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Federal Government says it has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Chief Wale Edun, revealed this at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday in Abuja. […]
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The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday said that the Federal Government has approved N5 billion grant to be given to each of the 36 states of the federation for the procurement of grains as well as five trucks of rice to each state as palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The […]
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The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the ‘illegal possession of firearms’ case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that the application […]
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The Federal Government Bond Auction this month attracted a total subscription of N312. 56 billion, according to the result released by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The Office said in its post-auction statement, this evening, “In spite of current market conditions, the Auction received a total subscription of ₦312.56 billion.” The DMO held the FGN […]
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The Federal government on Tuesday begged the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to shelve their planned nationwide protest and stop the ongoing strike for the sake of Nigerians because many people are dying in numbers in the hospitals across the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, […]
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The Federal Government has withdrawn the contempt charge against Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and their leaders four days before the expiration of the ultimatum by NLC to the government to withdraw the contempt summons or face indefinite nationwide strike. In a letter to Messrs Falana & Falana’ Chambers, Counsel, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told the Solicitor -General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice that there is no order be it interim, interlocutory or perpetual order from either the National Industrial Court, or any other court restraining Nigerian workers from participating in peaceful rallies convened by it. The NLC also […]
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AS Nigerians grapple with sanitation challenges to live healthy, the Federal Government, weekend, disclosed of conquering the monster of open defecation as two more Local Government Areas were added to the list of Open Defecation Free Local Government Areas in Nigeria. The two Local Government Areas are Soba and Kauru, all in Kaduna State after […]
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The continuation of the Federal Government and Organised Labour’s meeting over the removal of subsidy on petrol, and its attendant consequences, failed to hold Friday evening. However, Organised Labour blamed government unpreparedness and lack of seriousness for the botched meeting. Vanguard gathered that the scheduled meeting of the main committee (the Steering Committee) and three […]
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Organised labour, on the platform of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said the seven-day ultimatum they gave the Federal Government to reverse all anti-people policies, including the fuel subsidy matter, was as a result of government’s perchant of robbing the masses to feed the rich. Labour equally said: “The government seems to have declared a […]
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