Tag: Federal Government
Slash lawmakers’ salaries to compensate ASUU, Ndume tells FG
The Senator representing Borno South Ali Ndume has asked the Federal Government to slash the salaries of the National Assembly members by 50...
Court orders final forfeiture of over $2.7m Diezani’s Abuja homes, cars
A Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a...
Senate okays Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m loans
A request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 and €490,000,000 under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan by President Muhammadu Buhari...
African leaders are dictators, comedian Trevor Noah says
The Daily Show's host and comedian, Trevor Noah, has reacted to Twitter ban by Nigerian government.
Noah said the act should always remind us that...
Igboho: Address insecurity, lopsided appointments, Falana tells FG
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has asked the Federal Government to address issues of insecurity, youth unemployment and lopsided appointments instead of a...
Nigerians in diaspora get FG’s temporary passports
A temporary passport has been provided to replace emergency travel certificates by the Federal Government has replaced the emergency travel certificate which according to...
Naira nosedives to record lowest with persisting dollar shortage
The value of the naira has crumbled against the dollar to close at N411.63/$1, which is a three-month record low, at the Investors and...
FG shuts universities nationwide for COVID-19 measures
By Aiyeku Timothy
The Federal Government has ordered universities to shut down across the country as part of the measures to halt the spread of...
‘ASUU promised to call of strike before today’ – FG
By Aiyeku Timothy
The Federal Government has revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had promised to call off their nine-month-old strike before...
Solar Power: 25 million beneficiaries to pay N4,000 monthly
By Aiyeku Timothy
The presidency has disclosed that the estimated 25 million beneficiaries from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week pay...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
