The Federal Government announced on Thursday that Nigeria Air would launch operations before 29th May 2023, despite the controversy surrounding its inception. Another administration takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari on 29th May. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this at the 10th National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023, in Abuja, said the national carrier project was 98 percent …

The population and housing census, which was originally set for the end of this month, has been postponed, according to the Federal Government. This was announced to reporters on Wednesday by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council’s weekly meeting, which was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister explained that …

The Federal Government declared on Thursday that 1,940,004 vulnerable Nigerians are currently receiving N5,000 cash gifts each every month. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, stated this at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Retreat On National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organized by the Senate Committee On Social Duties. Farouq was represented on the occasion by …

The Federal Government has summoned the Burkina Faso envoy to Nigeria, Pascal Gouba over the alleged murder of 16 Nigerians who were on a pilgrimage to Kaolak, Senegal over a month ago. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media, HMOS, Ibrahim Aliyu. Recall …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N750.17 billion among the three tiers of government in January 2023, according to a communiqué issued at the end of the committee’s latest meeting in Abuja on Monday. The figure represents a decrease of N240.02 billion compared to the N990.19 billion shared in December 2022. The amount includes gross statutory revenue, Value Added …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday called for compliance by the Federal Government to the Supreme Court order on the controversial naira swap policy. The call came on the heels of a meeting between Adamu and the APC governors in Abuja over a policy that seemingly deepens …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved operational licences for 67 new broadcast outfits, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said on Thursday in Abuja. NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah said:“President Buhari has approved hundreds of broadcast licences; it is a demonstration of his intrinsic democratic values”, Ilelah stated. According to him, 473 broadcast licences were granted under President Buhari’s administration. “The breakdown of …

The Federal Government has accused the rising cost of petrol on the rush by petroleum marketers to make illicit profits from the hardship of Nigerians. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who stated this to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, also lamented the hardship the situation had …

The Federal Government said it has commenced the release of funds for the second school term for the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Though the amount disbursed was not revealed, the Federal Government, however, explained that funds for the first cycle of feeding in 2023 are being released to State government-appointed vendors across participating schools. The fund is expected to be used …

The 2022 floods in various parts of Nigeria led to an estimated economic loss of $9.12 billion (N4.2 trillion official exchange rate), the Federal Government announced on Friday. This was revealed after a post-disaster assessment of the 2022 flooding. The report was released in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Presenting the report, …