The Minister of State for Health, Hon. Joseph Nkama has urged Chief Medical Directors of Federal Teaching Hospitals, Medical Centres and heads of Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure President Muhammadu Buhari's commitement to the health sector is reflected in their 2023 budget.
Nkama gave...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that it was working round the clock in conjunction with security agencies in the country to secure the safe release of the eight Prospective Corps Members who were abducted in Zamfara State on their way to the Orientation Camp in Sokoto.
According...
*Lawan Charges Committees On Appropriate Projects Implementation
The Senate on a Thursday passed the sum N10.805 trillion as revised budget for the 2020 fiscal year.
The passage followed consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Accordingly, out of the sum of...
A significant landmark has been achieved for Nigeria with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Regional Training Centre, Oshodi, elected as member of the World Meteorological Organization’s Executive Council Capacity Development Panel (WMO-CDP).
Director-General /CEO NiMet, Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi said this provides a veritable and pleasant distraction from the COVID...
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Others in attendance were: Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Chief Of State to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari,...
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed its plan to engage with the Dangote Refinery on specific issues around the 20% equity interest that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has taken in the Refinery on behalf of the Federation.
NEITI's position was disclosed in a statement...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the reinvigorated war against terrorism, drug trafficking, crude oil theft and illegal refineries was showing positive results.
Buhari disclosed this in his Ramadan message to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world celebrating the Eid.
He said, the battle waged against terrorists who falsely...
The acting Comptroller General, CG, of the Nigeria Immigration Sevice, Isah Jere Idris, has promised that the two Control Posts of Oron and Ibaka would soon be included in the Service's e-Border project.
The acting Immigration Chief made the promise Friday, 1 April, when he paid a working visit to...
... WAPIS to fast-track fight against transnational crimes - IGP
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF has inaugurated the West African Police Information System, WAPIS, Centre in Abuja.
The Centre, which is situated at the INTERPOL National Central Bureau NCB, office, Force Headquarters, Abuja, was launched Wednesday, 26 May, by the Minister...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the green light to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria.
Justice Okon Abang on Friday January 29, 2021 granted the Commission’s application for a Bench Warrant to arrest the managing director of the international...
