The Federal Government on Tuesday said that the military and various security agencies in the country are collaborating with major social media organisations to identify and erase accounts used by terrorist and criminal groups to promote their activities and raise funds for their nefarious activities. Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Major General…
The Federal Government has approved the introduction of mandatory pre-employment drug testing as a requirement for prospective applicants into the Public Service. This is stated to be part of ongoing efforts to curb the rising menace of illicit drug use and its attendant consequences on national development and security. Accordingly, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of…
The Federal Government has announced plans to tap into Nigeria’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernise the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, with the Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, saying…
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has directed the suspension of all actions and enforcement measures relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on the matter, the OSGF disclosed that it…
The federal government has announced a nationwide prohibition on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three ,SS3, in all public and private secondary schools. A statement to this effect on Sunday,by the Federal Ministry of Education, explained that the “directive follows growing concerns over the increasing incidence of examination malpractice, including…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minster of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged the judiciary to expedite hearings in cases involving terrorism, human trafficking, kidnapping and other violent crimes, stressing that the judiciary must support national efforts to combat insecurity. The AGF made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during the ceremony marking…
The Federal Government has banned the use of physical cash for the payment of revenue and directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to install Point of Sale terminals within 45 days. The directive is part of four Treasury circulars issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and obtained by The PUNCH on Monday….
The supreme court has dismissed the suit filed by the Osun attorney-general (AG) against the federal government on withheld local government allocations due to the state. In a split decision of six to one, which was delivered on Friday, the apex court held that the Osun AG does not have the legal rights to institute…
The Federal Government has paid cash transfers to over 8.3 million vulnerable Nigerians under the National Social Safety Net Programme, as civil society organisations launched the 2025 report on the implementation of the intervention across several states. This was disclosed at the official launch of the Third Party Monitoring report on Thursday in Abuja. The…
The Federal Government has vowed to take strict action against Nigerian banks, financial institutions, and accounting firms found collaborating in terrorism financing, warning that heads of involved organizations will face prosecution, while the institutions may be fined or closed. This was disclosed by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala,…