The Federal Government has awarded contract for early works on the Second Niger Bridge and emergency repairs at the Tamburawa Bridge in Kano State at a total cost of N16.3 billion. Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, the Assistant Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, made this known in a statement on […]
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The Niger Delta Avengers, on Friday signified its intention to resume hostilities, as the group declared “Operations Walls of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua”. In a statement by the spokesman for the group, Brigadier General Mudoch Agbinibo, published on its website, the militant group urged its fighters to be in “high readiness in your webs of […]
Continue ReadingThe federal government’s payroll has been rid of 50,000 ghost workers, saving the country of over N200 billion in 2016. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, disclosed this on Tuesday at an interactive session with state house correspondents. Shehu said from February when the ministry of finance established […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Federal Government is committed to enthroning the promised change in the country. Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party´s National Publicity Secretary, said this on Saturday in Abuja in the party´s Christmas message to the nation. Abdullahi said that the Federal Government “ is working hard towards achieving […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Friday launched a N13 billion Federal Civil Servants Mortgage Refinancing Scheme to benefit 5,635 federal civil servants. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said at the launch in Abuja that the scheme was in line with government’s overall objective of providing the necessary stimulus to ensure growth in the economy. […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, December 12, as public holiday to mark the Muslim festival of Eid-El-Maulud, to celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed. The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja. In a statement signed by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate on Tuesday, constituted an adhoc committee to investigate Nigerian Customs Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other revenue generating agencies of government over alleged non-remittance of billions in revenue. This followed a motion tagged “”Urgent Need to Investigate Revenue Generation agencies for Non Remittance of Generated Revenue” and sponsored by Sen. Solomon […]
Continue ReadingThe minister of state for aviation, Hadira Sirika has disclosed that the federal government will be floating a new national carrier soon. In an effort to speed up the establishment of the new national airline, the federal government will appoint a transaction adviser before Wednesday. He said the new national carrier will be a public private […]
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Senator, Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has assured Nigerians of the commitment of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to continue the protection of the Nigerian workforce, work efficiency and by extension productivity at work places. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]
Continue ReadingIn an effort to find lasting solution to the persistent crisis in the Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted stakeholders from the Niger Delta region at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Recall that Clark is one of the leaders chosen by some militant groups to kick start dialogue process with the federal […]
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