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As momentum continues to gather ahead of the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, some organisers, who all the while were tagged ‘faceless’, have revealed their identities, Saturday PUNCH reports. They also insisted…

The Federal Government has threatened jail term for Local Government Area chairmen tampering with the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee funds. This was made known by the Attorney General of the Federation and…

The Federal Government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. The Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed this to The PUNCH…

The executive chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, has constituted a 15-man committee to oversee the distribution of federal government palliative grains, including maize and gari, allocated to the 33…

The Supreme Court will today (Thursday) deliver judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors of the federation on local government autonomy. Punch reports. The suit filed by…

The Federal Government has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. Punch reports. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari,…

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state, saying there is a full-blown war there. The APC Caretaker Committee…

The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. Punch reports. The…

The Association of Local Government of Nigeria has raised concerns over the proposed N62,000 minimum wage, insisting that if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial burden. The PUNCH reports…

The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher national minimum wage. Punch reports. The Minister of Information and…