The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, says the federal government will soon make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for civil servants. Speaking at a meeting of the health commissioners forum on Thursday in Abuja, Mustapha said the government wants civil servants to be vaccinated, considering that they sometimes represent Nigeria abroad. The […]
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government will not rest until social media platforms are regulated. The minister, in an interview with NAN in Washington, on Wednesday, said the dangers of fake news on social media must be taken seriously. Mohammed also explained that the online media report that he “sneaked […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has extended the work-from-home directive for civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below until June 11, 2021. This is part of measures aimed at containing the spread of deadly strains of the deadly COVID-19 in the country. According to the Presidential Steering Committee On COVID-19, after the date in […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has prohibited the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs). This prohibition directive was contained in a letter by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos, sent to the Terminal operators of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, Lagos. The letter read, […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has canceled the scheduled meetings with the striking polytechnic lecturers and judiciary workers scheduled for today (Thursday). However, there was nio reason given for the cancellation of the parleys which were meant to get the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria to call […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has expressed displeasure over the obstruction of trains from entering Sea port in Apapa by tanker drivers, and as such, have resolved to take drastic measures to curtail the challenge by either stopping them or to stop the owners of the terminal. Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi made this known while […]
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Most Rev. Alfred Martins, a Catholic Archbishop, has requested the federal and state government to return missionary schools to those who originally owned them. The Archbishop made this remark during the 30th Jesuit Education anniversary in Lagos, adding that returning missionary schools would be the best option for the education system in the country. Martin […]
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The Federal Government has said Nigerians will not be mandated to take the Coronavirus vaccination. Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora made this disclosure yesterday during a chat on Arise Tv. ”Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be forced to take any vaccine,” he said. Asked if […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates, Tribune reports. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made this disclosure, on Thursday, in Abuja during 2020 Ministerial press briefing, ordered the Joint […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for citizens to register and link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIM cards before February 9, 2021. This information was posted on the official Twitter handle of the NIMC (@nimc_ng). The NIMC had initially given a January 19 deadline for those with NIN and […]
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