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The Federal Government has approved the construction of 10,000 housing units in Borno to hasten the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR) programme in the troubled state. Gov. Babagana Zulum revealed this when he met members of the Borno/Yobe Elders Forum-Residents of Abuja in Maiduguri. According to him, this is Buhari’s ...

The Federal Government has come out to debunk reports that the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria is currently in Plateau state. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, revealed this while briefing reporters on Monday in Abuja. According to the government, the 4 nationals suspected of contracting the disease have tested negative ...

The Federal Government has said Boko Haram insurgents and their ISWAP partners are now targetting Christians and Christian villages to initiate a religious war in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this at a media briefing today in Abuja. According to him, the deadly group ...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, has said the Federal Government is set to ban barite importation in Nigeria. He revealed this at a 1-day Stakeholders Forum on Local Barite Development in Nigeria’ held in Abuja. According to him, the repeated importation of barite has led ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige wants a macroeconomic framework that is employment friendly to end the employment problems in Africa. Chris revealed this at the opening ceremony of the 6th African Social Partners’ Summit organised by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) on Tuesday in Lagos. ...

The Federal Government has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari will not resign from his resignation over the current insecurity challenges in the country. The minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who revealed this recently also said the government will not change its mind about the regulation of social media. ...

The Presidency has come out to debunk rumors that President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to make a public declaration of his personal assets during one of his campaigns. FG said Buhari simply only disclosed that he would do anything the constitution required in the country because he is very loyal to ...

The Presidency has come out to say that it is well within the constitutional rights of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to have a peaceful protest in the country. FG, however, believes that it is sad to see some groups rallying against the government rather than the enemy as ...

Nigerians in China have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to rescue them from the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed 426 lives, with over 20,000 persons presently infected globally. Recall that Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, recently said Nigerians in Wuhan are yet to express their ...

The Nigerian government has formed a committee to tackle the problems that resulted in a suspension of US immigrant visas to its citizens, Buhari’s office has said. Nigeria is among the 6 nations that were included in the US visa ban by President Donald Trump recently. According to American officials, ...

The Federal Government has said it does not intend to stop Nigerians from travelling to China or any other nation that is currently battling the coronavirus. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this as he spoke to newsmen briefly after a meeting of the inter-ministerial and multi-sectoral ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government’s goals of making Nigeria safe and secure can be achieved if every Nigerian put their differences aside, unite and cooperate. Buhari revealed this when the 2019 National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Awardees visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, ...

The Presidency has said the call by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for Buhari to resign over the alleged security failure in Nigeria is foolish. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu believes the call by one man does not represent ...

The Federal government has come out to say that there is zero threat of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The government disclosed this after the closure of popular retail supermarket- Panda in Abuja was shut down by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, after a warning. According to Babatunde Irukera, ...

The Federal Government has urged desperate politicians and the political elites to avoid spreading lies about religious persecution in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this in London today. According to him, anyone indulging in such an act is only demarketing Nigeria globally and ...

The Federal Government has increased monthly allowance for corps members from N19,800 to N33,000. The President finally approved the payment of N33,000 as monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members recently according to the Director-General (DG) of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim. Shuaibu said the new amount was ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said that revenue accruals to the Federal Government have to be remitted to ensure the implementation of the 2020 Appropriation Act. He revealed this in an address at the resumption of plenary today at the National Assembly, Abuja. Ahmed, who said that it was clear ...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has come out to say that N-POWER programme has not been discontinued by the federal government. He revealed this in Enugu when he visited N-POWER trainees at Anamco And Tetralog Mechatronics companies, during the weekend. Chris, who rubbished the rumours circulating said ...

FG is insisting that Southwest Security outfit, Operation Amotekun, remains an illegal entity. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, revealed this in Abuja in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Gwandu. According to him, Femi Falana saying Southwest states should first enact vital laws ...

The Federal Government has revealed reasons why Amotekun, launched by the governors of the South-West to decrease challenges in the region, is illegal. The government had their say via the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. According to Malami, the South-West governors did not consult ...