The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has delivered on offers made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The government made this in reaction to the claim by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that the government had failed to deliver on offers made to the union. Eko … Read more
The Oyo State government on Tuesday said it has received no fewer than one hundred teachers from the federal government of Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, while receiving the Teachers in Ibadan, the state capital. Adeniran in his speech said the Federal Government … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 5TH DECEMBER, 2020 The Federal Government has said that men of the police force are now afraid to wear their uniforms due to the unfortunate events that led to the death of some police officers during the End SARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made this known … Read more
The Senate, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to provide enough funds to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for Nigerians. The Chairman Senate committee on health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, raised the point of order during plenary which was adopted by other lawmakers. The Upper Chamber also resolved that its committee on health should meet with the Ministers … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 3rd December, 2020 Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Wednesday, approved the employment of 50 medical doctors to be deployed across the 44 local government areas of the state. This is contained in a statement by Aminu Bello-Sani, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kano State Agency for the Control of Aids (KSACA), on … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 2ND DECEMBER, 2020 The Federal Government has urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the capability of the military in tackling terrorists following Saturday’s killing of some farmers by suspected Boko Haram Terrorists in Borno. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the plea on Tuesday in Lagos. Mohammed asked Nigerians … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) says it has conceded about ₦1.024 trillion import duty waivers, concessions and grants to drive economic growth in the country in the past three years. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning made this known at a one-day sensitisation on Digitisation of Import Duty Exemptions Certificate (IDEC) … Read more
The US has condemned the beheading of 43 farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The United States Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement issued on Monday, asked the Federal Government to fish out the perpetrators of the deadly act, adding that justice should be served. While commiserating with victims … Read more
The House of Representatives technical committee on customs and excise has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to issue an executive order to decongest the nation’s ports. The committee made the recommendation to the federal government during a four-day oversight visit to the customs formations in Lagos which ended during the weekend. It also recommended that the … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may soon call-off its 8-month old strike after a meeting between it leaders and federal government representatives ended amicably. The Federal Government had, on Friday, pledged to increase the total payment to the union to ₦70 billion. It also agreed to pay the salary arrears of the lecturers … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is currently in a meeting with the Federal Government in a bid to “finalise talks” to put an end to its lingering strike. However, ASUU disclosed in a tweet on its official handle on Friday evening that it has shifted grounds on the government’s offer. According to the … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is currently in a meeting with the Federal Government to “Finalise Talks” to put an end to its lingering strike. ASUU disclosed this in a tweet on its official handle on Friday. https://twitter.com/ASUUNGR/status/1332331937504104448?s=19 Read also: FG Offers ₦65bn To End ASUU Strike Recall that the striking lecturers had … Read more
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, has called officials of the Federal Government to question as to how a $125m loan obtained from the World Bank dispensed. On Thursday, the committee summoned signatories to the World Bank account belonging to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation where the money was domiciled … Read more
The Federal Government, on Thursday, resumed its meeting with members of the organised labour movement. This is after the labour leaders staged a walkout on Sunday following the failure to resolve the impasse between the government and the unions over the recent hike in the price of petrol and electricity tariff. In his remarks at … Read more
UK Parliamentarians had called on the government of the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials found culpable of human rights violations during the protest. The Federal Government has said that the recent deliberations on the #EndSARS demonstration by the United Kingdom Parliament does not reflect the stance of the British Government. Minister of … Read more
FG Petition, CNN The Federal Government on Monday petitioned the Cable News Network (CNN), demanding “immediate and exhaustive investigation into its report on the Lekki Toll Gate incident to determine its authenticity and conformity to basic standards of journalism. In the petition addressed to Mr. Jonathan Hawkins VP, Communications, CNN Centre Atlanta, Georgia U.S, the … Read more
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The Federal Government will spend ₦311 billion on the construction and rehabilitation of the 127.6-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), disclosed this during an inspection tour, and a town hall meeting on the dual carriageway at Ogere, Ogun State. The road awarded to Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria, … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the disarmament and demobilisation phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), lamenting proliferation of light weapons in the region. The governor also assured that governors in the Niger Delta region would support the new vision of the … Read more
The Nigerian government has moved to wield the big stick against the Academic Staff Union of Universities by commencing a process of registering a rival union in a bid to take the striking union out of the equation. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, dropped the hint on … Read more
The federal government on Thursday, challenged the promoters of #EndSARS campaign who accused soldiers of massacring innocent, peaceful and unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last month to submit their evidences and facts as regards the alleged mass killing or shut up. The government accused the promoters of the violent protest of … Read more