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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

NNPC Seeks $1bn In Oil Prepaid Deal To Revamp Refinery

NNPC
Repayment due in seven years The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has begun talks with trading firms to raise about $1 billion in a prepayment deal to refurbish its largestRead More

FG Bows To Pressure, Directs Reversal Of New Electricity Rates

Minister of Power Mr. Saleh Mamman
Suspension of tariffs to persist till end of negotiations with labour Power sector hits another transmission peak milestone The Federal Government yesterday directed the immediate rollback of the new tariffRead More

To Pacify Labour, FG Summons Meeting Over Electricity Tariff Hike

Chris Ngige: the Federal Government vs the Nigeria Labour Congress
Gencos seek scrapping of NERC Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Federal Government has summoned a meeting of the Committee on Review of Tariffs and Charges in theRead More

Labour, PDP, OPS, Others Kick as FG Reviews Electricity Tariffs

Nigeria Labour Congress
Tariff increases to continue till Discos cover costs, says NERC Analysts, the Organised Private Sector (OPS), labour and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday decried a review, by the FederalRead More

FG’s 774,000 Job-for-youths Scheme Finally Takes Off

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo
After a series of hiccups, the Federal Government yesterday formally kick-started the Special Public Works (SPW) programme, targeted at employing 774,000 youths. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr.Read More

COVID-19: Immigration Boss Orders Travel Ban Enforcement On 100 Passengers

Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has directed NIS formations to enforce the travel ban imposed on 100 travellers who flouted the mandatory seven-day post-arrival COVID-19Read More

Atiku Abubakar No Longer Our Shareholder, Says Intels

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
Ex-VP sells shares for $100m, may be ready for another presidential bid Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has divested from Integrated Logistic Services (INTELS) Nigeria Limited, the country’s largest logisticsRead More