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No Provision Yet For COVID-19 Vaccines In 2021 Budget, Says Finance Minister

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed
Finance Act exempts N30,000 minimum wage earners from income tax New law extends Procurement Act to N’Assembly, judiciary Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has saidRead More

Court Stops FG over Implementation Of Abacha Loot Pact

Law court
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday restrained the Federal Government from taking further steps in the appointment of consultants to monitor projects being funded with the repatriated $300Read More

COVID-19: FG Commissions Researchers To Assess Efficacy Of With Ivermectin

COVID-19
Lecturers can’t enforce social distancing in schools, ASUU insists The Federal Government has commissioned some Nigerian scientists and scholars to investigate the efficacy of using Ivermectin drug in the treatmentRead More

Varsity Workers Begin Three-day Protests Over IPPIS, Allowances

Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions
University workers under the auspices of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) yesterday protested nationwide to press the federalRead More

FG To Review January 18 School Resumption Date

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Holds talks with govs on curfew hours The Federal Government has said it will review the January 18 date earlier fixed for resumption of schools. It has also begun talksRead More

FG Mulls NIN Enrolment Suspension Over COVID-19 Risks

National Identification Number (NIN)
Threatens to stop Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna train services Signs MoU on $1.959bn Kano-Maradi rail project The federal government has said that it may suspend the ongoing enrolment for National Identification NumberRead More

Moghalu Urges FG To Improve Internal Revenue Mobilisation

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu
Warns against rising budget deficit A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, yesterday called on the Federal Government to maximise the benefits of Nigeria beingRead More

FG, Discos Miss Prepaid Meter Installation Target

Prepaid Meters
Only 16,000 of over 1m devices installed Enugu, Benin, Ibadan, Yola Discos yet to begin deployment The pact between the Federal Government and the power Distribution Companies (Discos) to supplyRead More

Coronavirus: Lecturers, Students Express Fear As Varsities Resume Jan. 18

National Universities Commission (NUC)
Warn against resumption without adequate measures Recommend virtual learning, preventive measures With the rising incidence of COVID-19 infection, lecturers, parents and students have expressed anxiety and apprehension over a directiveRead More

FG: Buhari, Osinbajo, SGF To Be First Recipients Of COVID-19 Vaccines

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Vaccination to be televised to gain public support Urges govs to enforce health regulations The Federal Government yesterday listed President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Secretary toRead More