Saturday, April 19, 2025
The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 with effect from July 2024. The increment is N7,000 above the new national minimum wage. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), dated September 25, 2024, and signed […]
The federal government through the Budget Office says it has concluded plans to drive an efficient budgetary system for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) by introducing the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System Budget Preparation Sub-System (GIFMIS/BPS). The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, disclosed […]
Presidency Speaks on Moves to Reduce Fuel Prices Amid NNPC, Local Refinery Dispute The Federal Government has distanced itself from the ongoing controversy between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery over petrol pricing. POLITICS NIGERIA understands that there are expectations from some quarters that involvement by […]
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,680 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,655 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,667.42 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,667.42 per dollar from N1,658.48 […]
Fresh queues have surfaced in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), leaving motorists spending hours to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), aka petrol. This followed the closure of many filling stations operated by independent marketers. Findings by Daily Trust on Tuesday evening, showed that many filling stations in Abuja did not open, while […]
The Presiding Judge, Jos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima has declared that Comrade Lucky Oyinbo and Rev. Samuel Adewale representing themselves and on behalf of Pensioners of Federal Parastatals of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Nigeria Police […]
The West African bloc of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is working with 🇷🇺 Russia to launch at least two satellites, an official statement said on Tuesday. Col. Assimi Goita, the president of Mali and current chair of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), discussed the project with Ilya Tarasenko, […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have again arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ogbuji. Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 10, 2023, upon arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 951 for ingesting 93 pellets of cocaine […]
The outgoing Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has been told to take the path of honour and obey the subsisting court judgement reinstating his estranged deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu as the duly elected Deputy Governor of Edo State. Shaibu made the call in a statement issued by his media […]
#FearlessInOctober Protests: Take-It-Back Movement Unveils Time, Convergence Points For Protesters In Lagos, Rivers, Kwara, Others September 24, 2024 The nationwide protests aim to highlight the pressing issues of hunger and economic hardship, and draw the attention of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the plight of Nigerians as a result of […]