THE EXECUTIVE

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to release the salaries of health workers, including doctors, that were seized while enforcing the no-work, no-pay policy. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, confirmed this…

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to leave Abuja Thursday (today) for Istanbul in Turkey, to take part in the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit. The event, themed ‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity’, is hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.9 billion for the procurement of equipment for the nation’s power sector to boost power supply across the country, through the Presidential Power Initiative. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made the…

The Federal Executive Council has approved the new Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 2021-2025). Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this at the end of the Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, on Wednesday. The…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 per cent. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu…

The Federal Ministry of Interior has reacted to the news making the rounds that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has declared that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages, declaring as illegal and invalid, for example, all…

War of words played out in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, between the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Ellias Mbam, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS),…

The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has called for the stripping of the Nigeria Customs Service of the responsibility of revenue collection. It said the responsibility should be transferred to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Stakeholders in the sector…

President Muhammdu Buhari has nominated Mr. Muazu Jaji Sambo from Taraba State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter urging the Senate to screen and confirm the nominee for appointment at plenary on Tuesday…