The federal government has introduced the Nigerian Health Professionals in Diaspora Plus Engagement Programme, aimed at addressing the brain drain in the healthcare sector by repatriating the expertise of Nigerian health professionals abroad. During the Diaspora Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja,…
Why we blocked N83bn traced to sponsors of #EndBadGovernance protest – FG
Not less than N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channeled towards the just concluded #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests has been traced. Daily Trust reports that protest against hunger and hardship came to an end last Saturday after 10 days. According…
Tinubu’s speech didn’t address brutal crackdown on protesters, says Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament…
FG repairs vandalised Second Niger Bridge, tightens security
The Federal Ministry of Works has fixed the vandalised railings and expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions at the Second Niger Bridge. Uchenna Orji, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this…
FG begins process of deregistering ASUU
The Federal Government has began the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Daily Trust learnt that Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union. A…
ASUU STRIKE: The key demands (Vanguard)
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike enters the third week, undergraduates in public universities are lamenting their fate. This happened just as the meeting between ASUU and the Federal Government held on Thursday ended in deadlock. While…
Govs to Labour: Expect sacking if we must pay N30,000 minimum wage (Punch)
Nigerian governors have said they cannot afford to pay workers a minimum wage of N30,000 unless the organised labour wants its members to be sacked. Apart from this, the governors at their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, asked…
FG seeks $500m tech innovation fund from AfDB (Guardian)
As part of efforts aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, the Federal Government (FG) is seeking the sum of $500 million technology innovation fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Vice President…
FG Explains Temporary Suspension of National Carrier (ThisDay)
The federal government Thursday explained that the national carrier which was earlier billed to kick off in December was suspended temporarily because the process to actualise it was delayed. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has also stated…
We can’t meet ASUU’s demands now — FG (Punch)
The Federal Government has appealed to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to exercise restraint in their demands from the government. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said at a press conference in Abuja on Monday…