Tag: FG
FG suspends Accountant-General over N80bn probe
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has been suspended indefinitely by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed.
Ahmed announced...
FG withdraws amended charges against Kanu
The Federal Government has withdrawn the newly amended charges preferred against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Following the...
Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application
A Federal High Court sitting Abuja, on Wednesday, has dismissed the bail application filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra...
ASUU, SSANU deny reaching agreement with FG to call off strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and...
Northern CAN calls for justice over murder of Sokoto college student
The Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) has called on the Federal Government and the Sokoto State Government to demonstrate political...
Strikes: FG, varsity workers may reach agreement next week
The Federal Government (FG) has expressed optimism that the decisions reached at its tripartite plus meeting with the university-based unions will start yielding fruits...
FG suspends basketball in Nigeria for 2 years
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect.
The Minister...
FG: Lagos, Abuja, Edo 30 others will witness heavy flooding in...
The Federal Government (FG) says about 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will witness heavy flooding during this year’s rainy season.
The...
PDP slams FG, APC over insecurity, ASUU strike
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government over the security challenges bewildering the country.
The PDP also condemned...
ASUP begins two-week nationwide strike May 16
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has directed its members across Nigeria to withdraw all services in every polytechnic in the country for...