PTAD pays arrears of 33% pension increase to 103,710 ex-civil servants
THE Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has approved the immediate payment of the sum of N2,608,455,504.24 to 103,710 civil service…
Maintenance culture‘ll assist FG to create jobs, reduce poverty —Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government would create long term employment and…
Lagos-Ibadan rail service‘ll reduce congestion of ports —NSC boss
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council ( NSC ), Hassan Bello has said that the Lagos-Ibadan rail project,…
FCT minister warns against storage of inflammable materials at homes, business premises
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has cautioned residents of the territory against storing…
NCC to increase broadband penetration to 70% in five years
The National Communication Commission has said that the Federal Government has targeted increase of the National Broadband penetration from 33 per…
Committee urges ICPC to focus on public service auditing
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to…
Verification, payment of pension arrears to ex-NNSL staff commence soon —PTAD
The Management of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has assured ex-workers of Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) that biometric verification…
Over $3tn needed to develop infrastructure —FG
THE Federal Government has revealed that the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan indicates that Nigeria requires slightly above 3 trillion…
Bogoro pledges transparent, effective management of TETfund
The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, has pledged to ensure transparency and effective management of…
Minister seeks stakeholders’ support on Lake Chad
THE Minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), has called on international donors and other stakeholders to support the…
NAFDAC wants accelerated hearing on Bill on counterfeit foods, drugs
NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the National Assembly to accelerate hearing on a…
Why census didn’t hold by NPC boss
THE outgoing chairman of the National Population Commission, Mr Eze Duruiheoma, has attributed the inability of the Commission to conduct…
Plan with NiMet rainfall data, ministers advises
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on farmers nationwide, especially in the territory, to make…
N133.84 bn disbursed to varsities, others in 2018 —TETFund boss
THE Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Dr Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, has disclosed that a total of N133.84 billion…
FG tasks contractor on completion of Lagos-Ibadan rail project
THE Federal Government has asked the China Civil Engineering ConstructionCompany (CCECC) to bring in more personnel and equipment to ensure…
We’ll give more assistance to erosion flood-prone communities —Minister
THE Federal Government has pledged to reclaim all lands lost to gully erosion and assist flood-prone communities across the country.…
Minister awards over N2.2 billion to three top performing agencies
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has announced a reward of N2, 250, 000, 000 to three top…
FCT minister frowns at encroachment on public spaces
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has reiterated his commitment to resolving all the knotty…
We’re reviewing our engagements with varsities abroad — PTDF boss
The Executive Secretary of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau, has revealed that the Fund is currently…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP boss seeks more support from Nigerians
Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, has called for more support…
