The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday explained why the Federal Government has not banned flights from the United Kingdom over the mutated...
The Nigerian government may be forced to impose a fresh lockdown following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. The Plateau State governor, Simon...
The Nigerian government has ordered the mobile telecommunication operators (telcos) to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without valid National Identification Numbers (NINs) after December 30....
The Nigerian government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that would guide the implementation of interventions and programmes aimed at addressing the problems of hunger...
The Nigerian government on Monday demanded a transparent process for the selection of judges and prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Attorney-General of the...
The Federal Government on Saturday brought back to Nigeria, a 35-year-old nurse, Omowunmi Rhoda Aladeboyeje, from Egypt. Aladeboyeje, a mother of four, was allegedly trafficked to...
The Federal Government has extended its support to bus drivers, commercial motorcyclists, and other classes of people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic under its Economic Sustainability...
The Federal Government on Wednesday threatened to sanction any electricity distribution company (DisCo) or its representatives selling electricity meters or asking Nigerians to pay money to...
The House of Representatives has tasked the federal government of Nigeria to review the salaries, allowances and welfare of doctors in Nigeria to end brain drain...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday charged local broadcast stations to always take the lead in presenting authentic narrative on national...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Wednesday the Federal Government has reached out to its British counterpart over the threat by the country’s...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday commended members of the British Parliament for standing on the side of ordinary Nigerians during last month’s #EndSARS protests...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday expressed concern over fresh plans by the Federal Government to secure an additional $1.2 billion loan from the Brazilian...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Friday the Federal Government would do everything possible to tackle doctors’ “brain drain” from the country. Ehanire...
The presidency on Tuesday announced that the payment of N30,000 grants to 330,000 artisans across the country had commenced. The one-time grant was conceived by the...
Claims that a former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, better known as Tompolo, has plans to attack the Federal Government have been refuted by...
Former United States President, Bill Clinton, on Wednesday expressed concern at the reported deployment of soldiers to attack #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. Clinton, who reacted to...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday released fresh guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr....
The Federal Government has approved the immediate deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans to their countries. The Spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Sunday...
The Federal Government on Wednesday put up for sale one of the jets in the presidential fleet. The jet, Hawker 4000 aircraft with registration number, 5N-FGX/:...
The Federal Government on Thursday directed all bank account holders in the country to undergo a “self-certification” process. In the directive issued via federal government’s official...
The Federal Government on Monday directed the reopening of all airports in the country for domestic flights. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, gave the directive...
The Nigerian government said it planned to commit around $2.3 billion to raising the nation’s power generation capacity to 7,000 megawatts (mw) in the first phase...
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has directed all intending travellers to China to obtain a COVID-19 negative test certificate before leaving the country....
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday only approved airlines would be allowed into the Nigerian airspace when international flight operations resumed in the...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday directed state governments and school administrators to begin preparations for the full reopening of schools across the country....
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday adjusted the nationwide curfew put in place by the government. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr. Sani...
The Federal Government said on Monday passengers who failed to comply with the COVID-19 protocols at the nation’s airports would be suspended from travelling for six...
The Federal Government on Friday redeployed 13 permanent secretaries to new ministries and parastatals. Also, the 12 newly inaugurated permanent secretaries were deployed to their duty...
The Federal Government on Thursday formally launched two transparent dashboards to monitor the nation’s COVID-19 expenses and other responses. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, said on Saturday over 15 million Nigerians had been enrolled in the National Social...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said on Friday the Federal Government planned to resuscitate the abandoned $470 million National Public Security Communication System in...
The Federal Government on Thursday approved the sum of N13.3billion for the take-off of community policing initiative across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the...
The Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, said on Monday the Federal Government had set aside N126 billion in the Economic...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday donated 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to the Nigerian government to support it in its response to the COVID-19...
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has filed a defamation suit against his successor, Abubakar Malami and the Federal...
The Federal Government has directed civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and 13 to resume full duties from Monday. The Head of the Civil Service of...
The Federal Government on Friday appealed to developed nations to make available the platforms it required to effectively prosecute the war against terrorism and insurgency. The...
The Labour Party on Monday dissociated itself from the lawsuit filed against the Federal Government by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The National Chairman...
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, said on Monday a Federal Government delegation would embark on an assessment tour of the 104 Unity Schools...
South East governors said on Sunday they would liaise with the Federal Government to make funds available for the Eastern railway corridor. The Chairman of the...
The federal government of Nigeria has provided facilities for the conduct of COVID-19 tests for civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. This was...
The Federal Government on Friday directed civil servants based in Abuja to go for COVID-19 test. The Head of Service of the Federtion, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,...
Total revenues from income sources into the Nigerian government’s treasury tumbled by N1.46 trillion in the first quarter of this year, 36% below projection, the Central...
Nigeria’s gross revenues climbed to N653.35 billion ($1.7 billion) in June, a 26.2% leap over the figure for May, standing at N517.8 billion due to growth...
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dismissed the fraud charges filed by the Federal Government against Global West Vessel Specialist Limited,...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, threatened on Sunday the Federal Government would review all its existing bilateral air service agreements with other countries including...
The Federal Government on Friday proposed a total expenditure of N11.86 trillion for the 2021 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier on Friday signed the revised...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Tuesday the Federal Government was considering putting in place a process for...
The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood, said on Monday the decontamination of schools ahead of the resumption of academic activities would begin on Tuesday. Mahmood, who...