By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st of October, 2025 as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulating all Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora. Dr. Tunji-Ojo enjoined citizens to
The partnership is expected to yield a range of initiatives aimed at nurturing talent, organizing competitions, and providing necessary support structures for athletes across Nigeria. By leveraging the expertise and resources of YBP, the Ministry will foster a thriving boxing ecosystem that empowers athletes and contributes to the overall development of sports in the country.
By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Federal Government, through the Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima, is set to launch a digital hub that will empower one million youths across the country with digital and related skills. Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, made the disclosure in a statement on
By The Nation Newspaper Federal, state and local governments are set for a windfall from subsidy removal. After sharing a total of N3.62 trillion from January to May 2023, FAAC is about to share an all-time high of N1.959 trillion. It is the revenue generated last month alone, the full month after the May 29
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole and Esther Blankson, The Punch Newspaper The National Industrial Court on Tuesday adjourned the Federal government suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities until March 28 for ruling. The claimants, the Federal Government and the Minister of Education, had dragged ASUU before the court in August 2022 over the then strike,
How a violent conflict in the resource-rich Niger Delta has wrought ecological and economic devastation for a generation. Listen to this story Play 00:00:0001:12:34 As the three women from Otuabagi tell it, the Niger Delta’s woes began with a simple yet consequential misunderstanding. The European engineers came to the village in 1956, four years before
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Between 2019 and 2020, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing released over N200 million to four different companies for the construction and rehabilitation of an access road in Oyo state. The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq reports that despite these releases, the road – from Iresaadu through Igboaka to Onipanu in Surulere
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, The Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the deployment of 24 bursars to 24 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. The Punch Newspaper reports that the announcement came shortly after the deployment of some Directors in the ministry to unity colleges. In a circular obtained from the ministry by our