W/Bank Supports FG On Petrol Subsidy Removal       The World Bank said on Thursday that the removal of petrol subsidy in Nigeria was an important step amid the COVID-19 crisis. The bank, in its ‘Africa’s Pulse’ report entitled ‘Charting the road to recovery’, said countries in sub-Saharan...

FG Approves N654m To Track Down Illegal Spectrums         The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N653.89m for the purchase and deployment of spectrum monitoring system for the southeastern part of the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by...

NASS Shifts PIB Deliberations To 2021 – FG       Deliberations on the Petroleum Industry Bill by the National Assembly has been shifted to the first quarter of next year, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said. At the sidelines of the Joint Executive-Legislature...

Unions Will Disburse N10bn Transport Palliative – FG       Only duly registered road transport unions will be considered under the N10bn intervention fund for road transport workers and operators, the Federal Government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, said this when the National...

FG, WAEC Agree To Shift Exam to Sept 5. The Federal Government and West African Examination Council (WAEC) have agreed to shift the date for the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from the August 4. The new date for the examination...

FG, States, Others Shared N8.15 trn in 2019. ….2018 figures higher than 2019 disbursements by 4.42%, The sum of N8.15 trillion was shared between the Federal, States, Local Governments and other statutory recipients by the Federation Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2019. This figure is N377billion...