The Federal Government has backed the revival of the $1 billion Kaztec Engineering’s oil and gas fabrication yard at Snake Island, Ilashe, Lagos State. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, spoke yesterday in Lagos during an inspection of the fabrication yard, shut down for eight years due to force majeure declared on it by Addax Petroleum, the technical partner. …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Saturday said the suspension of its 1st October nationwide strike was a temporary move. It noted that it remained conditional upon the fulfilment of the promise by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to fulfil the conditions enlisted in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Labour also …

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has vowed to implement the National Sports Industry Policy (NSIP) approved by the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide opportunities for corporate and private sector participation in the development of sports in the country. The minister of sports development, Senator John Owan Enoh, stated this while interacting with newsmen in his office …

The Federal Government has confirmed that it is in talks with the World Bank for a $1.5 billion budget support loan. The government also said it would release a new Medium-Term Expenditure Framework later this month. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press conference at the …

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has set up a 13-man committee to conduct a need assessment on the nation’s borders. The members of the committee are drawn from officials from the Ministry; Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Fire Service, Border Community Development Agency, Community Boundary Commission, and a consultant. The committee named, ‘Integrated …

The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari has said that the efforts being made by the Federal Government would end the importation of wheat seeds in the next four to five years, noting that the importation was gulping the country’s foreign reserves. He added that the Federal Government was giving out 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming …

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Thursday, warned members of the academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses. The Federal Government noted that the Federal Ministry of Education would deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Education, …

Salaries of federal civil servants who fail to verify their details or enlist their details in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) will be suspended from November 2023, according to the PUNCH. This followed a grace period of one month issued by the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. Already, the office of the …

Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State, Dr Joseph Obele, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to tell Nigerians the truth about the continued payment of subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS) in the country. In a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday, Obelle said …

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it was considering the growing demand for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court, describing it as a paradigm shift in its approach to combating corruption at the global level. The government said the corrosive impact of corruption on Nigeria’s development, stability, and prosperity could not be overstated. The Attorney-General of the Federation and …