Information on the 47 Federal Unity Colleges that the federal government closed due to the nation’s worsening security situation has surfaced. According to GISTCON, the Federal Government announced the closure of Unity Colleges in a notice sent to all principals by Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Secondary Education, Office of the Minister of Education. This … Read more
On Thursday, in Abuja’s Federal High Court, the two senior members of the Ansaru terrorist group—a network linked to Al-Qaeda—will be arraigned by the federal government. Abubakar Abba (also known as Isah Adam or Mahmud Al-Nigeri) and Mahmud Muhammed Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a or Abbas Mukhtar) are the two commanders. Judgement on a … Read more
The new tax law includes a 5% petroleum products tax, although the federal government has stated that no plans to impose it immediately. Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, announced this during a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The tax has reportedly infuriated many Nigerians, who have taken … Read more
Under the Sovereign Digitalisation Programme 1Government Cloud, the Nigerian federal government has begun rolling out paperless governance across all ministries, departments, and agencies through Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB). During his speech during the launch, Galaxy Backbone’s Managing Director and CEO, Professor Ibrahim Adeyanju, referred to the project as a “strategic shift” in the digital transformation … Read more
Mining marshals have been ordered by Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, to secure an illicit gold mine in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, in order to prevent any environmental risks. Segun Tomori, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, signed a statement on Wednesday that provided this information. The previous operation, which took place on … Read more
In the midst of a strike ultimatum, the Nigerian government allegedly granted the Nigerian Labour Congress two crucial demands. The demands include the nomination of Opeyemi Agbaje as head of the National Pension Commission and the reversal of the 40% deduction from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund into the national treasury. At the time … Read more
Sunday XANDERTECH has obtained official numbers showing that in the first half of 2025, the Federal Government, via the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, withdrew a total of N256.52bn from revenue allocations to finance gas infrastructure projects. In the midst of the government’s most recent strategy to examine deductions and revenue retention methods, this occurs. The … Read more
According to Hamza Ibrahim Baba, the National Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, the issuance of interest-free loans to smallholder farmers and companies nationwide would soon begin before the end of 2025. While meeting with members of the traders’ groups and other informal business sector players in Kaduna on Friday, Baba made … Read more