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FEC approves N26bn for Works, Aviation and NDLEA

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contracts worth N26.06 billion for the Ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation and Justice projects....

COVID-19: PTF worries about low testing of people in states

    The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says it is worried about a reduction of sample collection and testing for COVID-19 across...

Information Minister commends DPR on COVID-19 initiatives to stabilse oil sector, economy

    For its ingenuity in ensuring that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic did not cripple the nation’s economy due to the...

COVID-19: PTF submits report to Pres. Buhari on Thursday, may give new directives

    The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic has announced that it would submit the 7th Interim Report to President Muhammadu...

Council of States endorses late Gov. Alli’s pardon, three others 37 years after

    The National Council of States on Thursday ratified the presidential pardon granted the late ex-governor of old Bendel State, Prof. Ambrose Alli over...

No electricity tariff raise until ….says NERC

  Contrary to some media reports on an increase in electricity tariffs for Nigerians, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says DISCOs will only...

Presidency to pay for 12,000 NDDC projects forensic audit 

The Federal Executive Council (FEC)  on Wednesday approved N722.3 million for the eight field forensic auditors appointed to audit the Niger Delta Development...

12 Permanent Secretaries take oath at 13th virtual FEC meeting

No fewer than 12 federal permanent secretaries took their oath of allegiance at the 13th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday presided...

FG names MD for NAN, Nigerian Press Council, seven other agencies

  The Federal Government has announced the appointments of Chief Executive Officers for the News Agency of Nigeria, Nigerian Press Council and seven other...

Borno NDLEA Command says 80 per cent drug users are students,  vows to stamp out drugs in schools

    By Boye Ajayi With the seizure of about 20.706kg of assorted illicit narcotics and the arrests of 85 suspects, who are...

FG Commences Rehabilitation of Radio House

      The Federal Government has commenced the first major rehabilitation of the 14-Floor Radio House Complex in Abuja since it was...

Protecting Cultural Property in Nigeria: FG Requests U.S State Department’s Partnership

  The federal government of Nigeria recently sent an official request to the United States government requesting for cultural property protection, Per Second...

FG sacks Unilag Acting VC, Soyombo, directs Senate to appoint Interim administrator 

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, (Unilag), Prof. Omololu Soyombo, has been sacked.   This followed a directive by the Federal...

COVID-19 : Nigeria’s health system zero, fight by the grace of God — SGF Mustapha

The Presidential Task Force Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has expressed concern about the inaccessibility of...

Information Minister mourns Buhari’s ex-spokesman, NAN ex-MD, Board Chairman, Editor-in-Chief, Wada Maida

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed profound shock and sadness over the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme: Northeast 2, 987 maize farmers get NIRSAL’s input, others

    The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) says it is supporting the 2020 wet season farming operations...