Easter: FG Okays Friday, Monday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021 public holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration…
Senate Gives Emefiele 72 Hours To Honour Invitation Over Alleged Missing $9.5m
Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Monday gave Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, 72 hours to appear it over the alleged disappearance of $9.5million interest that accrued from…
Tinubu Urges FG To Recruit 50 Million Youths Into Army Over Insecurity
All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to recruit at least 50 million youths into the Nigerian Army to boost Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, banditry…
FG Tenders $1m Cash ‘Recovered’ From Ex-Air Force Chief
The federal government has tendered before a federal high court in Abuja, $1,030,000 it allegedly recovered from the residence of Mohammed Dikko Umar, former chief of air staff. Umar was…
Kogi Risks Festival Ban Over Non-Vaccination Of Athletes
Athletes from Kogi State may be barred from participating in the 20th National Sports Festival in Edo State from April 2 to April 14. The PREMIER NEWSPAPER had reported that…
FG Targets N1trn Investment From Highway Concession.
The federal government (FG) says it expects a capital investment of N1.13 trillion from the new highway development management initiative (HDMI). Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, who disclosed…
Atiku Questions FG, Over $1.5bn PH Refinery Repair
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has faulted the decision by the federal government to expend the sum of $1.5 billion to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt refinery, Rivers state. The Federal Executive…
CAN Ask IGP To Intervene In Ongoing Violence In Kwara
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to intervene in the ongoing violence over Hijab policy in Kwara. The…
Biafra: You’re A Joker, FG Replies Asari Dokubo
The Federal Government has described the reported formation of Biafra Customary Government by Asari Dokubo as a “theatre of the absurd by a joker seeking attention’’. Speaking with the News…
FG Is Playing Ethnic Card On Security- Aare Ona Kakanfo Of Yorubaland
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, says the federal government and security agencies are playing the ethnic card on issues of security. In an online newspaper Adams…
