FG launches 50kg rice sale at N40,000, requires NIN verification …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federal government has launched the sale of 50kg bags of rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000, requiring buyers to present their National Identification Number (NIN) for verification. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, announced this during the … Read more
FG endorses 50 per cent increase of inmate feeding allowance …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federal Government has endorsed a 50 per cent increase in the feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria, effective from August 2024. Advertisement This measure according to the government is aimed at address rising food costs and improve welfare. The spokesperson … Read more
We didn’t order NNPCL to raise fuel price- FG …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federal Government has denied a report that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources had ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCLto sell fuel at ₦1,000 per litre. Advertisement In a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Communication, to the … Read more
FG denies asking NNPC to hike price of petrol to N1000 per litre …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil) has said that no directive was issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to increase petroleum prices to N1,000. Lokpobiri in a statement on Tuesday issued by … Read more
You can’t control commodities prices with force – group slams FG …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A group known as Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, (FENRAD) has slammed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for giving a one-month moratorium to sellers who inflate prices of commodities, saying that price reductions can not … Read more
Shettima unveils $4.8bn healthcare investment …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government’s healthcare reforms have attracted over 4.8 billion dollars in potential investments. Speaking at the commissioning of Sahad Hospitals in Abuja, Shettima outlined a comprehensive strategy to address longstanding challenges and propel Nigeria’s healthcare system into the future. … Read more
Dele Momodu calls out FG over new age limit for WAEC and NECO exams …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Famous Nigerian journalist and businessman Dele Momodu has publicly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its recent decision mandating that students must be at least 18 years old to take the National Examination Council (NECO) and West … Read more
You’ll not be paid,’ FG tells striking Resident Doctors …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federal Government has said it will not pay members of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for who are currently on a seven-day warning strike over their kidnapped colleague that they will not be paid for the period they are not … Read more
Reps to address cases of unfunded FG agencies …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives say it would take up cases of unfunded agencies by the Federal Government, in spite of the requisite appropriation and their creation by the Act of parliarment. Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka, Chairman, Special Committee on the Restructuring of Federal Agencies, … Read more
FG approves 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Federal Government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals across the country. This was announced by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa on Thursday at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State. Advertisement The … Read more