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FG Secures $747m Loan For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
The Federal Government has secured a $747 million loan to finance the coastal highway that will eventually link Lagos State to Calabar. A Reuters report quoting the Finance Ministry said the syndicated loan led by Deutsche Bank is to finance the construction of the first phase of the 700-km (435-mile) project. Finance ministry spokesperson Mohammad […]
Nigeria Wins 2025 World Summit Information Society (WSIS) Prize
Nigeria has continued to showcase her growing footprint in ICT-driven development in international competition as it clinched the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize in Geneva, Switzerland. The WSIS prize is in the Access to Information and Knowledge category through the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) Digital Awareness Programme (DAP) which was the […]
BREAKING: FG declares 16 as minimum age for university, polytechnic admission
The Federal Government has officially fixed the minimum entry age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at 16. Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja. Alausa stated that the new age requirement is non-negotiable and must be […]
NIMC captures 59,786 prison inmates
The Federal Government said it has captured 59,786 inmates out of the 80, 879 inmates’ population across its 256 custodial centres. Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, DCC Abubakar Umar in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said the figure represents 74 percent of the population. He dismissed a report which had alleged that […]
Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday. The minister congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and the Diaspora on […]
Northern elders give Edo, FG 14-day ultimatum to prosecute killers of hunters
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo and federal governments to prosecute the killers of travelling hunters intercepted by members of a vigilante group in the state. In a statement on Saturday, Abubakar Jiddere, the NEF spokesperson, said the punishment of the perpetrators must be witnessed by the public […]
Finally, FG begins payment of N77,000 allowance to NYSC members
Members of the National Youth Services Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday, March 26, received the payment of N77,000 as the new minimum wage approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The new allowance (the national minimum wage) for NYSC and civil servants was previously approved by President Bola Tinubu in September 2024. NYSC members were previously […]
Funding issues delaying corps members’ N77,000 pay – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cited funding challenges as the reason for the delay in implementing the increased monthly allowance for corps members. Despite the Federal Government’s approval of the allowance hike from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000 in July 2024 and assurances that payments would begin in February 2025, corps members continue to receive […]
FG, states, LG shared N1.703tn January 2025 revenue
The Federal Government, states, and Local Government councils have shared a total of N1.703tn in Federation Account revenue for January 2025. This amount represents an increase of 19.6 per cent or N279bn from the N1.424tn shared from December 2024 revenue According to a press release by the Director (Press and Public Relations) at the Office […]
BREAKING: We’re going to review electricity tariff for Band B, C customers – FG
The Federal Government has announced plans to review electricity tariffs for Band B and C customers as part of efforts to improve the power sector and encourage investment. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this revelation during the public presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Nigeria Integrated Resource Plan on Thursday in Abuja. […]