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Democracy Day: Nigerian govt declares Thursday public holiday

8 June 2025

Nigerians thus have two of the five days of the week as public holidays, as Monday was already declared a public holiday to mark the Islamic Eid-el-Kabir festival. The latest holiday is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja. Ajani disclosed that the Minister of Interior, […]

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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Deal To Boost $7.7trn Halal Economy

28 February 2025

The Federal Government has inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company, HPDC, to make Nigeria a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion.

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Probe Weighty Claim USAID Funded Boko Haram, Ndume Tells FG

17 February 2025

The Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has called on the Federal government to thoroughly investigate the claims of the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, funding Boko Haram and other terrorist Organizations.

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Food Security: FG secures $134m ADB loan to boost wheat, rice, millet production

13 November 2024

The federal government has secured a loan facility of $134m from the African Development Bank, ADB, to help farmers boost seeds and grain production in the country.

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NLC gives Dec 1 ultimatum for minimum wage payment

11 November 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given state governments an ultimatum of December 1, 2024, to implement the new minimum wage.

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FG Fines Meta $220m For Data Privacy Violations

20 July 2024

A statement by the the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ,FCCPC, said the decision was taken after its joint investigation with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission ,NDPC, revealed extensive and ongoing violations of Nigerian laws, following a comprehensive 38-month investigation into its data privacy practices and market behaviour. According to the statement, between May […]

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FG Lists Flood-Prone States, Says Downpour May Worsen Cholera

5 July 2024

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Joseph Terlumum who raised the concern while addressing a press conference said a total of 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases have already been recorded as of Wednesday, July 3, 2024, since the outbreak of the epidemic. Recent incessant rains have resulted in floods in some states and […]

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Tinubu to consult govs, OPS on minimum wage — FG

26 June 2024

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Tinubu at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said a memo on the report of the new minimum wage was presented to the council […]

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FG Declares Public Holiday For Eid-Ul-Adha

15 June 2024

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior,  Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, who disclosed this in a statement said the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, and congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. The Minister assured that the Administration […]

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