Tag: Federal Government of Nigeria
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ASUU exemption from IPPIS only for a while — FG
The Federal Government has said that the proposal to exempt members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System is a temporary measure pending the conclusion of integrity test on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige who clarified the position…
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Strike: Why we sued FG, ASUU — Law students
The Nigerian Law students have explained why they sued the Academic Staff Union of Universities and relevant ministries representing the Federal Government for the lingering strike which has led to the shutdown of various public universities since March 2020. The students through the National President of the Law Students Association of Nigeria, Blessing Agbomhere, sought…
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Lekki shooting: Anger as FG insists on sanctioning CNN
The threat by the federal government to sanction US Cable News Network, CNN, over its investigative report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, Thursday provoked outrage across the country. Government also challenged the promoters of #EndSARS campaign who accused soldiers of mass killing of innocent, peaceful and unarmed protesters…
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Endorse Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy, FG urges WTO
The Federal Government on Thursday urged members of the World Trade Organisation to certify the candidacy of former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the job of director-general. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, made this call in a statement on Thursday, according to the News Agency of…
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FG moves to create agency for management of crime proceeds
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to, among other things, create an agency that will be saddled with the responsibility of managing proceeds of crime in Nigeria. With the approval of the bill titled ‘Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill,’ the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN),…
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Court orders P&ID to pay Nigeria £1.5 million
A United Kingdom judge has ordered P&ID to make an interim payment of more than £1.5 million to Nigeria within 21 days to cover legal costs the country incurred as part of its successful application for the extension of time to challenge the arbitration award of $9.6 billion to the company. The judge gave the…
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Our alternative to IPPIS ready for test run, ASUU tells FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday told the Federal Government that the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, which it developed as an alternative to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System is ready for integrity tests. According to ASUU, the software for UTAS was unveiled and demonstrated to the Minister of Education and…
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Inflammatory comments: Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges FG to caution Miyetti Allah
The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the Federal Government to call to order the Miyetti Allah, the umbrella body of Fulani herdsmen in the country, over their incessant unguarded and provocative statements and threats capable of setting the country ablaze. In a statement, Ohanaeze Ndigbo condemned the effrontery of Miyetti Allah in…
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Petroleum subsidy removal non negotiable — Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Thursday that the Federal Government had reached a conclusion that it could no longer bear the burden of petrol subsidy. Sylva said this in a statement published on the ministry’s Instagram page, with the title ‘Deregulation: The facts and the reasons behind the policy’.…