The Federal Government has declared 63 Nigerians and 27 foreigners wanted for violating the quarantine provisions of the COVID-19 guidelines. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed…
By Kayode Tokede with News Agency The Federal Government has commenced dialogue with the World Bank to secure a $75 million loan to provide water in communities nationwide. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, made the disclosure at…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the registration, verification and linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards to June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr.…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 3 May as public holiday to mark the annual International Workers’ Day. The May Day falls on Saturday 1 May. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, minister for interior made the announcement for the Federal Government. He…
The Federal Government has started enrolling additional 33,000 beneficiaries on a monthly Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in 14 local government areas of Sokoto State. The National Enrolment Manager, Hajia Sadiya Abdullahi, announced the additional beneficiaries at the opening of…
The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who…
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Bauchi declared that Nigeria is now the largest producer of cassava in the world. Mrs Karima Babangida, Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja, made the disclosure at a workshop on cassava production organised by…
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja restated its commitment to end the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) scourge in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the government’s position…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Sector Skills Council on Construction (SSCC) with the core mandate of tackling the skills and productive needs of the industry. Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Press and Public Relations Unit, Federal Ministry of Works and…
The Federal Government has began disbursement of N133 milllion to 133,762 beneficiaries under the Household Upliftment Programme-Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP-CCT) in Jigawa. Newsmen reports that the programme also known as Household Uplifting Programme (HUP) is one of the four social…
