The Federal Government has denied issuing any orders to marketers to raise the pump price of petrol from N180 per litre to N195. This denial was made a day after petrol prices were increased by retailers in response to a memo from the Federal Government-owned NNPC Retails Limited. Despite the hike in rate, the queues are still seen at petrol …

The Federal Government may start a gradual removal of the petrol subsidy from April 2023, about three months ahead of the preliminary schedule to effect a complete stop to the expenditure head. During an interview with Arise TV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed …

The National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) has said that it has initiated process for the review of the National Minimum Wage. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Njoku said that, as part of the process to review the minimum wage, which would be due in 2024, the commission had held …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has called on the Federal Government to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. While flaging off the campaign of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka, the Anambra capital, on Saturday, Soludo said that Kanu is critical to the security conversation in the southeast, and …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has ordered the closure of the Second Niger Bridge and sections of other major roads earlier opened to ease traffic for the 2022 Christmas celebrations. Giving the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, Fashola said that this is to enable contractors to return to the site to complete work on the various …

The Federal Government has shortlisted 20 candidates for the vacant position of Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). According to a government circular, the 20 candidates were chosen from Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The former AGF, Ahmed Idris was detained in Kano after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him to provide information on a N109 billion fraud. The …

The Court of Appeal will decide on the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government on 26th January. Last September, the government dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) over the failure of the union to call off protracted its strike, which eventually last nine months. Although the NICN ruled …

The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has awarded the hosting rights for the seventh edition of the National Youth Games to Delta State. The decision was reached at a meeting of stakeholders for the Games, which held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 21st National Sports Festival, which was also hosted by Delta State, according to a …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Thursday, issued a seven-day ultimatum for all lease and licence holders operating in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, to disclose the real owners of their companies. In the directive signed by its Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, the commission demanded that the information to be disclosed must include the identity (ies) of …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has asked the Federal Government to make petrol available at the official pump price of 180/litre, saying Nigerians cannot continue to pay for the product at higher prices. In a New Year message made available to our correspondent in Abuja, the labour union stated that the year 2022 was quite challenging on virtually all …