Tag: Federal Govt
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Pay N35,000 wage award or face consequences, TUC tells Federal Govt
Pay N35,000 wage award or face consequences, TUC tells Federal Govt The Trade Union Congress (TUC) delivered a stern warning to the federal government on Tuesday, demanding the immediate payment of the N35,000 wage award to all federal civil servants. This payment was agreed upon during a meeting held after the removal of the fuel…
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#EndSARS: Federal Govt renews battle with Twitter
• Micro-blogging agency accused of double standards in Canada’s truckers’ protest The Federal Government yesterday renewed its battle with Twitter. It accused the micro blogging platform of double standards in its reaction to the 2020 #EndSARS protest in Nigeria and the ongoing truckers’ protests in Canada. The tuckers in Canadian capital, Ottawa, are protesting the…
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Federal Govt set to deploy fighter jets against bandits
•Court order classifying gunmen as terrorists excite Presidency •U.S. monitors Tucano jets deployment The Federal Government is set for the deployment of 12 Super Tucano jets against bandits as part of concerted efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end terrorism before 2023. As a prelude to the deployment, government has also started perfecting the conditions…
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Price Increase: Plan To Provide 4m Meters Remains Intact – Federal Govt
The federal government has said the plan to provide four million prepaid electricity meters under the National Mass Metering Programme, (NMMP) remains intact despite the recent increase in the unit cost of meters. It announced this following the widespread outrage that greeted the increase in the cost of both single-phase and three-phase meters as was…
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Federal Govt secretly raises electricity tariff – Investigation
Unknown to most Nigerians, they are now paying higher for electricity after the authorities quietly raised the tariff without notifying consumers of the product. LEADERSHIP Friday reports that the slight electricity tariff adjustment in September points to the confirmation of plans by the federal government to withdraw its subsidy payment in the sector. A discreet…