The Nigerian Federal Government has disclosed that it was not in support of the resumption of schools on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made this known during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on Monday.Adamu, said the government did not agree with the states on the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the immediate reopening of four major land borders in Nigeria. The four borders are Seme in the South-west part of the country, Ilela in the North-west part of the country, Maitagari in the North-west part of the country and Mfun in the South-south part of the country. Nigeria’s finance […]
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The Federal Government of Nigerian has declared Thursday, October 29 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the government, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad […]
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The Federal Government is planning to spend N2.3 trillion to reposition the country’s economy as part of the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan to cushion the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This was disclosed by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, at the 2nd Annual Conference and General Meeting […]
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) approved the disbursement of N676.407 billion for July 2020 to the federal, states and local government councils as well as relevant agencies in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mahmud Isa-Dutse, disclosed this during the virtual FAAC meeting for August, according to a communiqué shared on […]
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The English Court has on Friday, 4th September, 2020 delivered an unprecedented judgment, allowing the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) permission to proceed with its challenge to the $10 billion arbitral award made against her over three years ago. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister on […]
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Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 624 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total caseload to 41,804, according to the NCDC. In a late-night tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted that eight more persons have died from the virus as recovery numbers hit 18,764. Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 regional epicentre, reported 212 new […]
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The Federal Government has met with the leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over the planned strike of the medical practitioners. The conciliation meeting which held on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital ended with high expectations that the planned strike would be shelved. At the discussion, the Minister of Labour and […]
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Nigeria on Monday confirmed additional 648 cases of COVID-19. This is as the country earlier in the day said it is considering the resumption of international flights. The country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had said Nigeria is mulling the resumption of international flights. Sirika spoke during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) […]
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The South-South Governors Forum on Thursday declared wholehearted support for the forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Forum, however, deplored, with great concern, the crisis rocking the commission and said that it was convinced and expecting that the audit would serve to put the NDDC on a […]
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