…monthly rent, or feed an average Nigerian family for two weeksASSBIFI called on the Federal Government to urgently address the cost of food, transport, housing, healthcare, and educationPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Ridwan…

…during its commemoration of the 2026 World Day for Decent Work, where it called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to reduce the rising cost of living and improve workers’ welfare. Acting National President of ASSBIFI, Fanimokun Adesina, said workers deserved wages capable of supporting their families and e…

…Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to improve workers’ pay immediately, rather than waiting for the next review of the national minimum wage. Briefing journalists in Abuja after its National Administrative Executive Council, NAC meeting, the TUC Presid…

…5. FG releases eight-month allowance for non-academic tertiary workers The Federal Government has released the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance for non-academic workers in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The payment covers January to August 2026 and is aimed…

The Federal Government is set to make a formal reconciliation declaration over the 1967 Asaba Massacre, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, said on Wednesday. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this at the 59th anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asa…

…the organisation will not abandon them when they face danger,” Bolaji said. He urged the Federal Government, NYSC and security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the safe release of the abducted graduates and subsequently review security arrangements for the movement of prospective corps members across the country…

…develop practical recommendations for accelerating economic transformation. She said the Federal Government expected the summit to move beyond discussions to actionable solutions that would improve the welfare of Nigerians. “The ultimate objective is to move Nigeria from potential to prosperity by ensuring that economi…

…candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2027 elections, has urged the federal government to raise the minimum wage of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workers to N500,000, warning that low pay undermines the credibility of Nigerian polls.Legit.ng reports that Sowore made the call on his v…

…President Kashim Shettima yesterday assured families of victims of the crash that the Federal Government’s responsibility to them “will not end with words of condolence.” In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima said the nation owed an “enduring debt o…

…home that day because he had not gone to work for over two weeks, alleging that the Federal Government owed workers at his workplace. According to him, his father’s condition deteriorated and he was rushed to the hospital, his siblings repeatedly tried to reach him because their father was not being attended to. Howeve…

…FGN-ASUU agreement was signed in December 2025 after years of negotiations between the Federal Government and the union. The provisions of the agreement requiring domestication at LAUTECH had been processed and approved by the university’s Governing Council and brought to the attention of the Visitor to the institution…

A 55-year-old Ibadan woman, Janet Oladosu, appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to prioritise rescuing 20 abducted prospective corps membersOladosu's son, Greatness, secretly texted her from captivity after the group was abducted near Umunoha in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, on October 1, 2026Pan-Yoruba…

…subsidy, reforms to the foreign exchange market and changes to electricity tariffs. The Federal Government has repeatedly defended the reforms as necessary to address distortions that had weighed on public finances, discouraged investment and placed pressure on foreign exchange reserves. However, the policies have also…

…Times Higher Education ranking that featured 29 Nigerian universities, arguing that the Federal Government’s celebration of the feat is misplaced amid persistent challenges in funding, research, staffing and learning conditions The Federal Government says the 29 Nigerian universities featured in the 2027 THE ranking sh…

Nigeria’s Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, DMO, has opened subscription for its October 2026 Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bonds. In a statement on its X account, the DMO said the offer, which opened on Monday, October 5, 2026, comprises two-year and three-year savings bonds with interest…

The Federal Government has confirmed that a total of 32 people were on board the military aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the minster of aviation and aerospace development , Festus Keyamo, on Monday. According to him, Air Traffic Controllers had earl…

…or risk closure of their facilities. NAFDAC had also vowed to fully enforce the Federal Government-approved prohibition of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET or plastic bottles below 200ml, warning that the ban was irrevocable. The agency had stated that the years of grace given to manufacturers by the Fed…

…as anchor off takers for distributed generation,” they said.They called on the Federal Government to accelerate Project BRIDGE, the proposed 90,000-kilometre national fibre backbone, as a response to the gap in connectivity between major networks and local access points.State governments were urged to “cut and harmonis…

…on our collective efforts to achieve food security.” The minister assured farmers of the Federal Government’s commitment to creating a safe environment for agricultural activities under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. According to him, protecting farmers and farming communities remains critical to achievin…

…2025. He said the congress had made several attempts to open discussions with the Federal Government but received no response to its correspondence to Tinubu between May and December 2025. “For the past two to three years, it’s not government that is engaging. This government doesn’t engage,” Ajaero said. The NLC presi…

…Service Corps members travelling to their orientation camps. The union called on the Federal Government and security agencies to urgently strengthen security on major highways and intensify efforts to rescue the abducted youths, some of whom were reportedly graduates of institutions in Osun State. The Acting Chairman o…

…covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Federal Government has reported lower transport fares on selected routes across Nigeria following the deployment of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles, offering some relief to commuters facing high travel costs.The Pr…

The Federal Government paid $22.5m in charges on its controversial $1.5bn Total Return Swap financing from First Abu Dhabi Bank in the second quarter of 2026, new data from the Debt Management Office have shown. The payment represents 1.5 per cent of the amount so far drawn from the $5bn financing programme agreed with…

…Ahmed Tinubu resign from office and withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, citing the Federal Government's failure to contain escalating insecurity across Nigeria.Ajadi made the call on Thursday, October 1, in direct response to the kidnapping of 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were tr…

…Kolmani and the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway. “Forum however, calls on Federal Government to revisit the exploration activities earlier commenced but subsequently stalled in Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno State. “Forum acknowledges the concerted effort made by member states in prov…