Federal Government of Nigeria

March 14, (THEWILL) - The Debt Management Office (DMO) has, on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), reopened four FGN bonds valued at N360 billion for auction. The DMO had in February, listed the bonds for subscription. However,...

March 13, (THEWILL) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has announced that international runways 18R and 36L, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos would be shut for repairs. Disclosing the new development, FAAN, in a statement issued...

March 12, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has berated the Federal Government over its threat to shut down broadcast stations. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), last week, threatened to shut down broadcast stations found culpable of...

March 09, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government, on Thursday, inaugurated the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) Implementation Committee to help build the country’s innovative ecosystem. The Committee consists of 27 members drawn from academia, private industry players and relevant government agencies,...

Indigenous ship-owners in Nigeria are set to receive the first disbursement of the Cabotage Vessels Finance Fund (CVFF) from Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) expected kick off in March 2023. The PLIs United Bank of Africa (UBA), Zenith Bank, Union Bank,...

February 23, (THEWILL) - The federal government has ordered the immediate decongestion of correctional facilities across the country, in line with the Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019, to reduce overcrowding. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the order at the...

Many Nigerians, including business entities, are increasingly embracing the use of electronic payment platforms amid cash-in-hand challenges in the implementation of the currency re-design policy of the Federal Government. As commercial banks run out of cash and Automated Teller Machines...

February 16, (THEWILL) - The United States Government has returned a total of $954,000 loot seized from former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to the State Government through the Federal Government. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, who disclosed...

February 15, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has met with Finnish Ambassadors as part of efforts to check the activities of Simon Ekpa, factional leader of South East separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish...

February 14, (THEWILL) - The Ogun State government has filed an application at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, seeking to join Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States, in a suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria, over the demonetisation policy,...