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The Federal Government has increased maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 16. The government also advised women to seek legal action against discrimination and abuses at workplace. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said this when he addressed a plenary session...

The International Air Transport Association on Tuesday said Nigeria has repatriated the $600 million, belonging to international airlines that was trapped in the country due to foreign exchange shortages. The Director-General of IATA, Mr Alexandre de Juniac, on its website gave the credence at...

The Forum of South-South Governors on Wednesday in Port Harcourt restated its demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation from the Federal Government. Spokesperson for the Forum, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, said after a one day meeting that the demand was in the spirit and clamour...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced recruitment process as approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Corps said in a statement on Monday. Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC spokesperson, said an online portal has been opened to receive applications from suitably qualified candidates...

The Federal Government has faulted the report by Amnesty International alleging human rights violation by Nigerian military and other security agencies. It said the report is inherently battling with credibility and falling vehemently short of evidential narration....... Read more via The...

Nigeria said no fewer than 700 Boko Haram militants have signified their intention to surrender as it told the world the unprecedented humanitarian crisis triggered by the nine-year-old insurgency in the North-east. Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Tijjani Bande, told...

Only 10 of the 177 grand corruption cases across the country between 2000 and 2017 have resulted in convictions, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said. Releasing a report on corruption cases in Nigeria and how … Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

The federal government of Nigerian has claimed that 15 revenue generating agencies failed to remit N8.1 trillion to the Federation Account between 2010 and 2015. The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the allegation on Monday in Osogbo, Osun State, while...

People in two of northeastern Nigeria’s six states say militants with ties to Boko Haram are still in control of areas despite the federal government’s unwavering stance that it has defeated the Jihadist militant group. In Borno and Yobe states, residents told DW that militants of the...

Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Provence, Anglican Communion, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has raised concerns over the bills for the burial of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Bishop Chukwuma, who is known as the counsellor to the Ekwueme family said the family is yet to get a refund …...

No fewer than 19 postgraduate students granted scholarships by Presidential Amnesty Programme have alleged abandonment by the Federal Government. The students, who are currently in their final year at People’s Friendship University of Russia, alleged that Paul Boroh, sacked coordinator of the...

The federal government has stated that there is not enough military manpower available to be deployed to secure every village in the Middle Belt in order to stop incessant killings in the region, occasioned by the clashes between herdsmen … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷...

The Nigerian government on Wednesday urged Nigerians to keep faith on the release of Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi Christian girl still in Boko Haram captivity. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in a statement said the government was still negotitating her release with terrorists...

The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Gusau on Monday destroyed 5,870 illegal arms and ammunition recovered ................. Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2wHbW3i Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States (U.S.) to conduct national health indicator and impact survey to determine the accurate number of people infected with HIV in Nigeria. The survey, which will … Read more via allAfrica.com –...

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has condemned the way the President Muhammadu Buhari–led Federal Government is handling the menace of herdsmen in the country. Rising from its 2018 synod at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Amawbia, the Bishop of Awka Diocese, Dr. Alex Ibezim in his …...

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has charged the Federal Government to stop the continuous killings by herdsmen across the country particularly in the Middle Belt, oF mostly Christians if “it does not have a hand in it.” Bishop Simeon Okah The body also drummed … Read more via...

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, says the Federal Government will be closing the 2017 budget with a capital spending in excess of N1.5 trillion. Mrs Adeosun. who revealed this development on Sunday in a series of tweets on her Twitter … Read more via Channels Television –...

Nigeria’s government plans to create a powerful energy regulator with broad oversight of the oil and gas sector, according to draft versions of sweeping reforms known collectively as … Read more via NASDAQ.com – https://ift.tt/2wF9D0u Get more: Nigeria Business News

On Wednesday, Nigeria's health ministry ordered measures to be implemented for screening visitors from neighbouring countries. One official at the Nigerian Football Federation said: 'We will stop the game on medical advice because we cannot ...... read more via Mail Online –...