FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The Federal government has agreed to pay N4.75 billion compensation to the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN). This agreement led to the Union subsequently calling off its nationwide strike. President of AUFCDN, Comrade Muhammad Tahir, disclosed this after a meeting with the Federal Government presided…

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as “no fly zone’’. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the National Security Council. The…

The Federal Government has dismissed media reports that Benin Republic is looking to become Nigeria’s 37th state. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, reportedly told journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday that the Benin Republic President, Patrice Talon, had expressed his country’s readiness to be part of Nigeria.…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, has expressed readiness in making his country become part of Nigeria. Onyeama, who made this know shortly after a close-door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president…

The Federal Government has made it clear it won’t pay ransom to secure the release of abducted students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, revealed the FG’s position in an interview with Channels Television on Saturday. Mohammed was reacting…

The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has revealed there are plans by the Federal Government to replace the Bank Verification Number (BVN) with the National Identity Number (NIN). Pantami made this closure when he led a delegation of chief executive officers on a visit to Mobile…

It is not good times for Nigerians that transact in cryptocurrency. The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered all banks to close accounts of anyone who trades with cryptocurrency. The order was contained in a letter signed on Friday by the Director of Banking Supervision, Bello Hassan. According to the…

The federal government has warned that some Northern states in the country may experience a brief spell of drought between June and July 2021 as the weather may change. Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while speaking in Abuja at the 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). He gave the…

The deadline for the registration of National Identity Number, NIN, has been extended by 8 weeks. The Federal Government has confirmed. The Federal Government through the Nigeria Identity Management Commission, NIMC in a statement made available to THE PUNCH said “The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module…

About 8,000 women in Lagos State have received N20,000 each as beneficiaries of the Federal government’s ongoing Special Cash Grant for Rural Women Project. Mrs Rhoda Iliya, the Deputy Director of Information, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.…