2023: Anyim has what it takes to occupy any office – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, has said former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim has what it takes to occupy any political office. The President made the remark while describing Anyim as one of those who can stabilize Nigeria politically. He spoke at an event to […]

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Crossover Night: FG restricts crossover religious gatherings to 50% capacity due to Covid-19 surge

The federal government of Nigeria has restricted religious gatherings to 50 per cent capacity due to the COVID-19 surge. According to an official statement from the presidency signed by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19  led by Boss Mustapha, made available to journalists on Thursday in Abuja, declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited […]

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COVID-19: FG urge Nigerians to observe precautions, avoid non-essential travels

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has urged that Nigerians observe COVID-19 precautions as they celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays responsibly. The Chairman, PSC on COVID-19, who also doubles the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, warned that they might consider […]

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Coronavirus: Vaccine not to kill Africans – FG

Nigeria’s Federal Government has said the the Coronavirus vaccine is not meant to kill Africans as speculated by many. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made this clarification on Tuesday at the inauguration of the State House Clinic Special Care Centre (COVID-19 Isolation Centre), Abuja. Mustapha dismissed the conspiracy theory surrounding […]

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COVID-19: To defeat pandemic everyone must be vaccinated – FG

Nigeria’s Federal Government says every Nigerian is at great risk of contracting the COVID-19, declaring that everybody has to be vaccinated in order to defeat the pandemic. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 who is also Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha made it known on Monday in […]

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President Buhari signs new regulations to make the wearing of face mask in public places mandatory

President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that the President signed the […]

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PTF speaks on possibility of imposing a fresh lockdown

The presidential taskforce  on COVID-19, has (PTF) commented on the possibility of a second lock down amid the rising cases of Coronavirus. Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha who had spoken at a press briefing on Monday January 19 said the country is in a “difficult situation”. He asked Nigerians to take responsibility to avoid […]

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PTF orders NCDC to test 348,000 Nationwide

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha has said that the PTF has authorised the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to immediately implement the 450 tests per Local Government Area (LGAs) plan, nationwide. “The PTF has also authorized the NCDC to immediately implement the 450 tests per LGA plan, nationwide, immediately. […]

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We still have 85 local governments with no COVID-19 test yet – FG

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says five states account for 60 per cent of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made this known on Monday in Abuja during the daily briefing on the pandemic. Mustapha […]

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Nigerian govt considers another lockdown in two weeks due to increase in COVID-19 cases

The federal government of Nigeria, has threatened to impose a fresh lockdown in another two weeks. This follows the increase in rate of Coronavirus cases in the country, especially among people in authority. Boss Mustapha. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Monday bemoaned that it was directly affecting governance and security in […]

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