FG bows to pressure, exempts telecom from 5% excise duty
Abuja—The federal government has finally exempted the telecom sector from the five percent excise duty approved in 2020 to be…
FG shifts date for national census
Abuja—Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29…
Old naira notes Deadline: Drama in Supreme Court as Bayelsa, Edo, join FG against Kaduna, Zamfara, others
Abuja—Drama erupted in Supreme Court on Wednesday when Edo and Bayelsa States pitched their tents with the Federal Government in…
Gradual removal of petrol subsidy starts April—FG
Davos—The Federal Government may begin a gradual removal of the petrol subsidy from April 2023, about three months ahead of…
FG nets N1.8b from sale of forfeited assets–Malami
Abuja—The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that the Federal Government has realised…
Nothing can stop 2023 election–FG
Abuja—The Federal Government has insisted that no threat from any quarter can stop the conduct of the 2023 general election,…
FG condemns train attack, abduction of passengers in Edo
Abuja—The Federal Government has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo as despicable…
FG’ll soon make pronouncement on salary increase—Ngige
Abuja—The Federal Government said it would soon make a pronouncement on salary increase for the civil and public servants to…
FG expresses concern over ‘unemployability’ of Nigerian graduates
Abuja—The Federal Government over the weekend expressed concern over the unemployability of Nigerian graduates in the labour market. According to…
FG approves 14-day paternity leave for male civil servants
Abuja—The Federal Government has approved the commencement of 14-working-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. According to the Vanguard newspaper,…
FG reintroduces history in basic education curriculum
Abuja—The Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of history as a stand-alone subject in the basic education curriculum 13 years…
Allow polytechnics award degrees, ASUP tells FG
Kaduna—The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Anderson Ezeibe, has urged the Federal Government to empower…
