New minimum wage: FG to pay workers’ consequential adjustments arrears in December –Minister assures
Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says arrears of consequential adjustment for the new…
FG declares December 25, 26, Jan 1 as public holidays
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola The Federal Government on Thursday declared December 25 and 26 as public holidays. In a statement signed by the permanent secretary to the Ministry…
Senate adjourns plenary to honour late member, Ben Uwajumogu
Late Sen. Ben Uwajumogu The National Assembly on Thursday adjourned plenary to honour a member, Senator Ben Uwajumogu, who died on Wednesday morning in Abuja. A minute of silence and prayers…
I do not see long-term future for Nigeria’s oil industry if govts follow through on Paris Agreements – Minister
Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil-producing country, understands it will have little choice but to wean its economy off a reliance on fossil fuels as the world inches onto a low-carbon path,…
You impeached me but Senate will acquit me, angry Trump lashes at House
The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the…
NASS N37bn renovation project: The outcry by Nigerians is not relevant – Sen. Sabi
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi has said that the renovation of the National Assembly complex is long overdue, 20 years after it was built in 1999. Speaking…
Imo traditional rulers publicly denounce FGM practice
Traditional rulers in Orlu Local Government area of Imo on Wednesday came out in their numbers to publicly denounce Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and threatened to sanction practitioners of the…
Senate confirms Nami as FIRS Chairman, 13 others as board members
New FIRS boss, Mohammed Nami The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and 13 others as board…
Alleged P&ID scam: Court grants EFCC’s request to extradite Briton
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s request to extradite the Briton, Adam Quinn, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion…
Senate mourns as Senator Ben Uwajumogu dies at 51
Late Sen. Ben Uwajumogu The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ben Uwajumogu is dead. Uwajumogu died on Wednesday morning in Abuja, the nation’s…