The Federal Government has reassured residents of Okun-Ajah community, Lagos, that their properties would not be demolished for the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, dismissed their fears at an engagement with representatives of communities…
FG bans money ritual, 5 other vices in Nollywood movies
Dr. Shaibu Husseini, the Executive Director and CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), announced that the Federal Government has approved a ban on depicting money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nollywood movies. This announcement…
FG launches portal for intending homeowners
The federal government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has launched the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates portal to give Nigerians, both home and abroad, access to housing. The Renewed Hope platform is a state-of-the-art web portal designed…
Focus on essential services instead of setting debt limits, Bagudu tells FRC
The minister of budget and economic planning, Atiku Bagudu, has said that the federal government’s focus is on providing important services for Nigerian citizens. He has asked the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to focus on other things instead of just…
Borno residents beg FG to release DCP Kyari
Some residents of Borno State have pleaded with the Federal Government to release DCP Abba Kyari, following the death of his mother. Kyari has been in detention for over one year for alleged corruption. An indigene, Baba Gana Kyari, in…
Workers, consumers reject ‘negligible’ electricity tariff cut
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), electricity workers, and consumers yesterday described as ‘negligible,’ the 8.1 per cent reduction in the tariff paid by Band A customers. They called for a reversal of the tariff announced last month by the Nigeria…
Kebbi govt assures workers of new minimum wage payment
Kebbi Governor, Comrade (Dr) Nasir Idris, has assured civil servants in the state that his administration is committed to implementing the new minimum wage as soon as it is approved by the Federal Government. A committee, TRIBUNE ONLINE gathered, has…
New minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024 – FG
The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour,…
Relocate now, Ogun urges residents in flood-prone areas
The Ogun State government has alerted residents living in flood-prone areas to consider relocating to safer ground or creating higher elevations within their residences as the rainy season begins. The state Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, disclosed this during a…
Falana to FG: There’s need to have register of kidnapped, missing persons in Nigeria
A Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said the federal government needs to have a register of kidnapped, released and missing persons in the country. This, Falana said, should be done through the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He…