Tag: Federal Government
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ASUU Strike : Buhari meets committee of Pro-Chancellors in Abuja
A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and some selected members of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of the universities owned by the Federal Government is currently holding in Abuja. Reports have it that the meeting is taking place at the state house in Abuja and that it’s connected with the lingering industrial action embarked upon by…
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APGA candidate seeks FG intervention in solving Ogbaru’s ecological challenge
A former Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra, Mr Arinze Awogu, has urged the Federal Government to help the Anambra Government to combat the devastating ecological challenges in the area. Awogu, who is the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in upcoming 2023 polls,…
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Resident doctors set to embark on indefinite strike
Nigerian Doctors operating under the auspices of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to embark on an indefinite strike or not. The Doctors claim that the Federal Government has reneged on its promises.
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Akeredolu pleads with FG to allow Amotekun carry weapons
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has urged the Federal Government to allow Amotekun Corps to carry sophisticated weapons in order to protect the people. Speaking on his recent position on the oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to private individuals and organisations, Akeredolu explained that his position was to allow Amotekun to bear sophisticated…
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ASUU: We ‘ve tried out best – Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC) Abuja, He said all avenue has been deployed to ensure an end to the strike but to no avail. He said he and many government officials had engaged the union on several occasions to end the seven-month-old strike. “We have done the best…
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BREAKING: ASUU strike to finally end
The lingering faceoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be reaching its final face with Tuesday’s meeting. A senior Professor who is a top member of the ongoing negotiation excessively informed TheNewsGuru that government ‘seem to be waking up to appreciate the enormity of challenges it faces on…
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FG shelves five percent duty on telecom services
The Federal Government has put on hold the proposed five percent excise duty on telecommunications services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, announced the suspension in Abuja on Monday. Pantami said the decision to suspend the tax was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting that the telecommunications sector already has challenges of…
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ASUU: No work, no pay policy stands – FG says
The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah has said Federal Government’s ‘No work, no pay’ against the Academic Staff Union University (ASUU) over the lingering strike stands. Opiah, while expressing dismay over the 201 days old strike embarked upon by ASUU since February 14th, 2022, said the Federal Government has done his best…
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FG begins disbursement N130m grant to vulnerable persons
The Federal Government has began the disbursement of N130 million grant to 6,511 vulnerable persons in the 34 local government areas of Katsina State on Thursday. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, flagged off the disbursement. She said beneficiaries were selected through the Grant for Vulnerable Groups (GVG) programme…
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Kano-Zaria road: FG expresses satisfaction with level of work
The Federal Government has expressed satisfaction with the increased pace of work on the Kano-Zaria dual carriageway. The State Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Umar El-Yakub, made this known while inspecting the reconstruction of the road on Saturday in Kano. El-Yakub said that the aim of reconstruction was to improve access, enhance economic activities between…