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The Federal Government has resumed the payment of arrears to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, releasing the second tranche of the N44,000 owed to them nationwide. The disbursement, which commenced on Wednesday, is being made in batches and follows the first payment…

Seventeen months after the Tinubu administration first indicated interest in creating a decentralised police system, pressure is mounting from sociopolitical groups, civil society organisations, and ex-service personnel for its implementation. The renewed push followed President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with prominent citizens of Katsina…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to visit Nasarawa State to commission a new 6,000-metric-ton lithium processing plant built by Chinese investors, Governor Abdullahi Sule said on Wednesday. Sule revealed this to State House correspondents after closed-door talks with the President at the Aso…

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to enroll 44 million Nigerians into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by 2030 to curb high out-of-pocket healthcare spending. The government reaffirmed its commitment to citizens’ health through innovative and sustainable financing. Dr. Iziaq Salako, Minister…

The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has said the Federal Government will empower 7 million young Nigerians with digital and professional skills in the next two years. The minister said this would lead to the creation of millions of jobs.Olawande announced this…

The Federal Government, on Thursday, defended the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to N100,000 and N200,000, saying it was necessary to sustain quality, curb corruption, and ensure timely delivery of travel documents. The Nigeria Immigration Service, in a statement signed by its…

More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Reports gathered on Thursday say that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu,…

As the crisis between states and electricity distribution companies continues to degenerate over who has the power to fix electricity tariffs, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has summoned all the stakeholders to a meeting scheduled for next week, Energy…

Ten Million Nigerian Women Farmers selected across the federation will benefit from the Federal government’s agro value Chain Capacity Building Workshop to enhance Food Security. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, stated this at the opening of a 3- day National Workshop…

Pandemonium erupted in Owode Onirin, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, following a violent confrontation between land grabbers and traders, which claimed three lives and left several others, including a police officer, injured. In a separate incident, business activities were disrupted at…