Tag: Abuja
Pension: NLC President calls for upward review
President Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) Comrade Ayuba Wabba has called for an upward review of pension to help minimise economic…
Association wants sign language interpreters in health facilities
Mrs Helen Beyioku-Alase, the Chairperson, Deaf Women Association of Nigeria (DWAN), Abuja chapter, has underscored the need to provide sign…
Union to Nigerian Govt: Address salary disparity in MDAs
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has told the Federal Government to address the salary disparity in…
Stakeholders urge Nigerian Govt to improve facilities in unity schools
Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the Federal Government to improve facilities in Federal Government Colleges across the…
National Commission for Museums, Monuments gets Acting Director-General
Mr Emeka Onuegbu, the Director of Administration and Supplies, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has been appointed as…
Violence against women: Germany, France call for collective global action
Bernhard Schlagheck, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, has called for a collective global action to end violence against women and…
Nigerian Govt inaugurates N28bn Special Health Intervention Project for 2018
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday inaugurated the N28 billion Special Health Intervention Projects that would strengthen…
Data Capturing: NIMC to partner private, public sector organisations
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to partner with private and public sector organisations to capture…
Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…
Integrate HIV/AIDS treatment into health insurance scheme – IHVN
The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria (IHVN) on Thursday called for the integration of the treatment of the HIV/AIDS…
Bode George calls for caution ahead of PDP Nation convention
Chief George Olabode, a chairmanship aspirant to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Dec. 9 National Convention, has warned against any…
No trace of payment of salary to Maina after disengagement – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday said the former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina,…
Nigeria needs $2,900bn for infrastructure development – Former minister
Former Minister of Budget and Planning, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, said about 2,900 billion dollars was required for Nigeria’s infrastructure development…
Eid-El-Maulud: Nigerian Govt declares Friday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration.
Reps hold public hearing on CCTV bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced public hearing on a Bill to empower Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Air pollution: Stove manufacturer urges govt. to create awareness
A stove manufacturer, Mr Biodun Olaore, has urged the government to create public awareness on indoor air pollution and deforestation…
NCC seizes 28 containers of pirated works
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says 28 shipping containers comprising pirated books and audio-visual works were confiscated from 2011 to…
Russia 2018 Draw: Fans express confidence in Super Eagles
Some football enthusiasts, on Wednesday expressed confidence ahead of the World Cup draw, that the Super Eagles would be capable…
Digital Switch Over is on course – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that Digital Switch Over (DSO), the process of…
Nigerian Govt will enact laws to enhance service delivery in agencies – Dogara
Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has reiterated the commitment of the legislature to provide legal framework that…
2017 Revenue Target: FIRS hits 79.35% in 10 months – Fowler
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Monday in Abuja, said it generated N3.233 trillion in 10 months, an amount…
Buhari inaugurates minimum wage committee, seeks decent wage for workers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated a 30-man Tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee, calling on the members to come up…
2018 budget: Senator seeks review of revenue projections
A member of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba, on Thursday in Abuja advocated the review of revenue…
Oba of Benin makes historic visit to Abuja
His Royal Majesty, Omo N, ‘Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuare II- Oba of Benin, on Wednesday made an historic…
AfDB to support Nigeria to access Crop Insurance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to support Nigeria to access Crop Insurance, to mitigate the impact of…
I won’t allow diversion of public funds into private pockets – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated a 3-man Audit Committee on Recoveries made by the federal government and vowed never…
Reps to debate on 2018 budget next week
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun on Tuesday said that members would commence debate on the…
AON urges Nigerian Govt. to maximise aviation sector potential
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to maximise the potential in the aviation sector…
Migrants burial: ‘Violation of agreements shared by both countries’
The Nigerian Government says it has written to the Italian Embassy asking it why the 26 migrants recovered from the…
IPOB: Absence of judge interrupts Kanu’s trial
The trial of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was stalled on Monday in Federal…