The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared that the federal 36 state governments as well the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are legally obligated to provide free, compulsory, and universal basic education to all children of primary and junior secondary school age. Delivering the judgement on 9 October, the judge, D.E. Osiagor,…
The Federal Government has debunked reports claiming that open grazing has been banned nationwide. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, clarified that no such policy has been announced, and that the government is instead implementing a gradual, well-structured transition from open grazing to modern ranching systems. In a statement by Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head…
The Federal Government has banned open grazing by cattle rearers as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, during the inauguration of the 1st National Council on Livestock Development in Yola, Adamawa State. The minister…
The Federal Government has warned that the continued consumption of hides and skins, popularly known as ponmo, poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s leather industry, currently valued at about $5 billion. Speaking at the National Campaign Against the Consumption of Ponmo held on Thursday in Abuja, the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development…
The Federal Government will, in 2026, roll out two additional investment funds targeting Nigerian technology and creative startups under its Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme, officials disclosed over the weekend. The new financing windows, a creative sector fund, and a “fund of funds” for smaller investment vehicles are part of the government’s…
The Federal Government (FG) has borrowed N17.36 trillion from domestic and foreign sources in the first 10 months of this year. This represents N6.06 trillion (55.6 per cent) in excess of the N10.9 trillion stipulated in the 2025 Appropriation Act on 10 months prorate bases. The total borrowing in 2025 approved budget is N13.08 trillion…
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters has alleged that the Federal Government has perfect plans to sentence Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to death. Sowore made this allegation in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. He said that there is…
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Yinka Folami, has revealed that the Federal Government will soon end the sale of tickets in dollars by foreign airlines. Folami stated this while speaking on a cultural and tourism programme in Lagos at the weekend, describing the cross-border trading in foreign currency as…
The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out the use of chalkboards in Nigerian schools by 2027. The move is aimed at modernising classroom teaching and ensuring every school in the country is equipped with smart boards in line with global education standards. Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this during a ministerial…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has released the sum of N2.3bn to clear salary and promotion arrears of university lecturers. The government also reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to revitalizing Nigeria’s tertiary education sector through decisive fiscal interventions, policy reforms, and sustained dialogue with the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university-based unions….