The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has kicked against plans by the federal government to return toll gates on highways in the country. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said “such insensitive idea, in the midst of excruciating economic hardship and high costs of living occasioned by the harsh […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria will, on Monday, arraign Sahara Reporters publisher and convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. He is to be arraigned on seven counts of treasonable felony, money laundering and cybercrimes which was instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been commended by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Belemaoil Producing Limited, for a peaceful resolution for operations to commence at OML-25. The Managing Director of SPDC Nigeria, Mr Osagie Okunbor, stated this at Belema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers, during a joint visit to OML-25 […]
Continue Reading
Ms Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the Federal Government to impose vacant houses tax with a view to addressing housing challenges in the country. Fartha at a news conference in Abuja, expressed concern over human rights crisis presented by poor living conditions in Nigeria’s informal settlements. […]
Continue Reading
Leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase by the federal government is in violation of the law if the national assembly has not passed a bill to that effect. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, had announced that the federal executive council (FEC) approved an increase in VAT from 5% […]
Continue Reading
A report by PremiumTimes has revealed how Alfa Belgore, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, helped Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), an Irish company, to win a $9.6 billion compensation against the Federal Government of Nigeria. Belgore, who acted as a legal consultant to P&ID, analysed Nigeria’s laws, “exploited their shortcomings” and cited case laws […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government has alleged that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, better known as Shiites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has the sole aim of establishing an Islamic State in Nigeria. The government also said the cleric had the full support of the Iranian government to achieve this aim. The government made these […]
Continue Reading
The federal government of Nigeria has announced a reduction in the amount payable by citizens of the United States of America seeking Nigerian visas. The development is coming 24 hours after the US authorities increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians. Recall that in a statement on Tuesday, the US consulate in Nigeria had said […]
Continue Reading
The Pension Transitional Directorate (PTAD) on Tuesday said federal government spent over N5 billion on payment of monthly pension to about 300,000 retirees of 270 parastatals and government privatised agencies. The directorate also dropped 24,000 ghost pensioners from the pension pay roll at the end of its verification exercise conducted in 2017. PTAD’s Executive Secretary, […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria has taunted promoters of #RevolutionNow, saying Nigerians have ignored their call for a ‘revolution’. In a statement issued on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the failure of the revolution showed that citizens would not allow the government to be undermined by any group. “Today, millions of Nigerians went about […]
Continue Reading