With effect from Tuesday, December 14, the federal government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and explained that it was to reciprocate restricted flights from Nigeria into those countries over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has again extended the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise. This time, the deadline was shifted from the previous date of October 31 till December 31, 2021. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, conveyed the approval of the federal government to extend […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has indefinitely suspended, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s […]
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The Nigerian government has suspended a corporate governance code issued by the country’s Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC. The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechuckwu Enelamah, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday, after President Muhammadu Buhari’s sack of the Executive Secretary of FRC, Jim Obazee. Mr. Obazee’s sack followed exit of […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government and the ExxonMobil branch of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have reached an agreement to end the union’s strike. This is according to a communique signed by Mr Francis Johnson, PENGASSAN; Falonipe Amos, Ministry of Petroleum; Isa Inuwa, NNPC; and Udom Inoyo, Mobil. Aggrieved oil workers […]
Continue ReadingThe UN has launched a record $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal as 2017 assistance for the Sahel region hit by Boko Haram as poverty, conflict and climate change will leave 15 million people across belt in need of life-saving. Around 40 per cent of the money will be used to help some seven million people in […]
Continue Reading…Mandates MDAs to adopt openness in contracting procedures and publishing of contracts The Federal Government has revealed that it would in a matter of weeks sign an executive order to promote transparency and efficiency for the creation of an enabling business environment in the country, saying this would mandate all Ministry, Agencies and Departments (MDAS) […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking to Richard Quest on CNN’s Quest Means Business on Monday night, Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, responded to a question suggesting that the military was leaving the northeast for the Niger Delta to guide pipelines, which means “the oil is better than the human”. Kachikwu in his answer, says the recovery […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services says is has arrested a man its accuses of being the mastermind of a false plot by the military to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari.A statement issued by an official of the service, Tony Opuiyo, in Abuja on Saturday said the man, Jones Abari, aka Gen. Akotebe Darikoro, was arrested in […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has declared Monday, May 2, as public holiday to mark the 2016 Workers’ Day Celebration. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Minister of Interior, made the declaration in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Bassey Akpanyung, on Thursday in Abuja. The minister congratulated Nigerian workers for their resilience, hard work and commitment […]
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