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The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th election, Peter Obi, has reacted to the bankrupt alarm raised by the Federal Government and challenged them to tell the nation how much they inherited from the previous government. Obi said in a series of tweets on his X handle on Thursday that the alarm also contradicts the spending ...

The Lagos State Government has emphasized the need for the Federal government to support in her quest for the development of critical projects and infrastructure in the state. Speaking through the Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, during a courtesy visit of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45, 2023 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS) at ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government and Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.” Justice Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos had in ...

A former President of Aka Ikenga and President of the Credibility Group, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, has berated the Federal Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for overheating the polity. In a statement made available to NewsProbe, Uwazurike said, “The recent statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed accusing the presidential candidate of Labour party of ...

As Nigeria marks its 62nd Independence anniversary, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently solve the challenge of growing poverty across the country. The House also urged the National Assembly to look again at the calls by citizens of the country for fiscal federalism and devolution of power. Speaker of the House, ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to publish copy and details of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for the repatriation of $23 million stolen by the late dictator Sani Abacha.” Joined in the suit as Respondent is the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture to withdraw the threat to sanction the BBC and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country, whether through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) or any other agency of government.” According to reports, Mr Mohammed had last Thursday ...

The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the decisions reached in its three-part meeting with university-based unions would yield fruits next week. The Head, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Olajide Oshundun, in a statement on Friday, said some agreements had been reached between the government and the unions. The Academic Staff Union of ...

The Federal Government has delayed the evacuation of Nigerians fleeing the Russia-Ukraine crisis till today. The first batch of the flights from Poland, Romania and Hungary aboard Air Peace and Max Air, were earlier scheduled to arrive Abuja yesterday (Thursday). However, leader of the Nigerian delegation and Director, Consular and Legal Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinremi, yesterday, announced that ...

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, has stated that the Federal Government does not have the funds to meet its obligations in the agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Ngige said the government was considering a renegotiation of the terms of the agreement with ASUU, in the effort to end the ongoing strike ...