A princely sum of N13.642 billion has been released to pay hazard allowances and group life insurance to health workers and federal civil servants, the Federal Government announced on Sunday. The announcement came on a day the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said it was suspending its one-week-old strike for four weeks to give […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said Nigerians are willing to pay for electricity only if the services they receive from the distribution companies are constant and better. Speaking during a webinar on “Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19,” organised by Emmanuel Chapel, the vice president said it is not true that Nigerians do not want to pay […]

In a renewed effort aimed at getting all workers in its employment to enroll on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS), the federal government has issued a fresh directive to all staff of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to enroll on the scheme on or before Thursday, June 18, 2020. The latest directive by […]

The federal government has received vital medical supplies that are worth $22 million from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) to boost its fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic disease in the country. A statement issued yesterday from the Department of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and […]

Nigeria has recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 20,244 the number of confirmed infections in the country. A breakdown yesterday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that Lagos recorded 169 new cases; Oyo, 52; Plateau, 32; Imo, 29; Kaduna, 28; Ogun, 23; Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Enugu 18 each; […]

The federal government has demanded an urgent action from Ghana over the attack on the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, the Ghanaian capital. Armed men had invaded the commission in Accra to supervise the demolition of a building under construction by the high commission. The attack violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations whose Article […]

…Targets N432bn disbursement for 2020 Wet farming season The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it plans to release a framework for the integration of non-interest window in all its intervention programmes. The interventions especially targeted are the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and the Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to  support households and Micro, […]

IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, on Friday named a former Nigerian finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among a group of prominent individuals appointed to serve as her new External Advisory Group. A statement posted on the IMF website said the group, comprising individuals with high-level policy, market, and private sector experience would provide insights to […]

There are strong indications that President  Muhammadu Buhari, may extend the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. This came after the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke at Friday’s edition of the committee’s daily media briefing. The PTF had earlier […]

The Federal Government has assured that the two Caverton Helicopter pilots arrested by the Rivers State Government will be released soon. It also said the pilots were on national assignment when the arrest was made. The pilots were arrested by the police for flouting the state’s government directive of flying into the Air Force Base […]