Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring that the new National Minimum Wage meets the present economic realities. Mustapha said this at a dinner and award night organised to mark the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) 40th Anniversary celebration. The theme of the […]
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Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed her profound appreciation to Nigerians for the successful return of her son, Yusuf Buhari, from medical treatment after sustaining injury from motor-bike accident in Abuja. Mrs Buhari, who expressed her appreciation on her tweeter handle on Thursday in Abuja, said the Buhari family remained […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has set up a 12-member panel to probe the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, GGSTC, in Dapchi, Yobe State. The Committee will be inaugurated today, Wednesday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued […]
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The tenure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national working committee (NWC) led by John Odigie-Oyegun has been extended by 12 months. The decision was taken at the national executive council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday. Speaking at the end of the NEC meeting, Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, said the extension would take effect […]
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Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has rejected the proposed Peace Corps of Nigeria establishment bill. The rejection of the bill was conveyed in a letter which Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, read during plenary on Tuesday. The national assembly passed the bill in 2017, after a prolonged battle involving […]
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The federal government has released a new directive on how President Muhammadu Buhari should be addressed at formal functions. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave the directive in a circular sent to ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government. “Government has observed with concern the inconsistent manner in which […]
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When he hosted top members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the party leaders prepare for the 2019 elections. His Speech “I must heartily thank the party officials and members for the successes we have achieved in the 2015 elections in securing […]
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Three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri who were ambushed by Boko Haram insurgents on July 25, 2017, had a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Among the president’s guests were women abducted from a funeral procession by Boko Haram. While announcing his joy at receiving the newly freed Boko Haram abductees, the President […]
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The meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will not hold on Wednesday, February 28, according to a statement by media and publicity adviser, Femi Adesina. He said the meeting was shelved because of the participation of President Muhammadu Buhari and a significant number of ministers at the High-Level Meeting of the International Conference on […]
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, has pointed to the insecurity and economic problems in the country as indications that the president lacks the know-how to be at the helm of the affairs. He therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to leave office. In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, the governor said […]
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