Newly appointed medical doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, para-military and some other categories of professionals under the employment of the Federal Government will undergo the  “2023 compulsory confirmation/promotion examinations” from August to September. This is according to a memo obtained from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation on Tuesday. The memo, dated  20th June, was signed …

Organised labour and the Federal Government yesterday agreed on an eight-week deadline to thrash out all contentious issues and implement the resolutions arising from the demands of labour. Following President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of the removal of the fuel subsidy on 29th May, organised labour threatened to go on strike, alleging that the government did not put in place measures …

Federal Government representatives and Labour leaders will today resume talks on petrol subsidy removal palliatives, it was confirmed yesterday. Both parties are expected to harmonise some of the demands put forward by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). According to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachallom Daju, the parties will reconvene at the presidential Villa, …

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Federal Government over the investigation of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. In a statement on Saturday evening, DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya said such groups intend to gather at different points in …

The Federal Government said it is ready and eager to partner with Enugu State towards the economic prosperity of the nation and the protection of lives and property. Leading a Federal Government delegation on Saturday on a courtesy visit to Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah at the Government House, Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio stressed that the election was …

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated Bollard Pull Tug Boats (vessels) at the Lagos ports acquired by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Justifying the need for the unveiling of the new vessels, NPA Managing Director/CEO, Mohammed Bello Koko said the government was driven by the need to provide efficient domestic cargo needs, win back transit cargo hitherto lost to neighbours …

The Federal Government has announced the date to recommence Digital Money Lenders’ registration in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed on Friday noted that the development is coming following the inability or failure of some firms to comply with the previous. Recall that the Commission had, on 14 November 2022, ordered …

The House of Representatives yesterday warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable of putting the latest security features in the Nigerian e-passport will cost the government about N22 billion. The legislative chamber also warned that …

The Federal Government has charged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State during the 2023 election, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, with money laundering and vote-buying. The government also dragged Zenith Bank, its Managing Director, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, and the head of card services at the bank, Celestina Appeal, before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta for allegedly …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has provided further details about the resolution of last night’s meeting between the Federal Government and labour, highlighting that decision included steps to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the people. Gbajabiamila, who will assume duty as Chief of Staff to the President next week after …