The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to reform the health sector, particularly, the primary healthcare services as it inaugurated a Committee on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) with the aim of providing quality basic health care services to all Nigerians. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, represented by […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has officially mandated all civil servants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said workers who fail to get vaccinated will be barred from entering their places of work. Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) […]
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The Buhari administration has served no fewer than 246.4 million meals to primary school pupils across 20 states under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Vice President gave the update on Saturday and explained that the figure represented the meals served since […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s foreign debt stood at 11.41 billion dollars while its domestic debts was N14.02 trillion respectively in 2016. The NBS stated in “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt – 2016’’ data, posted on its website on Wednesday in Abuja, that the sum reflected the states’ and Federal debt stock. […]
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The British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year, a presidential aide has said. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, told the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that negotiations on this had reached advanced stage. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingIn the face of economic recession, the Buhari administration has revived the e-wallet system for fertiliser allocation and distribution, just a year after suspending it.Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, made the announcement after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, saying the policy would however be modified to address the challenges that made it unsustainable. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has urged the Nigerian Government to shut down seventeen Turkish schools in Nigeria for their alleged links to the failed military coup in Turkey on July 15. Cakil disclosed that the Turkish government was dissociating itself from any school bearing the country’s name in Nigeria, adding that while […]
Continue ReadingThe Students for Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) an NGO, has signed an MoU with the Federal Government to deliver Entrepreneurship and Community Service Education in Primary and Secondary schools across the country.This is contained in a statement signed by Ms. Chinenye Udeh, the Programme Manager of the organisation, and made available to the News […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian government has directed the country’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch full investigation into the alleged misappropriation of Global Fund Grants Nigeria received from 2010 to 2014. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, said, “President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR gave the directive as part of government’s effort and commitment […]
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), in a statement on Thursday, disclosed that the Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Valeriy Aleksandruk, has stated that his country is ready to invest $1 billion into the Ajaokuta Steel Company in order to revive the plant. The Ambassador, who made this known in Abuja on Wednesday, during a courtesy […]
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