Eleven new Chief Medical Directors have been appointed by the Federal Government for its medical facilities in the country. The Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Patricia Deworitshe disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday. The statement noted that the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Kachollom Daju presented the…
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele and his associates are set to be arraigned by the Federal Government for N6.9 billion procurement fraud. Truetells Nigeria understands that Emefiele will be arraigned on Thursday at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The case is for arraignment and mention. Emefiele will…
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday slammed fresh 20 charges against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is as the government applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended apex bank chief. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice…
The federal government said yesterday it has partnered Wema Bank to establish micro, small and medium enterprise, MSME, digital hubs in seven states. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who disclosed this in a statement, signed by the Director of Information in his office, Olusola Abiola, said the hub would empower one million youths with digital skills….
As part of measures to resolve the ongoing strike by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, the Federal Government has approved the payment of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres and clinics in the federal public service. This was disclosed in a statement…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has issued a cease-and-desist order to Point of Sale operators from conduct that constitutes an infringement of the law. This follows the move by PoS operators, under the umbrella of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, to fix new prices…
The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will release a list of illegal (unregistered) digital loan apps operating in Nigeria. It also said it would delist two legal (registered) loan apps from Google Play Store for harassing Nigerians. According to the FCCPC on Thursday, it had added…
The federal government has outlined its plan to make use of technology to monitor revenue collection in real time. Zacchaeus Adedeji, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Revenue disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. He said they will be integrating the activities of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Maritime…
The federal government have reportedly lifted the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. DailyTrust reports that the last administration had closed land borders between Nigeria and Cotonou, Benin Republic, and subsequently banned the importation of vehicles through that axis. However, the Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has considered complaints by freight forwarders and is working on the re-opening of the Seme land border to import vehicles. Truetells Nigeria recalls that the government had, on August 21, 2019, ordered the closure of Nigerian borders to curb the smuggling of goods and weapons. Many Nigerians had lamented the…
