THE EXECUTIVE

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has requested the sum of three trillion naira (N3,000,000,000,000) as fuel subsidy for 2022. Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was…

The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Cairo at a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an agreement to end open defecation in the country by 2025. In renewing Nigeria’s commitment to ending the scourge, the President signed a pledge card on Tuesday in his office, in the presence of the Minister of…

The Federal Government is proposing to extend the period for the implementation of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, by 18 months. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, announced this on…

The Federal Government yesterday said it will regulate big technology micro blogging sites and platforms to generate taxes and to protect the country’s sovereignty and integrity. The government said the move became necessary due to the far-reaching implications of leaving the platforms open…

The Federal Government has begun a probe of online banks over their alleged breaches of customers’ data privacy, it has been learnt. The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, who made this disclosure in Abuja on Monday, said the agency…

The federal government, represented by the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has held a follow-up meeting with Egyptian authorities in an effort to boost electricity supply, including renewable energy in Nigeria. During the talks with the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ihad Awad ,…

THE Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has denied a report credited to her that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigeria Medical Associations (NMA) are not recognised labour unions in the public service. Yemi-Esan…

The Federal Government is considering autogas as an alternative to the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. This is according to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, who stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight amid plans by…

The Federal Government has revealed plans to make additional provisions for fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said. Ahmed, who is the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with the President…