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The National Coordinator, National HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme, Adebobola Bashorun has come out to say that Nigeria should be moving towards epidemic control of HIV/AIDS by 2023. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, there is ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that investment and better staff welfare can aid improved performance in the security sector. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, having top facilities available, for instance, will further ...

The Federal Government has come out to condemn the attack on the convoy of United States consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. This was recently revealed in a statement signed by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, and Nigerians ...

No fewer than 2 million vulnerable Nigerians have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy for the year 2022, FG has said. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President recently revealed this ...

The Presidency has come out to say that neither the Federal Government nor the Central Bank of Nigeria has taken a stand on the continued use of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tenders. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that it is not fighting corruption to impress civil society organizations, Transparency International or any other anti-corruption watchdog. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, its anti-corruption drive is ...

The Federal Executive Council has approved a new National Language Policy. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu recently revealed that Mother Tongue is now a compulsory medium of instruction from Primary 1 to 6, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, mother tongue would be used exclusively for the ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that state governors are partly responsible for the rising rate of poverty nationwide. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the ...

Nigerians should not be afraid of any form of food crisis, the Federal Government has said. This is coming as FG kicked against the recent projections of the International Monetary Fund, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the government, several measures have been put in place to forestall the ...

The Federal Government has come out to insist that university lecturers will not be paid for work not done in line with the ‘No work, no pay’ policy. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu recently revealed this while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to appeal for calm over the issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the FG ...

Nigeria has lost its most valued crude oil customers, the Federal Government has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, some of the country’s gas buyers now compete with the country in the same market, and as sweet ...

The Federal Government has come out to announce its readiness to use gas to fast track Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, energy is the basic resource for national socio-economic ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that it has so far disbursed over N462.2 billion to strengthen the Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operations in the country. Osinbajo recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the relatively low ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that peace and security are returning across Nigeria, noting that the worst of insecurity is over in the nation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the ...

The Federal Government has come out to defend the disbursement of N1.15bn for the purchase of 10 SUVs for the Republic of Niger. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed recently revealed this to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to her, the move is ...

To celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola announced this in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he can ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has come out to say that the Guild of Medical Directors must be involved in the health reforms in the country. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, there is a need ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that the national electricity grid actually crashed from a peak of 3,703 megawatts to as low as 9MW on Sunday. Reports have said that Sunday’s grid collapse was the fifth in 2022, a development that made many power distribution companies to shut ...

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has come out to call on the Federal Government to ensure children are properly protected in various schools around the country. The president of the association, Chief Yomi Otubela recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been ...