THE EXECUTIVE

The Federal Government on Monday said it would extend its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale…

President Bola Tinubu will visit Qatar in March for bilateral discussions as scheduled despite speculations of a snub by authorities of the Asian nation. A memo between the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its proposed nationwide protest. In a letter addressed to the counsel for the NLC, Femi Falana, the AGF said there is…

President Bola Tinubu says there is no going back on the reforms introduced by his administration. During his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, the president announced removal of fuel subsidy and also directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to collapse the…

President Bola Tinubu has given marching orders to senior civil servants for the accelerated payment of welfare packages to workers nationwide. He warned that the bureaucracies undermining the expeditious payment of benefits would not be tolerated and directed that a monthly briefing by…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). A Thursday statement by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the appointment is “pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate”. The new team has Gbenga…

The federal government has approved the establishment of two new universities, bringing the number of private universities to 149 and the total number of universities in the country to 274. The new universities are Lighthouse University, Evbuobanosa, Edo state and the African School…

The Federal Government has revealed plans to relaunch direct cash transfers to about 12 million vulnerable Nigerians amid the high cost of living in the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this during the retreat organised…