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NLC Warns FG: Implement And Pay N30,000 Minimum Wage Within 14 Days Or Else …

Organised labour has given the Federal Government an October 16 ultimatum to resolve all issues surrounding the consequential adjustment of salaries for the implementation...

FG To Start Collecting Tolls On Federal Roads – Fashola Announces

The Federal Government on Wednesday said that plans were at the advanced stage to return toll gate on the federal highways. The Minister of Works...

Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of Assets Linked To Former Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo-Ita

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the permanent forfeiture of some assets returned by a suspect linked to the suspended Head...

FG Denies Dangote, Guinness, Promasidor And 12 Others Tax Breaks

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission has rejected the application of 15 companies seeking pioneer status under the Industrial Development Income Tax Act. The pioneer status...

Sowore’s Detention: ‘His Idea Can Never Be Caged’ – Oby Ezekwesili Tells Buhari’s Govt

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has insinuated that the federal government may only cage Sowore but not his idea. The Federal Government, on Friday,...

FG Begins Probe Of Senate President Ahmed Lawan, House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila And CJN Tanko Muhammad

The Federal Government has commenced an investigation into bank accounts belonging to Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Reps Femi Gbajabiamila...

Reciprocity Drama: FG Backs Down, Reduces Visa Fees For Americans

The Federal Government has announced the approval of a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $150. The Minister of...

FG To Enrol Newspapers Vendors Into N-Power

The FG has announced a promise to enrol members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria into the N-Power programme, to help them acquire...

FG Protests BBNaija Live Sex, Lodge Complaints With NBC

The Federal Government has lodged a complaint with the National Broadcasting Commission against the live sex on stage which has been frequenting the ongoing...

Non-academic Staff Of Universities Set For One-week Warning Strike From Monday August 19

Nigerian university workers have announced a warning strike from Monday, to press the federal government to meet their demands. The one-week strike will last from...

El-Zakzaky Wanted To Seek Asylum In India – FG On Repatriation Of Shiites Leader

The Federal Government on Friday raised the alarm over alleged plans by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, to seek...

OAP Matilda Duncan Blasts FG On Tecno Scapegoat Statement

Nigerian Radio star, Matilda Duncan has reacted to Federal Government's threat of making Tekno a scapegoat following his viral video in which he was...

Lekki Naked Girls: We Are Going To Use Tekno As A Scapegoat – FG

The Federal Government has promised to bring sanity into the social lives of citizens and stop the debasement of humanity and the pride of...

FG Secures Court Order Proscribing Shiites As Terrorist Organisation

The Federal Government has obtained a court order to proscribe the  Shiites’ organisation formally referred to as the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. The Federal High...

Leah Sharibu Is Dead, Boko Haram Has Killed Her – Abducted Aid Worker Alleges

Grace Taku, the aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on July 18, has claimed that Leah Sharibu alongside one Alice has been killed...

Why New Minimum Wage Is Not Fully Implemented Yet – FG

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has described as unrealistic the percentage increase being demanded by workers’ representatives...

It’s A Lie – Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Debunks Withdrawing $470m To Fund FG Delegation To AFCON

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has denied withdrawing $470 million to fund the Federal Government’s delegation to the ongoing African Cup of Nations in...

“No North or South, There Is Just Nigeria”- Atiku Breaks His Silence On Ruga Policy

Nigeria's former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has finally revealed his stance on the controversial Ruga settlements initiated by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal...

‘We Are Doing Our Best, But Obviously, Our Best Is Not Good Enough’ – Buhari On Govt Performance

President Muhammadu Buhari admitted on Wednesday that the performance of his administration in the power sector was “not good enough”, saying that this called for more...

Buhari’s Government Suspends Ruga Settlement Programme After Unprecedented Public Outcry

The Federal Government has announced the suspension of the planned Ruga settlement project. Three governors are expected to brief the State House press today (Wednesday)...

Minimum Wage: FG And Labour Fails To Reach Agreement On Implementation

The technical committee established to work on the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new national minimum wage has again failed to reach an...

We’ll Create 20 Million Jobs In Buhari’s Second Term – FG

The Federal Government plans to create 20 million jobs to reduce unemployment in the second tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Industry, Trade...

They Should Stop Fooling Us – CAN On Fulani Radio Station As Part Of Planned Fulanisation Of The Country

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Federal Government acquiring a license to set up a 'strictly Fulani radio station'. Pastor Bayo Oladeji,...

FG Set To Open Radio Station For Fulani Herdsmen

The Federal Government says it has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts...

They Must Be Mad And Insane – Nnamdi Kanu Blasts Buhar And FG For Honouring MKO Instead Of Aguyi Ironsi

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has attacked the Federal Government for honouring MKO Abiola instead of honouring former Head of State, late Gen. Aguyi Ironsi. Nnamdi...

FG Inaugurates Committee To Implement National Minimum Wage

The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the committee to negotiate the consequential adjustment in salaries arising from the new National Minimum Wage, with the...

I Don’t Regard Buhari As President – Elder Statesman, Ayo Adebanjo

Chief Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and one of the leaders of Afenifere, has dared the Federal Government to arrest him over his statement that...

I Was Misquoted – Ngige Backtracks On Doctors Can Leave Nigeria Comment

Chris Ngige has reversed his comment that Nigeria has ‘surplus doctors’ and he was, thus, not worried about Nigerian doctors leaving the country to...

You Must Embrace Plumbing, Carpentry And Tailoring – Ngige Tells Unemployed Graduates

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has advised Nigerians to carpentry, plumbing, and not focus only on white collar jobs. Ngige believes Nigeria’s high...

It’s A Disaster…A Joke Taken Too Far – ASUU Blasts FG And Aisha Buhari Over Planned Muhammadu Buhari University

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday slammed the Federal Government and Aisha Buhari, over the proposed plan to establish a private...

2019 Elections: Jimi Agbaje Is To Blame For PDP’s Defeat In Lagos – Party Publicity Secretary

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed Jimi Agbaje, its governorship candidate, for the defeat the party suffered at...

Governor Akeredolu Budgets N13m For Phone Calls, N150m For Refreshment

N13 million was budgeted for telephone calls in the office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State in 2019. This provision was made in the...

Fuel Subsidy Removal: This Is What FG Has To Say

Following rumours across the country, the President Buhari led federal government has declared it has no plans to remove fuel subsidy. Finance Minister Mrs. Zainab...

Ibrahim Babangida Congratulates President Buhari On His Re-election

Former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection.Babangida also urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic...

General Buhari Is Showing His True Colours And Complete Disregard For Our Constitution – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said President Muhammadu Buhari was showing his “true colours and complete disregard for...

This Is Why I Quit The 2019 Presidential Race – Obiageli Ezekwesili

Former Vice President of the World Bank, Obiageli 'Oby' Ezekwesili, has in a new statement  explained the real reason she withdrew from the 2019...

Meet Our Demands Or The Strike Continues – ASUU To FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said the only condition to suspend the ongoing nationwide strike is for the Federal Government to...

Strike Will Continue Until Govt Pay Outstanding Salaries – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have stated that the ongoing strike would not be called off until the Federal Government fully implemented...

Good Move! FG Budgets N160bn For Workers Minimum Wage Increase

The Federal Government has budgeted a total of N160bn this year to take care of adjustments that may arise as a result of the...

Breaking: Nigeria’s Presidential Candidate Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili Is KOKO’s 2018 ‘Woman of the Year’

Change is the only constant thing in life. And with the advent of social media, our world as we know it is changing so...

Help! Politicians Are Pressurising Us To Sell Unclaimed 915, 000 PVCs – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised the alarm that some politicians in Oyo State are pressuring them to sell unclaimed 914,529 permanent voter cards...

#Budget2019: Transcript of President Buhari’s 2019 Budget Presentation Speech At NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, December 19th, addressed the Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives at the National Assembly Abuja, on...

2019 Budget: Senators And Representatives Jeered And Booed President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari was given a rough welcome by a section of the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday as he gave...

Settle Outstanding Debts Or We Close All Depots In The Country – Oil Marketers To FG

Nigerian Oil marketers have on Sunday, November 2, issued out a seven-day ultimatum, in Lagos. The Marketers have demanded that the Federal Government pay off the...

Federal Government Declares A New Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday November 20 as a public holiday, this is to give Nigerians an opportunity to celebrate Eid-El Maulud. This new...

Think Of The Students First, Not Yourself- FG To ASUU

The Federal Government on Thursday, November 15, began negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Ministry of Labour and Employment...

Shots Fired! Labour Union Throws Jab At The Federal Government And Its Hot

The organised labour unions has called for a full implementation of the new minimum wage by December 2018 to which further delay will lead...

Obasanjo: State Governors Are Stealing Money From Local Govt Accounts

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said some state governments in the country are using joint account to incapacitate and steal local governments’ funds. Obasanjo also...

The Federal Government Has Made Improvements, Power Almost Stable – Fashola

The Federal government through its minister of Power, works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, on Monday, November 12, said it was meeting its mandate...

#Fight4Naija! Oby Ezekwesili Visits IBB…Eulogises Late Maryam Babangida’s Legacy

Oby Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has met with former military President, Ibrahim Babangida. https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1059369785509720069 Oby shared the photo...

ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike

 Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been ordered to commence an indefinite industrial action. The order was given by the...

We Can Only Afford To Pay ₦22,500 As Minimum Wage – Governors Tell Labour

Nigerian governors have announced that they can only afford to raise the national minimum wage from N18, 000 to N22,500 as against the N30,000...

Buhari Is The Most Parochial, Nepotistic And Partisan President That Nigeria Has Ever Seen – Oby Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education and presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, has declared President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration as corrupt.She...

FG To Limit Number of Children A Mother Can Have – Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday declared that the Federal Government on was working hard to come out with a policy that...

FG Reduces The Cost of Registering Businesses…Check Out All The Details And Deadline

FG cuts Cost of Registering Businesses to ₦5,000 over the next 3 MonthsThe Federal governement of Nigeria has reduced the price for registering businesses...

I Will Pay N100,000 As Minimum Wage If Elected President In 2019 – Sowore

Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, says he will ensure civil servants in the country receive N100,000 as minimum wage from 2019 if he is...

Revealed! Shocking Reason Why Donald Duke Dumped PDP For SDP

Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, on Friday revealed why he joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to run for the office of president...

Come Forward If You Have Evidence Of Corruption Against Me – Atiku To Non-supporters

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has challenged his non-supporters to come forward if they have evidence of corruption against him. He...

Sowore: Nigeria Will Be Exporting Marijuana When I Become President

Founder of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has promised to legalise the usage of Marijuana if he is voted president come 2019.According to Sowore who is...

How PDP Is Better Than APC – Kwankwaso Reveals

Presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed how PDP is better than the All Progressives Congress. He said, "We...

Restructuring: Osinbajo Fires Tirades At Atiku In New Open Letter

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has in an open letter address the issue of restructuring the country. See the full letter below RE: OSINBAJO...

Revealed! This Is The Reason David Mark Joined The 2019 Presidential Race

In a statement signed by his media assistant, Paul Mumeh, former senate president, David Mark, on Tuesday, gave reasons why he wants to be...

Atiku: Obasanjo Queried Me For Supporting Restructuring While In Office

Former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, whilst speaking at an event organised by Chief Ayo Adebanjo-led Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, said that former...

Presidency Planning To Arrest and Arraign Senate President Bukola Saraki – Timi Frank

A former Deputy National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has revealed alleged plans by the presidency to arrest and...

Lagos State Chieftain, Olawale-Cole, Dumps PDP For APC

Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, formerly intending to be governor of Lagos State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has left the party for...

Revealed! This Is Why Saraki, Atiku, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso And All Other 2019 Presidential Aspirants Must Sign PDP Undertaking

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that all its presidential aspirants must sign an undertaking that they will abide by...

2019 Presidency: Atiku Abubakar In Tears As He Obtains PDP Nomination Forms

Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has been spotted weeping as he obtains People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential nomination forms. The politician who...

Atiku: I’ll Won’t Leave PDP Even If I Don’t Win The Party’s Presidential Ticket

Former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, whilst speaking with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Minna, the Niger state said that he will work...

Nigeria Is Home To More Very Poor People Than Any Other Nation In The World – British PM

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has in a speech said that Nigeria is home to the highest number of “very poor people” in the world. Whilst...

Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? Nigerian Police Announces New Reforms To SARS

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to wear police uniforms with full identification, pending the...

It’s All Lies! Name 3 Projects You Have Started And Completed – Reno Omokri Challenges Osinbajo And Buhari

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been challenged to name three projects they initiated, started and completed since it took over from the...

Vote For Me Because I WORK Not Because I WALK…Atiku Fires Jibes At Buhari

Former vice-president and potential presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, revealed that he wants Nigerians to vote for him, not because he can...

Sai Baba! President Buhari Returns From London After 10-day Vacation

President Buhari this evening returned to Abuja after his 10-day vacation in the UK. He departed Nigeria on August 3rd.The presidential aircraft touched down...

Dino Melaye: Goodluck Jonathan Is Far Far Better Than President Buhari

Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has hailed former president, Goodluck Jonathan, saying he was a better leader that current president, Muhammadu Buhari.Dino made this...

Buhari Refused To Pay Boko Haram For Courageous Christian Girl Leah Sharibu To Be Released – Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Femi Fani-Kayode on Friday reacted to a report by the United Nations, UN,...

Inspirational! My Mother Made Me A Graduate With Fish Selling – Corper Shares Touching Story

A serving NYSC corp member has being trending online after showing off her mother who sells fish to raise her. She says she's not ashamed...

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, Approves N5,000 Travel Allowance And N400m For NYSC

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, whilst addressing NYSC Corps members on Monday, announced the approval of N400 million to the scheme in the...

Prof. Wole Soyinka: Obasanjo Awarded Oil Blocks In Return For Sex

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a degenerate, liar, predator and sadist, and has challenged the former president to...

DG Of NYSC: Corps Members Have To Avoid Night Journeys And Other Unnecessary Travel

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, said on Tuesday that to travelling out of camp or places of...

“Anything Can Happen Anytime From Now”…ASUU Threatens To Go On Strike Soon

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rose from its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Calabar yesterday and said it could no longer...

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