In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, says he did not know Nigeria’s healthcare system was in a very bad state. Mustapha said his role as the chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 opened his eye to the current state of Nigeria’s […]
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No governing board of a federal agency or parastatal has the power to remove the chief executive officer (CEO) appointed by the president, Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has said. He said this amid the controversy over the suspension of Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS). […]
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Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), said on Friday that the government had earmarked N800 million for the execution of ecological projects in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Mustapha made the disclosure as the Special Guest of Honour at the 13th Annual General Assembly Public Lecture held at the […]
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Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), a not-for-profit media organisation, has asked Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance, to explain the N7bn payment to Nigerian lawyers over the return of $321 million Abacha Loot recovered from Luxembourg. In a Freedom of Information request, the foundation wants to be furnished with a breakdown of the amount approved and released for […]
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The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has lunched a new website for his office. The new website — which he said costs N64 million — was unveiled at his office in Abuja, on Monday. The federal government had allocated N65m for the portal in the 2017 budget. The SGF said […]
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Amanda, the daughter of Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation tied the nuptial knots with Otelemaba Westwood in Abuja today. The wedding was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari before he departed for the United States, to keep an appointment on Monday at the White House in Washington D.C. with President Donald Trump. […]
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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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Babachir David Lawal, the former secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption, has been released on bail. EFCC sources confirmed that he has been allowed to go home on administrative bail. He was invited for interrogation on Wednesday by the EFCC, over […]
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Nigeria’s Anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday evening arrested former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal. Mr Samin Amaddin, Acting Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, confirmed that Babachair who was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari, was being investigated for alleged N223 million fraud. […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of a former Senate President and one time Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Ayim. Ayim was allegedly arrested for collecting N520m from the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on the eve of the 2015 presidential election and […]
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