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ASUU Strike: NANS Vows To ‘Frustrate’ APC, PDP National Conventions

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike
Ngige, Nwajiuba have abandoned negotiation with lecturers for their presidential aspirations, students insist Osinbajo urges dialogue to end industrial action Nigerian workers suffer, bear burden of political corruption, says universityRead More

Senate Amends Terrorism Act, In Bid To Stave Off Sanctions

Nigerian Senate
Prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers Amendment aims to prevent terrorist groups from laundering money through the banking system and other financial networks To align with the required standard asRead More

Badagry Deep Seaport: FG Receives Full Business Case Compliance Certificate From ICRC

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi
The federal government through the Ministry of Transportation yesterday received the Full Business Case Compliance Certificate on the Badagry Deep Seaport and the Modular Floating Dockyard from the Infrastructure ConcessionRead More

Siemens Deal: Electricity Supply Equipment To Begin Arriving From Germany In September

Electricity power plants
FGN Company assures of additional 2,000MW The much-awaited actual take-off of the Siemens power deal is expected to experience a major leap in September, when electricity equipment like transformers andRead More

FG To Boost Crude Oil Production In Two Weeks

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
Says shocks in oil market difficult to manage *Attributes high cost of fertiliser to scarcity of potassium The federal government will boost crude oil production through the reactivation of oilRead More

Pharmacists Urge FG To Deal With Rot In Medical Practice

Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN)
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the federal government to pay attention to the rot in medical practice in the country. The National Chairman ofRead More

$418m Paris Club Refund: Don’t Tamper With Our Allocations, Governors Insist

Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have reaffirmed their position that the federal government should not go ahead with the planned deduction of $418 million from the FederationRead More

Ngige Appeals To ASUU To Return To Lecture Rooms

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has asked the striking university lecturers who are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plightRead More

FG Faults NLC’s Demand For High-powered Panel On ASUU Strike

Chris Ngige: the Federal Government vs the Nigeria Labour Congress
The federal government has described the call by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the setting up of a high-powered committee to resolve the ongoing strike by university lecturers asRead More

Nigeria’s Grains Reserves Down To 50,000MT As FG Releases Commodities To Vulnerable Nigerians

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar
Buhari approves funding for restocking The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday commenced the emergency release of assorted food commodities to vulnerable persons across the country. AlsoRead More