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The Federal Government has increased the Duty Tour Allowances of ministers, permanent secretaries and other civil servants in the federal public service with effect from September 1, 2022. This was disclosed in a circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, with…

The Federal government on Friday launched a National Action Plan to end and prevent the emergence of new statelessness cases in the country. Statelessness is a situation in which a person is not recognised as a national of any state under the operation…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has lamented the level of fraudulent activities being perpetrated by scammers who have unauthorised access to data of citizens with the aim of swindling them. Mustapha spoke on Thursday when the management team of the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Halilu as the Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPMC Plc. Halilu is said to be an elder brother to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, and had headed the company in…

THE Federal Government has re-iterated its focus on improving the value proposition of teachers so as to im- prove the quality of teach- ing and learning in Nigeria. Minister of State for Education, Rt Hon Goodluck Opiah, who stated this also revealed that…

The Presidency on Wednesday, dared the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to name those who supplied him information that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had ordered security forces to stand down their offensive against herdsmen believed to be of the…

The total amount disbursed by the Federal Government to State Governments under the World Bank-Assisted States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme stands at N471.9 billion. The last tranche of disbursements under the programme to State Governments will take place in October. The SFTAS…

The federal government has launched the Presidential Delivery Tracker as well as a website developed by the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) to track, review and periodically report to the president on performance of ministries. The initiative is expected to enhance the delivery…

The federal government yesterday vowed to bring down its might on vandals and oil thieves who are sabotaging the nation’s economy. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration at the inauguration of eight gunboats acquired for use by the Nigeria…

The federal government yesterday formally floated the governing council of the Midstream & Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) in line with the dictates of the new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The government stated that over $20 billion will be needed yearly in the…