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The Federal Government has reiterated petrol subsidy will remain in place until mid-2023. According to the Minister of Finance, budget and national planning ZAINAB AHMED, the government is proposing to spend only 3.36 trillion naira for petrol subsidy in 2023. She said this in a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on the details of the 2023-2025...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again, today extended its six-month-old strike.  The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja this morning. A member of the union, confirmed the development newsmen following the meeting of the striking varsity teachers at the University....

Human rights lawyer, FEMI FALANA, has called on the Federal Government to sign the renegotiated agreement with the striking members of the Academic Union of University (ASUU). The Senior Advocate of Nigeria in a statement, urged both ASUU leadership and the current administration to resume negotiations in order to end the prolonged strike for the overall good of Nigerian students. ...

Nigeria's  former president Chief OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has said he has no preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election but a national agenda for the country. OBASANJO made the declaration when he paid a visit to former Head of State, General ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR at the Uphill in Minna, Niger State. He added that his visit to general ABDULSALAMI was to see his broth...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with some Israeli and Japanese companies to commence the assembling and manufacturing of electric and smart motorcycle by the year 2023. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, MICHAEL FREEMAN, says the partnership would combine Israeli, Japanese and Nigerian technologies, and would help in address the many challenges affecting...

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has urged Nigerians not to travel to Northern Cyprus, saying that the territory is not recognized in the international community except by Turkey. Chairman of the Commission, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA said this at the weekly State House Ministerial briefing. While admitting that the country’s insecurity challenge is a source of concern...

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, ATIKU ABUBAKAR has met with the Rivers state governor NYESOM WIKE in London, the United Kingdom. ATIKU ABUBAKAR was accompanied by Adamawa state governor AHMADU FINTIRI, while Governor WIKE had his allies, Governors SEYI MAKINDE, OKEZIE IKPEAZU, and SAMUEL ORTOM in attendance as well. Although no official statement has...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has handed over the University of Ibadan Vocational School to the tertiary institution branch. The board said it constructed the vocational school in line with its capacity-building mandate and the Nigerian Content 10-year Strategic Roadmap. Handing over the facility to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. KAYODE ADEBOW...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked the National Broadcasting Commission to reduce the cost of operating licenses for broadcast organizations in the country. NLC President AYUBA WABBA said this in a statement, days after the NBC announced the withdrawal of the broadcast licenses of 53 radio and television stations in the country. AYUBA WABBA in his statement said the decision di...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has thrown its support behind the proposal to create an electoral offences commission. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ogun state, NIYI IJALAYE, while featuring on Super FM’s Trends in the Nigerian Political Scene; said the commission will relieve INEC of the duties of prosecution, which will make the electoral body focused on conducting elections....