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Sheik Gumi Urges FG to Establish Ministry of Nomadic Affairs for Herdsmen

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Federal Government to treat Fulani herders like Niger Delta militants by establishing the Ministry of Nomadic Affairs to meet their…

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UPDATE: NLC Gives FG Ultimatum to End ASUU Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State chapter has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities…

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NNPCL Denies Paying Marketers Subsidy for Nine Months

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied paying fuel subsidies to marketers in the last nine months, but confirmed that the Federal Government pays subsidies on imported petrol.…

Rice Processors Appeal to FG To Criminalise Foreign Rice Sales

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to ban importation of rice and criminalise the sales of foreign rice in the country. Mr Andy…

Court Orders FG To Pay Delta $1.638 Billion Derivative Arrears

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $1.638 billion to the Delta State government being 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of…

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BREAKING: ASUU Extends Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its strike by eight weeks. The decision was taken by ASUU executives following a meeting, which held on Sunday, at the…

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ASUU Strike: NLC Urges Federal Government to End ASUU Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to end the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university-based unions NLC President, Mr…

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‘We Need To Regulate Fertility to Achieve Sustainable Development’ – FG

The federal government has stated that there is need to regulate birth rate in the country to achieve sustainable development. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, noted this in Abuja…

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Landowners Sue FG Over N15tn Lagos-Calabar Highway

  The Federal Government has insisted on continuing the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite ongoing court cases. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated that the project…

Buhari Has Never Clamped Down on Media — Presidency

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said yesterday that the federal government has never clamped down on the media. when asked if the recently raised-alarm…