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BREAKING: FG announces free train rides for Nigerians from Dec 20 to Jan 5
The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians can enjoy free train rides for travel during the Christmas holidays. Minister of…
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Nigerian News
FG takes steps to ease healthcare costs, expands access to medicines and insurance
The Federal Government has announced initiatives to address the rising cost of medicines and healthcare products, as part of efforts…
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Nigerian News
FG closely monitoring Simon Ekpa’s trial in Finland
The Nigerian Government has announced it is closely monitoring the legal proceedings of Simon Ekpa, the self-styled Prime Minister of…
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Business
FAAC: FG receives N1.141 trillion for October 2024 – here’s how it’s shared
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Nigeria’s three levels of government – federal, state, and local councils – shared a huge…
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Business
BREAKING: FG approves a massive N47.8 trillion budget for 2025
On Thursday, November 14, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave the green light to Nigeria’s national budget for 2025, setting…
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Business
FG urges Nigerians to support locally-made goods to strengthen the economy
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, called on Nigerians to prioritize…
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Business
FG rolls out plan to provide financial protection for uninsured Nigerians
In a major step toward financial inclusion, the Nigerian government has launched an initiative aimed at providing financial protection to…
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Metro
Minors freed in End Bad Governance protest arrive at Presidential Villa
The minors recently freed by the Federal Government for their involvement in the End Bad Governance protests have arrived at…
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Politics
Majority of appointees heading security agencies are from the North – Presidency
The Presidency has denied the allegation that the current administration is favouring the South West at the expense of other…
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Politics
Festus Keyamo clears air on Living Faith Church’s airstrip license
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced on Friday, November 1, that the House of Representatives did…
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Business
Nigeria unveils 9-month dollar repatriation policy
The Federal Government has introduced a nine-month window for Nigerians to deposit dollars held outside the banking system without penalties,…
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Business
FG plans separate super grid for northern states
The Federal Government has announced an initiative to create an independent super grid for each of the 19 northern states.…
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Business
FG considers regional power grids to tackle outages
On Monday, October 28, the Federal Government announced plans to explore a decentralized national power grid. This new system aims…
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Business
FG urges states to implement new minimum wage
On Monday, October 28, the Federal Government called on states that have not yet begun paying the new national minimum…
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Nigerian News
Federal Government to make data withholding by agencies illegal
The Federal Government has announced that agencies must not withhold requested data for more than 48 hours, or they will…
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Politics
Labour leaders hold meeting as FG stays silent on discussions
On Wednesday, October 16, the Federal Government and Organised Labour did not share any details after their meeting earlier in…
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Nigerian News
FG clarifies that UK did not support Sunday Igboho’s petition for Yoruba nation
The Federal Government has clarified that the petition submitted by Yoruba nation activist Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday…
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Business
FG incurs N380 billion electricity subsidy bill in Q2 2024
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that the federal government faced an electricity subsidy obligation of N380 billion…
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Health/Lifestyle
2024 World Sight Day: FG reaffirms commitment to address vision issues in children
On Friday, October 11, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate emphasized the importance of protecting children from…
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Health/Lifestyle
FG urges health agencies to prioritize goals in 2025 budget
On Friday, October 11, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Nigeria called on health agencies and teaching…
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Nigerian News
FG announces guidelines for exempting third-party research grants from TSA
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has released new guidelines allowing research grants from Federal Universities…
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Business
FG launches ‘Convert Now, Pay Later’ platform for petrol-to-CNG conversions
On Tuesday, October 9, the Federal Government unveiled a new online platform that allows Nigerians to convert their petrol-powered vehicles…
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Politics
Senate calls on Umahi to explain delay in Ogbomoso-Oyo road project
The Senate has invited the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, to come and explain why the contractor responsible for…
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Metro
FG promises to hold culprits accountable in Bobrisky bribery case
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that no one involved in the alleged bribery scandal surrounding crossdresser Idris Okuneye,…
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Politics
CAN, Cherubim and Seraphim call on FG to address youth concerns from recent protests
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) are urging the…
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Politics
Petrol hike: ACC demands immediate return to old price
The Allied Conservative Congress (ACC) has strongly criticized the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)…
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Nigerian News
FG engrossed in inconsequential affairs despite rising insecurity – Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Government for neglecting the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, focusing instead on…
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Education
FG explains why it’s engaging ASUU in serious talks
The Federal Government (FG) is actively engaging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in detailed discussions to prevent misunderstandings…
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Business
FG, Boeing sign MoU to boost Aviation sector
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with aircraft manufacturer, Boeing to boost the nation’s aviation sector. Disclosing…
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Business
FG charges 23 individuals, vessel with economic sabotage
The Federal Government has taken legal action against a vessel, MT Kali, and 23 individuals accused of oil theft and…
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Politics
Protest: I still believe in you, but you must address hunger now – Alagbada to Tinubu
Kehinde Alagbada, an Abuja-based activist, has called on the President, Bola Tinubu to put all efforts into addressing the hardship…
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Business
FG set to distribute 30,000 CNG conversion kits to drivers
Michael Oluwagbemi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative has revealed that…
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Metro
EFCC, Yahaya Bello’s lawyers in heated argument in court, judge storms off
The planned arraignment of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on alleged N82 billion fraud, took a strange…
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Business
Supreme Court orders FG to release funds to LGs
The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government must directly disburse funds allocated for local governments.
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Business
FG frees GenCos others from Withholding Tax
The Federal Government has grouped all electricity companies together, including the Generation and Distribution Companies (GenCos and DisCos), and exempted…
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Business
BREAKING: Nigeria puts pause on tax, import duties for maize, wheat, others
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it will be suspending the duties, tariffs, taxes and levies previously imposed…
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Nigerian News
2009 Agreement: ASUU slaps 14-day ultimatum on FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Uyo branch, on Wednesday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal…
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Politics
Reports of Peter Obi condemning the new National Anthem are false – POMR
The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has reacted to a report making the rounds on social media that the 2023…
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Education
Strike: NANS begs ASUU, FG to find resolution
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has begged the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to…
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Politics
We’re not maltreating Binance executive, he has access to quality medical care – FG
The Nigerian Government has denied keeping Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan in unsavory prison conditions.
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