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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said that lecturers in seven federal universities are yet to be paid their February and March 2020 salaries by the federal government. Although there have been a directive by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to clear the withheld salaries, ASUU says some of its members has not yet received their …

The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to attempt using herbal mixtures to treat COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of Health, through a memo with REF no. TCAM/077/I/65 directed to the director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, by its permanent secretary, Mashi Abdullahi, gave the directive, Premium Times reports. The move came amid …

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq says FG will use BVN, Mobile Phone and other means to identify poor Nigerians. The Minister revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while responding to questions at Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19. Having agreed that COVID-19 relief funds have been released to reach the poorest Nigerians, She noted that …

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) revealed earlier today that the Federal Government is making plans to pay for the electricity. ANED, the umbrella body of all the electricity distribution companies, made this known via a public statement. The body noted that it recognises the challenging effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the economic and daily lives of our …