Lagos Government warns against extortion of motorists by miscreants
The Lagos State Government has warned against the extortion of Motorists by MISCREANTS parading themselves as enforcement officers. Permanent Secretary, at the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa gave the warning while addressing Journalists after the arrest of eleven fake enforcement officers who daily extort money from unsuspecting Motorists at Ibeju-Lekki junction and Akodo area of […]
Federal Government begins payment of ASUU’s withheld salaries
Reports say the Federal Government has commenced the PAYMENT of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development today in Abuja. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, had also confirmed […]
FG shuts down Third Mainland Bridge
The Federal Government at the weekend announced a 24 hour closure on the Third Mainland Bridge for Iyana Oworonshoki-Lagos Island-bound traffic from midnight on Sunday, February 18 to midnight of today Monday, February 19. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, in a statement on Saturday night, said the emergency measure was to help fix an important section of the […]
FG is seeking to raise ₦2.5 trillion in its second FGN bonds auction of the year
Debt Management Office in a circular issued on Wednesday, stated that the offerings consisted of ₦1.25 trillion with a maturity date of February 2031 and ₦1.25 trillion with a 10-year tenor. FGN savings bonds are part of the domestic borrowing plan of the Federal Government. Last year, the Federal Government raised about ₦7.06 trillion from […]
FG announces the commencement of 20,000 affordable mass housing in Lagos
The Federal Government has announced commencement of 20,000 affordable mass housing Renewed Hope Cities and Estates project in Lagos State. The project is under the recently launched Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Scheme of President Bola Tinubu to provide 100,000 affordable mass decent housing to Nigerians across the nation. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]
Federal Government Takes Steps to Enhance Highway Development and Management
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has said that the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to revitalize the operational model of the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI). According to him, this initiative aims to ensure the quality delivery and efficient utilization of road infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). Umahi in a statement said […]
PDP governors urge Federal Government to address insecurity, economic hardship
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who briefed journalists after a meeting of the governors in Abuja, says the governors also decried […]
Court orders Federal Government to Fix Price of goods, petroleum products within Seven Days
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the Federal Government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa specifically ordered the government to fix the price of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles, and their spare parts, matches, motorcycles and their spare parts, motor vehicles and their […]
FG suspends the posting of NYSC corps members to states considered unsafe due to security challenges
The Federal Government has suspended the posting of National Youth Service Corps members to states considered unsafe due to the security challenges in the country. The Minister of Youths Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, who revealed this on Sunday while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, also aid the NYSC is working with security outlets to ensure corps […]
Federal Government Grants Hospitals Waivers For Employment Of Health Workers
The Federal Government has granted waivers to hospitals for the employment of health workers as partof efforts to enhance healthcare delivery in the country. Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health, revealed this during an official visit to the UniversityCollege Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. According to Alausa, medical directors will receive waivers foremployment […]
