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FG Initiates Talks with UN-Habitat for Urban Renewal

FG Initiates Talks with UN-Habitat for Urban Renewal The Federal Government, last week, began talks with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) towards mobilising multilateral funding and technical support for planned National Urban Renewal and Slum Upgrading Programme. The meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in Abuja, […]

TUC and NLC

Strike: NLC, TUC Will Consider New Offers — FG

Strike: NLC, TUC Will Consider New Offers — FG The Federal Government is hopeful of the organised labour suspending its planned indefinite strike, saying the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will consider the government’s offers, including a N35,000 pay increase for all “treasury-paid” federal workers. This was one of […]

FG Tasks States, Stakeholders, Others on Aggressive Enrollment of Out-of-School Children

FG Tasks States, Stakeholders, Others on Aggressive Enrollment of Out-of-School Children The Federal Government has called on stakeholders, States,local authorities and the private sector to collaborate towards ensuring an immediate aggressive as well as intensive enrollment drive for the eradication of Out-of-School children phenomenal in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko […]

FG Halts Nigeria Air

FG Halts Nigeria Air Nigeria Air will not fly now, the Federal Government said yesterday. Contracts awarded in respect of the controversial project, which immediate past Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika devoted energy in the last days of the Buhari Administration, will be properly audited. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, stated this yesterday […]

Geoffrey Onyeama, Foreign Affairs Minister

FG Assures Safety, Evacuation of Stranded Nigerians from Sudan

FG Assures Safety, Evacuation of Stranded Nigerians from Sudan The Federal Government has assured of the safety and evacuation of Nigerians stranded in crisis-ridden Sudan, saying it is “working round the clock” to make that happen. Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, who gave the assurance said the country’s embassy has been mandated to open a […]

Lai Mohammed

FG Cautions Peter Obi Against Inciting Violence

FG Cautions Peter Obi Against Inciting Violence The Federal Government has admonished the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, against inciting people to violence over the outcome of the presidential election. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition in Washington DC during his official engagements with some […]

Why We Paid ASUU Lecturers Half Salaries in October- FG

Why We Paid ASUU Lecturers Half Salaries in October- FG The Federal Government has explained the rationale behind the payment of half salaries to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. ASUU had embarked on strike on February 14. Following a series of discussions with the government, coupled with a court order, the university lecturers […]

ASUU

ASUU Lecturers Receive Half Salaries for October

ASUU Lecturers Receive Half Salaries for October The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU for 18 working days in the month of October. One of the affected lecturers who crave anonymity said Federal Government only paid half salaries to lecturers and senior members of ASUU. […]

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