Polytechnics in Nigeria will no longer have the power to award Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to journalists as one of the major decisions made at the Federal Executive Council (FEC)…
The recently approved excise duty for alcoholic beverages and tobacco will take effect today. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the amendment to the excise duty rates in March. However, a non-governmental organisation, Business Renaissance Group, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has advised the Federal Government to solicit the support of the international community to combat insecurity in the country. Soyinka spoke yesterday in Makurdi. He was in the Benue State capital for the 35th anniversary…
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said on Monday that, in accordance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, government officials has no right to hide information from Nigerians, provided such information was not classified. He said…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike alleged yesterday that the Federal Government was plotting his assasination. The governor spoke at the third anniversary thanksgiving of his administration at the Living Faith Church in D-Line, Port Harcourt. He said: “Intelligence report available…
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State open defecation free. Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mr. Musa Ibrahim, said while declaring Bekwarra LGA an open defecation free…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 1, 2018, as a public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Workers’ Day. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), who disclosed this in Abuja on Friday, congratulated Nigerian workers on their…
The Federal Government through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Thursday presented a cheque of N135 million to the victims of the September 20, 2013 shooting by operatives of the Department of State…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja shared N634.72 billion to the Federal Government, states and local governments as revenue for April. The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Jonah Otunla, made this known while briefing newsmen on the…
The Shehu of Bama Kingdom, Bornu State, Shehu Kyari Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, has accused the federal government for allowing Boko Haram insurgents enough space to operate, adding the growth of the insurgents group was a failure of the state. Speaking…