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Lockdown ease: Chaotic, crowded public places, banks, others frightens PTF 

  …fears more cases may be recorded …wants Northern governors to halt  almajiri deportation The Presidential Taskforce on coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic says the...

U.S returns $312m of Abacha loot to Nigeria

    The US Justice Department on Friday sent US$311,797,866m to the Nigerian government that had been laundered by late leader Sani Abacha...

Buhari appoints AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed new NEMA DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). According to the Office...

Lockdown ease: FG directs officers on GL 14 and above in MDAs to resume May 4

  The Federal Government has directed officers in the ministries,  departments and agencies on Grade Level 14 and above including those on essential...

FG begins merger, scrapping of ministries, depts, agencies, says Finance Minister Ahmed

  …Oransaye recommends pruning of statutory agencies from 263 to 161 Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the implementation of the Steve Oransaye...

Lockdown ease: FG ministries, depts, agencies to open May 4

• schools, churches, others remain closedWith effect from May 4, all Federal Government offices shut during the month-long lockdown are to resume business...

COVID-19 Lockdown : FG reopens economy in phases 

…banks, public transportation to resume operations May 4 The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has announced the reopening of the nation’s...

Buhari’s leaked speech : Handiwork of “someone”, Presidency

The Presidency on Tuesday disclosed that the person who leaked President Muhammadu Buhari’s draft speech hours before he delivered his address to the...

COVID-19: We won’t put children at risk by opening schools – FG

  The Federal Government has said it is not ready to put children at risk by opening schools. The Minister of State for...

Coronavirus: Nigeria in dire straits, needs test kits desperately – NCDC DG

  …to date Nigeria has conducted 10, 061, Ghana 100, 622, S’Africa 161, 000, Egypt 90, 000 With the rising cases of COVID-19...

Two multi-million dollars state-of-the-art Mobile Harbor Cranes inaugurated at Apapa Ports

    …NPA MD urges terminal operators’ investments in port facility   The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman,...

COVID-19: FG spurns China’s mistreatment of Nigerians, says it’s disappointing

      …it’s a red line, we‘ll fight it to the very end   …to demand compensation from China   The continued mistreatment...

Post-COVID-19: NIRSAL creates 16, 000 Agro Geo-Cooperatives, plans four million hectares of farmland

   … enrols about 8m farmers to produce 12m metric tonnes of grains annually   … facilitates access to structured finance, quality inputs,...

Nigeria rakes in $434m crude, gas sales in January, says NNPC

    … 1.20 bn litres of PMS at 38.68mn litres per day supplied   … as pipeline vandalism rises     The...

Buhari orders immediate payment of ASUU members’ Feb., March withheld salaries

    To cushion the effects of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the withheld February and March salaries...

Post-COVID-19 : Nigeria’s Justice Minister rolls out plans for justice system 

  ….advocates virtual courts, appointment of more judges at federal, state levels  In a major post-COVID-19 initiatives, the Attorney-General of the Federation...