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Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency Management and Social Development, has been advised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to disclose details of planned N729bn payments to 24.3 million needy Nigerians for six months. According to...

President Muhammadu Buhari supported the restructuring of the Economic Group of West African States (ECOWAS) in the face of his obvious objection to Nigerians' demands for restructuring on Saturday. He advised the provincial body to streamline its administration in a...

The Abia State Project Delivery Office of the Federal Government’s 75 Billion Naira Survival Fund, has said its attention has been drawn to allegations that some school owners in the state are demanding their employees who benefited from the...

Following the difficulties faced by Plateau State citizens in enrolling for the National Identification Number (NIN) as a result of few enrollment centers, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong says he has received a Plateau State Government registration licence. In a...

The Federal Government has provided relief materials in the Shira Local Government region of Bauchi to 578 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). This was made clear by Alhaji Basheer Mohammed, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons...

The Central Working Committee of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been authorised by the National Executive Committee of the Party to start the registration/revalidation of party members. On Friday, following the approval, the Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee of...

The Federal Government plans to donate $350 million to the ECOWAS security Fund, of which $80 million (over N30.5 billion) will be spent on the North-East counter-insurgency programme. The contribution was made to the $1bn ECOWAS Regional Protection Fund set...

The National Identity Management Committee, NIMC, has announced that foreign diplomats have started to register for their NIN in Nigeria. This was contained in a declaration signed by the agency's director, Corporate Affairs, Kayode Adegoke. The Minister of Communications and Digital...

From February 15, 2021, non-teaching staff at Nigerian public universities will launch a national strike. The employees reject the handling of the Integrated Staffing and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) by the Federal Government. The non-teaching staff are going on strike to...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) notes that all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) new cheque books will become operational as at April 1, 2020. In order to enlighten their clients, CBN guided all banks, certified Cheque Printers/Personalisers, and the Nigeria...