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…
South West governors seek FG’s help on Apapa port gridlock (Guardian)
The Southwest Governors’ Forum has expressed concern on economic and security challenges posed by gridlock in the Apapa port and urged the Federal Government to create alternative routes. The forum said the planned alternative routes linking Tin Can Island through…
Breaking: Labour suspends planned strike, FG to pay N30,000 (Vanguard)
The organized labour has suspended planned strike After the prolonged argument, Vanguard gathered that the Tripartite Committee set up by the Federal Government agreed on N30,000 new minimum wage. At the end of the first meeting of the tripartite committee…
FAO seeks inclusion of nutrition analysis in masters’ degree curriculum (Nation)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) has called for a partnership with the federal government and some universities on the inclusion of food and nutrition security analysis in their Master’s Degree curriculum. FAO Country Representative, Mr Suffyan Koroma,…
FG begins new TSA tariff regime today (Guardian)
Effective today, November 1, the Federal Government will begin a new service charge through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) on all payments to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The charges would be borne by the payer. Office of the…
FG to release intervention funds to 216 varsities, others (Punch)
The Federal Government has said that it will release intervention funds, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, to 219 universities, polytechnics and colleges of education by 2019 so as to enable them to build “critical infrastructure.” The TETFund Executive Secretary,…
FG will not restrain activities of organised labour – Ngige (Vanguard)
The Federal Government says it will not restrain the activities of organised labour in the country but will continue to engage them in dialogue. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, spoke in Abuja, when a delegation of…
Federal Government to limit number of children per mother (Punch)
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number of children that a mother could have in Nigeria. It stated that traditional rulers and other leaders across…
FG, APC plotting to disrupt our convention, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress are planning to disrupt its Saturday national convention. But the former ruling party was not categorical on the type of the alleged plots against…