The Federal Government has started the implementation of mid-day group hand washing before meals in schools across the country to inculcate the culture of hand washing in children. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, made this known in Abuja on Monday at an event to commemorate the 2017 Global Hand Washing Day, according […]
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The federal government says there is no confirmed case of monkeypox virus in Lagos state. Last week, Jide Idris, the state commissioner for health, announced that there were two suspected cases of the virus. But addressing a press conference on Monday, Isaac Adewole, minister of health, said all the monkeypox test samples obtained from the state […]
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The Federal Government has resolved to enforce the “No Work No Pay’’ doctrine as part of measures to restore harmony into the public service in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]
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If you have received huge sum of money in the last five years without paying commensurate taxes and you are yet to take advantage of the tax amnesty programme, the government is coming for you. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the finance ministry said the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has commenced […]
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The Senate Committee on Works has asked the Federal Government to revoke the N3.2 billion contract for the reconstruction of Wannue-Yadev road in Benue, citing alleged incompetence by the handler. The 19-kilometre road contract, awarded in 2013, had a completion period of 24 months. Its chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, told newsmen in Gboko that his […]
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Nigeria’s public debt stock for both the Federal Government and the states as at June 30 stood at N19.63 trillion, a document by the Debt Management Office (DMO) says. The document was obtained from the DMO website on Monday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown of what each tier owed, it said the external debt stock […]
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If there was any hope that ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended, it has all been dashed on Friday as the federal government breached agreement reached with the doctors on Wednesday. Specifically, the government failed to pay the backlog of salary arrears to the doctors as it promised […]
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Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government, states and local governments shared N467.8 billion as allocation in August. This indicates a shortfall in revenue by N184.2 billion from N652 billion shared in July. Adeosun, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Mahmoud Dutse, said this at the end of […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday handed over the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government in fulfillment of the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to entrust the edifice to the State for tourism development. In a brief but impressive ceremony held at the main conference room of the Lodge, also known […]
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Laolu Akande, spokesman of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, said the federal government has removed Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu from the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC). ICIR, an investigative website, had exposed the alleged fraudulent activities perpetrated by the two individuals whose appointments Osinbajo approved on Tuesday. While Alanamu […]
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