Araromi market inferno: Sen. Folarin assures victims of FG’s intervention
Sen. Teslim Folarin has assured victims of Araromi Spare Parts Market in Ibadan that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will soon deliver relief materials […]
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COVID-19: NPHCDA crosses 1m vaccination threshold
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 30,452 Nigerian residents have received shots of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday bringing the number of jabs […]
FG flags-off train freight services from Warri to Itakpe
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the freight services on Warri-Itakpe Standards Guage Railway Line would create more jobs and promote […]
HIV/AIDS: Group urges FG to prioritise PrEP access for adolescents
The New HIV Vaccine and Microbicides Advocacy Society (NHVMAS) has advised the Federal Government to prioritise oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access for adolescents. Mrs Florita Durueke, […]
Sugar War: NGO urges FG to resolve Dangote, BUA dispute amicably
Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED), an NGO, on Friday urged the Federal Government to amicably resolve the dispute between the major players in […]
FG identifies causes of failure civil in service delivery
The Federal Government on Thursday attributed failure in Civil Service delivery to lack of skilled manpower, poor communication at planning and implementation stages, among others. Dr […]
Lagos commences construction of rail line from Agbado to Marina
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has commenced work on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line project from Agbado to Marina. Lagos […]
Prioritise agric to tame inflation, experts urge FG
The Federal Government has been urged to prioritise agriculture in order to tame the country’s rising inflation occasioned by insecurity and hike in electricity tariffs. […]
Tension within Biden administration as migrant kids crowd shelters
Top aides to President Joe Biden are ramping up pressure on the agency that shelters thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, voicing frustration that kids are […]
FG intensifies effort to complete Numan-Cham road – Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to complete the ongoing Numan-Cham section of the Gombe-Yola highway. Fashola, represented by […]
FG reacts to location of Twitter African headquarters in Ghana
The Federal Government has blamed the media and some unpatriotic Nigerians for the choice of Ghana over Nigeria for the citing of Twitter continental headquarters. […]
FG working tirelessly to secure release of remaining Chibok girls – Farouq
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Farouq says the federal government is working tirelessly to secure the […]
FG to sanction violators of Expatriate Quota rules – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the Federal Government was set to sanction any foreign organisation who breached the country’s Expatriate Quota […]
Biden’s pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Clarke faces fraught task
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time […]
Why FG alone can’t crash cooking gas price – Marketers
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) says the Federal Government alone cannot halt the hike in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas […]
Okowa congratulates Tompolo at 50
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated a Niger Delta activist and ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, on the occasion of […]
FG seeks global action against drug trafficking, terrorism, says Marwa
The Federal Government has called for a well-coordinated international cooperation to tackle the links between drug trafficking and all forms of organised crime, like terrorism. […]
Nigeria seeks global action to break nexus between drug trafficking and terrorism
The Federal Government on Monday called for a well-coordinated international cooperation to tackle the link between drug cartels and all forms of organised crime. NDLEA Chairman, […]
NCDC seeks collaboration to enhance resilience against diseases emergence
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says there is need to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance resilience against emergence of new […]
NGOs urge CSOs, media to track social protection spendings
Save the Children International (SCI) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) have urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media to track social protection spendings in […]
APC chieftain urges political leaders to join govt in tacking insecurity
Mr Joseph Agoro, a Chieftain of the All Progressive Party (APC) in Badagry, Lagos State, on Sunday urged political leaders to support Federal Government to […]
NUT holds foundation-stone laying ceremony for FCT multimillion naira secretariat
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Kuje Branch has held the foundation-stone laying and fund-raising ceremony for the construction of its proposed N76 million secretariat […]
Kidnapping: Group wants FG to deploy surveillance, technology
Participants at the Grow Nigeria Conversation (GNC) have advised the Federal Government to acquire and deploy necessary surveillance technology to tackle the menace of kidnapping […]
Ex-minister urges Universities to harness technology to improve education
The former Minister of Industry, Dr Kola Jamodu, has urged universities in the country to effectively deploy technology to improve the quality of education. Jamodu, […]