Prisoners Gain Freedom as FG Pays ₦585m Fines The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, represented by an Assistant...

New Minimum Wage to Commence in April 2024 - FG The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview be in...

Diversify From Oil to Boost Economic Development - Stakeholders to FG Stakeholders from many sectors have called on the Federal Government to make a U-turn after six decades of heavy reliance on petroleum resources. They emphasized the significance of diversifying the economy by focusing on undeveloped...

FG to Spend N7.76tn on Salaries, Others The Federal Government’s recently agreed wage with the Labour Congress, salaries to federal workers, and other non-debt recurrent costs are expected to gulp N7.76tn in 2023. This is based on data from the initial 2023 budget and recently signed...

FG Orders Contractors to Complete AAK Gas Pipeline by 2024 Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, has charged contractors handling the 614-kilometer Ajaokuta, Kaduna, Kano gas pipelines project not to default on the promised July/August 2024 completion deadline. Spokesperson for the Minister, Louis Ibah, in...

FG Awards First Oil Exploration License Under PIA The Federal Government has granted a Petroleum Exploration Licence to TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited, which is the first of such licence to be issued under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. It said the licence, which was granted by...