A steering committee on national poverty reduction with growth strategy (NPRGS) has been launched by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that the World Bank in its latest report noted that the high inflation…
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Former Super Eagles Striker, Odion Ighalo Gets FG’s Appointment
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has been appointed as the Ambassador of the resuscitated National Principal Cup. The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, announced the appointment on…
774,000 Jobs: Proceed To Your Banks, Federal Government Instructs ESPW Beneficiaries
The Federal Government has issued fresh directives to the 774,000 participants of the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme. In a statement issued on Monday by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of…
Kidnappings In Nigeria: Gumi Reveals Why No School Is Safe Until FG Negotiates With Bandits
Author: One Class A popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has said there are about 100,000 armed bandits in the North-West alone. Gumi said the bandits kidnapping school pupils were disappointed that…
Banning Of Twitter Is Unpatriotic, It Is A Personal Desire Equated To National Desire – Rep Bamidele Salam
The Honourable representing Ede, Ejigbo, Egbedore federal constituency in the House of Representatives in Abuja, Hon. Bamidele Salam, has showed his view about the ban of Twitter by the Federal government…
72999 Residents registered as refugees In Nigeria – FG unveils
The federal government has disclosed that a total of 72,999 persons are currently registered as refugees in the country. This disclosure was made by the federal commissioner for the national refugees commission,…
Nigeria Will Not Make Meaningful Progress Without Borrowing – Fashola Reveals
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has defended the Federal Government’s resort to loans to expand infrastructure in the country. Fashola, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
NLC Strike: FG Allowed Incautious People To Cause Hardship For Kaduna People – Says El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has stated that the federal government allowed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to cause hardship for residents through their industrial action. Recall that El-Rufai in April…
ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives reasons
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has threatened to go on strike again over the ‘blatant’ refusal of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris to pay the salaries…
Days after visiting Yahaya Bello, Mikel Obi bags FG’s appointment
The Federal Government has appointed erstwhile Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence. The appointment which took place at the NOC secretariat,…