The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has given Nigeria’s Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse the decision to block the mobile lines of 72 million Nigerians. SERAP urged Buhari to “direct the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to immediately reverse the apparently unlawful decision […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has disclosed that investigations have commenced to unravel the circumstances that led to the latest collapse of the National Grid. Nigerians were thrown into darkness again on the evening of Friday, April 8, 2022, as the National Grid collapsed for the third time in a month. In s statement addressed to their […]
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A federal high court in Abuja on Friday ruled on the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Justice Binta Nyako had striked out eight of the 15 counts against Kanu. The judge struck out the eight charges while ruling on a preliminary objection Kanu raised against all the […]
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A First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, has disclosed that there is an ongoing discussion between some Igbo leaders and the Federal Government of Nigeria, for the release of Nnamdi Kanu; the continuously conflicted leader if the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The the assurance was given by Amaechi while addressing journalists in […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has uncovered 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake letters of employment. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan made it known in Abuja, on Tuesday. Yemi-Esan stated that those identified would be removed from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). She spoke […]
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The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has complied with the Federal Government’s directive to block certain lines. According to ALTON subscribers affected are those yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, made an announcement on Tuesday via a […]
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has distributed a total of N695.033 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for the month of February, 2022. This represents an increase from N574.668 billion shared in the month before. According to a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC virtual meeting, the N695.033 billion […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that 193 Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being managed according to the nation’s protocols. The government has also announced that it has revised the International Travel Protocols, which should come into effect on Monday, 4th April, 2022. Secretary to the Government of […]
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Senator Chris Ngige, the Labour Minister has claimed the federal government does not have the money to meet some of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU embarked on a one-month warning strike on February, 14th. The union explained that the decision was taken due to the federal government’s delay to […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday warned Distribution Companies (DisCos) to stop selling electricity meters to customers. Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, on Thursday, disclosed that procurement is free of charge. Aliyu spoke at the weekly State House ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Media Team. “These meters are free, we said it a number […]
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