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A few months after the Federal Government directed states not to intervene in federal roads in their domain, it approved a refund of N16.7 billion for the Borno State Government for roads projects executed on its behalf. The approval came from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the […]
The first batch of Nigerians who fled the war in Sudan have returned to the country. Due to the closure of Sudanese Airspace, the Federal Government made arrangement for them to be conveyed to Egypt by road from where they were to connect flights back home. However, there was a major setback when the Egyptian […]
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), yesterday warned that some tax and import duty provisions in the Federal Government’s 2023 Fiscal Policy Measures may exacerbate inflationary pressures and spike de-industrialisation. Founder/Chief Executive Officer, CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, made the conclusion after his specific reviews of the new fiscal policies including excise duty […]
Federal Government of Nigeria has sued Meta, owners of social network, Facebook and its agent AT3 Resources Limited, for N30 billion. The suit was instituted by the government through the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON. The top regulatory body in the suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division accused Meta of alleged […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dissolved the State Executive Council. Obaseki announced the dissolution during the weekly Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. He said the dissolution of the council was with immediate effect. A statement by Crusoe Osagie, the Special Advisers (Media Projects) to the Governor, said the governor expressed appreciation to the […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that prices of food items such as yam, beans and beef witnessed increases in March. The was reported by the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for March 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report said the average price of 1kg beef boneless on a year-on-year […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Nigeria Agenda 2050 aimed at increasing real Gross Domestic Product growth by seven percent and creating 165 million new jobs across the country. The launch took place shortly before the commencement of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It comes […]
The new Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel has on Tuesday vowed to prioritize the deployment of intelligence assets and the right technology in order to tame criminal activities in the state. Gumel who newly assumed office as the Commissioner of Police of the state, said having served in various capacities and […]
At least 782,000 people participated in this year’s International Workers’ Day protests across France, the country’s Interior Ministry said Monday, 1 May, 2023. The protests took place amid social tensions caused by the government forcing passage of a controversial pension reform bill; last year, only 116,500 people took to the streets on Monday, 1 May, […]
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has threatened to cut salaries of workers who fail to go to work on Monday in compliance with the infamous sit-at-home order usually enforced by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Gatekeepers News reports that Mr Soludo stated this on Monday while addressing the state workers during the 2023 […]
