The Federal Government has appealed to drivers, particularly those of articulated trucks, using the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State, to watch for diversion signs as height restriction barriers will soon be installed. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha disclosed this on Saturday that these restrictions were necessary to facilitate … Read more
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has debunked the misleading reports suggesting that the Federal Government has scrapped Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS). This is contained in a statement made available by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, on Friday in Abuja. Boriowo quoted the Minister to have … Read more
In a new report by Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery monitoring platform, a staggering N3.41 billion was disbursed for 56 federal government projects in 2023 without a contractor beginning work on the sites. The report raised concerns about how project abandonment or fraudulent execution, poor oversight, and lack of accountability in public project execution … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered over N20 billion in pension deductions from the salaries of ghost workers in 2024. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a breakfast meeting with some members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. … Read more
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the Federal Government for placing a ban on the exportation of crude oil allocated to local refineries. Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, PETROAN’s National President, gave the commendation on Wednesday while reacting to the development. Gillis-Harry urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to … Read more
The Federal Government has said it spends N200bn to subsidise electricity monthly. According to the government, this amount benefits the wealthiest 25 per cent of Nigerians rather than those who truly need assistance. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, stated this in a statement on Monday. Verheijen is … Read more
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF). The President of the association, Dr Osundara Tope-Zenith, made the appeal at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The forum was to mark the end of the … Read more
The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said corps members will start receiving monthly allowance of N77,000 in February 2025. Ahmed, who disclosed this on Thursday while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream 11 corps members in Katsina, said the allowance has been captured in the … Read more
Newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa has disclosed plans by the federal government to connect every State in the country with rail transport. This is as Dr Opeifa promised to fulfil the corporation’s responsibility to Nigerians in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda programme of President … Read more
The Federal Civil Service Commission is set to recruit staff for the federal government, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu has disclosed. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Onanuga made this disclosure on Monday, citing a notice by Taiwo Hassan, Head of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Civil … Read more