Zainab Ahmed

Anthony Iwuoma Despite the protracted strike action of the university lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over pay, the Federal Government has justified  expending a whopping N1.15bn on the…

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the promotion of 3,466 general duty and support staff officers. The approval was announced on Tuesday by Customs Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi. The…

The First Lady of the Federal of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday, was at the Senate midway through plenary to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. The President’s…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to abort the planned protests against the Federal government's proposed removal of fuel subsidy, saying the move is “totally…

Anthony Iwuoma Senate President Ahmed Lawan has debunked reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the remove fuel subsidy. Sen. Lawan's stance, however, is at variance with that of Minister of Finance, Budget and National…

The Federal Government has said that the over three-year-old currency swap between Nigeria and China has not worked the way Nigerians expected. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) in July 2018 signed a…

Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has revealed that the Federal Government would remove fuel subsidies by 2022. In place of the fuel subsidy, Zainab Ahmed said the Federal Government introduce a…

Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives is currently in secret meeting with two ministers and representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ostensibly oer the planned strike action of the…

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the authourisation of N2.343 trillion ($6.183 billion USD) as External Borrowing in the 2021 Appropriation Act. This was just as it directed the Minister of Finance, Budget…

Babajide Okeowo In a bid to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients who need oxygen, the sum of N6.45 billion has been approved by the federal government for the establishment of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide. Minister of…