THE EXECUTIVE

The Federal Commissioner, National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has disclosed that the country’s migration policy is at the verge of being reviewed. Underscoring the importance of the review, she stated that migrants are a…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has directed the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to review the staff salary structure of the Fund. Ngige who said the directive was an ultimatum at the closing ceremony of…

The federal government has approved a prior review of the thresholds service-wide application for procurements in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Ministerial tenders board can now award a contract of N30 million and above — but less than N1.5 billion — for works. This…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday warned multilateral finance institutions against defunding oil and gas projects in Africa, as the Western World continues its drive to phase out polluting fuels, saying such a step would have medium and long term consequences on African…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday shared a total of N699.824 billion to the federal state and local governments for the month of December 2021. This represents a N23.878 billion increase over the N675.946 billion distributed in the preceding month of December. According…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of three scholars who distinguished themselves in the field of sciences for 2020/2021 Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM). Chairman, Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Governing Board, Professor Shekarau Yakubu Aku, who disclosed this…

The Federal Government and the United States, on Thursday, signed the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) Agreement. According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the CPIA will reduce the pillage of Nigeria’s ancient arts which are mostly smuggled to…

A decision on the removal of the subsidy on petroleum will be made in June when the provision for its payment in the 2022 budget expires, the National Economic Council (NEC), has disclosed. The council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contract awards for various projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), flood control in the six geo-political zones as well as for the Ministry of Transportation with a combined worth of about N76.78 billion. The…

The Presidency has rejected reports indicating that the National Economic Council (NEC) has recommended increasing the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N302 per litre. The reports emerged on Wednesday claiming that the NEC chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in…