The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has issued a notice to all its structures and organs to commence mobilisation for mass action against the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. This was contained in a statement signed by the association’s President, Danielson Akpan. The ASUU […]
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The Federal Government, Wednesday, explained that the reason for the scheduled parley with executives of the organized labour was to avert the threat of industrial action over the new minimum wage of ₦30,000 But labour has also told the government that it has passed the stage of attending meetings with the government, contending that what […]
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The Federal Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement on youth employment. The implementation of the agreement will see Nigerian youth gain employment with the global body under what is known as Junior Professional Officers Programme (JPO-P). JPO-P came into existence in 1963, with several countries participating in the programme. […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Federal Government for ensuring a relatively stable nationwide supply of petroleum products and electricity during this year’s Christmas celebration. The National Public Relations Officer of the association, Mr Bestman Okereafor, gave the kudos in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Thursday. “The […]
Read More Federal Government and the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, has signed a Memorandum of Understand, MoU, on youth employment. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama signed the agreement when the acting Resident Representative of the UNDP Mr. Joerg Kuehnel paid him a courtesy call in his office. He said the implementation of the agreement […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students,NANS,has given the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,a December 31 deadline to resolve their differences and call off the ongoing strike, vowing that it would mobilize members to disrupt the 2019 general elections if both sides remained adamant after expiration of the deadline. The body […]
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The Federal Government, States and Local Governments have shared ₦812.76 billion as revenue for the month of November. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse said this on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. Giving a breakdown of the revenue accrued in […]
Read More Between January 2015 and August 2018, the Federal Government recorded a total shortfall of ₦2.38 trillion in independent revenue from its agencies captured under the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The Act stipulates that any government agency that generates revenue must remit 80 per cent of their operating surplus to the Consolidated Revenue Fund account. Some of […]
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The negotiations between Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Monday ended in deadlock again. The ASUU delegation walked out of the meeting which lasted for hours at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, at the Conference Haill of the ministry. The meeting was convened to ensure […]
Read More The Federal High Court, Lagos, has adjourned until Feb.13, 2019, a $69 million suit filed by the Federal Government against Chevron Petroleum Nigeria, seeking to recover oil revenue. The FG filed the suit against Chevron Nigeria Ltd, and Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, as first and second defendants respectively. The case which was adjourned for a […]
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There are indications that agencies of government that are yet to be enrolled in the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System may not be able to access their personnel budget from 2019. The indication was contained in the 2019 budget circular which was obtained exclusively by our correspondent from the Budget Office of the Federation. The […]
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The Federal Government’s collected revenue fell by 38.4 per cent in October, and it recorded a deficit of ₦66.51 billion within same period. The Central Bank of Nigeria revealed this in its ‘Economic Report October 2018’ which was released on Monday. In the report, the apex regulator stated, “Federally-collected revenue (gross) was estimated at N682.06bn […]
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