandoned for the past ten…
FG Launches ‘My Nigeria, My Responsibility’ Campaign, Calls For Patriotism Through Action And Accountability
The Federal Government has launched a nationwide citizenship movement designed to transform patriotism from mere emotion into everyday action, responsibility, and nation-building. The initiative, titled “My Nigeria, My Responsibility,” was officially flagged…
FG Condemns Attempted Coup in Benin Republic
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, an attempted unconstitutional change of government in the neighboring Republic of Benin in the early hours of Sunday, December…
FG to US: Delegation refutes genocide claims, calls for security, partnership
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government delegation sent to the United States last week has refuted claims of a genocide in Nigeria, urging cooperation to strengthen security and partnership. This was revealed…
FG Vows to Improve Security as UK Warns Nationals Against Travel to Nigeria
By Hajara Abdullahi The Federal Government has assured residents of sustained efforts to enhance national security following the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warning to its nationals against traveling to…
FG seeks additional $500 million loan from World Bank
By Hajara Abdullahi In a bid to increase access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria is seeking an additional $500m loan from the…
NUGA Games: FG pledges N1bn for Jos University to complete sports facilities
By Ado Salisu The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged one billion Naira to Jos University aimed at completing it various sports facilities. The NUGA’s chairman technical committee, Professor Musa Garba Yakasai…
FG Secures $500m World Bank Loan to Boost Agriculture
By Hajara Abdullahi In a move to enhance agricultural productivity across Nigeria, the Federal Government has secured a $500 million loan from the World Bank, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
FG Releases N2.3bn to Clear Salary, Promotion Arrears in Federal Universities
By Mustapha Salisu The Federal Government has released N2.3 billion for Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears to universities across the country, with staff expected to receive payments immediately. A statement by…
147 Nigerian Returnees Arrive Kano from Agadez, Niger Republic under IOM-Federal Government Initiative
As part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) initiative supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Kano Operations Office of the…
FG, GenCos Finalise Implementation Framework for N4 Trillion Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan
The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a major step toward restoring financial stability and investor confidence in the electricity market with the finalization of the implementation framework for the Presidential Power…
FG Orders Enforcement of ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy on Striking ASUU Members
The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of federal universities to immediately enforce the “no work, no pay” policy on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) participating in the ongoing…
FG: Renewed Hope Agenda Now a Reality, Touching Lives
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed that President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is not just a slogan but a reality that is already touching lives and will…
Kano Indigenes in FG Reaffirm Support for Ganduje, Tinubu Ahead of 2027
Kano State indigenes appointed to various positions by the Federal Government have reaffirmed their loyalty to the leadership of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election…
FG, ACReSAL Partner on Agric, Water, Environmental Conservation
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank-assisted Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), has begun developing Strategic Catchment Management Plans for key river basins across the…
Gov. Bago vs Badegi FM: Suspension of Licences is NBC’s Responsibility, Says FG
By Mustapha Salisu The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation has reminded that the suspension of broadcast licences falls within the purview of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), following the recent…
FG: 4 Legacy Road Projects Designed to Connect Nigeria’s States as Financing For Aba-Maiduguri Rail Corridor Secured
By Mustapha Salisu The Tinubu administration’s four transformative legacy road projects are designed to connect Nigeria’s states, enhance national integration, and unlock new economic corridors. Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the…