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The President, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently presiding over a security meeting. The meeting is holding behind closed doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (retd.); and National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd.), …

The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. He commended them for their …

The United States has said that Nigeria is one of its most important partners. The country said in a fact sheet on Tuesday after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a virtual meeting with the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. A copy of the fact sheet …

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday stressed the need for the support of the United States and other “important and strategic partners” in combating the security challenges facing Nigeria. He said the support was necessary because the consequences of insecurity in Nigeria would affect all nations. According to a statement …

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will meet with Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, during his first virtual trip to Africa since US President Joe Biden came into office. Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price, in a statement on Monday, said his principal will also virtually visit …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike made the call when Mr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, paid him a courtesy …

The Federal Government has saved over N22.45bn through the enforcement of the guideline for the clearance of information technology projects in federal public institutions. Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Abdullahi, announced this during the NITDA 20th anniversary press conference in Abuja on Monday. He said the enforcement of …

Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has faulted the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, for denying that the Federal Government printed N60 billion in March to support allocation to states. The governor, who accused the Federal Government of “monetary rascality’, also tackled the finance minister for “playing the …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has commenced an indefinite strike with effect from today. The union said this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics and the expiration of the ultimatum issued since March 2020. The action is coming less than …

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules with valid National Identity Numbers by one month. It announced the extension on Friday in a statement issued in Abuja by the spokesperson of the National Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke. The deadline was extended from April 6, …