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The Federal Government has secured 653 convictions in the ongoing mass trial of terrorism suspects before the Federal High Court, with 1,060 suspects brought forward for the latest phase of the exercise.

The Nigeria Labour Congress has insisted that the Federal Government begin negotiations for a new national minimum wage before its October 24 ultimatum expires, setting up a potential dispute over the timing of the next wage review.

The Federal Government has presented its Renewed Hope Housing Public-Private Partnership model to African policymakers and infrastructure experts, as Nigeria seeks to attract private capital into housing delivery and encourage other countries to adopt similar financing structures.

The Federal Ministry of Finance has challenged recent reports, based on the World Bank’s October Nigeria Development Update, that interest payments consumed 124 per cent of  Federal Government revenue in the first half of the year.

The Federal Government has proposed a sweeping harmonisation of the 2027 examination calendars of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS).

The Federal Government’s ₦66-per-litre petrol discount offers temporary relief amid rising fuel prices. Questions persist over whether transport operators will pass the savings on to commuters. Consumers must use the NNPC Fuel App to access the discount, raising...

The Federal Government on Monday withdrew the eight-count forgery case against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-appointed Director-General of the alleged non-existent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), but said it would institute fresh charges against him before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Announced amid renewed pressure from high fuel prices, rising transport costs and persistent household hardship, the initiative is being presented by the government as a targeted intervention to cushion the impact of global crude oil price volatility without returning the country to the costly petrol subsidy regime abolished in May 2023.

A Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr Ali Mohammed, on Wednesday, told the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, that former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was not a signatory to the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Account from which ₦124.86 billion was withdrawn.

The Federal Government has stepped up efforts to curb bullying, abuse and other threats to children in Nigerian schools as it moves to strengthen the capacity of teachers to provide safer, more inclusive and supportive learning environments.