Tag: Nigerian Government

By Seyi Babalola Representatives from the NigerianGovernment and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, are meeting behind closed doors to negotiate outstanding concerns in order to avoid the union's scheduled strike. The discussion began about 4.30 p.m. in the office of Prof Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education. The Federal Government team includes the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, as well as other key Ministry officials. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, who led the union’s delegation told newsmen that the meeting ...

By Seyi Babalola President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman ...

By Seyi Babalola The Federal Government has asked Nigerians to practice proper personal and environmental cleanliness in order to prevent cholera from spreading throughout the country. Mahmud Kambari, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, stated this on Saturday at an event commemorating 2024 National Environmental Sanitation Day in Piwoyi, a suburb community in the Federal Capital Territory. The National Environmental Sanitation Day is observed on June 28 each year to raise awareness of the importance of personal and environmental hygiene among Nigerians. Kambari, who was represented by the ministry's Director of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Olubunmi Olusanya, stated that the goal is to raise awareness among Nigerians about the importance of sanitation practices in controlling and preventing communicable diseases. He said, “Currently in the country, we are faced with the challenge of ...

The Nigerian Government says Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, currently detained in Nigeria is facing lawful trial and has access ...

By Seyi Babalola Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has said that the problems facing ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigerian Government has approved a total of N280 billion to complete the Bodo-Bonny Road project in Rivers State. This was revealed by Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, during his review of the project site on Wednesday. He stressed that the project's contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, must work around the clock to meet the December 2024 deadline. Umahi expressed reservation over the Bodo-Bonny project administration by the contractor, insisting ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCom) rescued two Nigerian females who had been transported to Ghana for prostitution. The NIDCom Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, acknowledged this in a statement published by the commission's Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. Remember that the commission rescued 11 Nigerian girls who were transported to Ghana for prostitution last week. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the two girls rescued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Ghana, led by the Chairman, BOT, Chief Calistus, are now in safe care. She further reiterated her call for concerted efforts in combating human trafficking ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigerian Government has declared Monday 17th, and Tuesday 18th June 2024 as public holidays to mark ...

By Seyi Babalola The 25th anniversary of Democracy Day is being celebrated with a lineup of events announced by the ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigerian Government has raised the offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000. This comes ...