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The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has revealed that it has suspended all its programmes scheduled to hold between March and April 2020 after efforts by the Federal Government to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. In a recent statement in Abuja, President and Chairman of the Governing Council of ...

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has come out to say that Muhammadu Buhari will speak to Nigerians on the Coronavirus outbreak if the need arises. Garba revealed that the people can only expect the president to come out and address them ...

The Federal Government is not happy with the indiscriminate hike in the cost of local rice in the country. Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development revealed this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. According to him, it is dishonesty on the part ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that public universities in Nigeria stink of corruption. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, who spoke to newsmen recently said the current 2 weeks warning strike embarked by ASUU is meant to force FG to back down on IPPIS, ...

The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has come out to say that its agitations and actions over the years have been based on 6 vital demands. Abuja Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof. Theophilus Lagi recently listed the demands to include more funding for public universities and renegotiation of ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that the 2 weeks warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is illegal. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige revealed this as he spoke to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal ...

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, ...