By Sunday Etuka, Abuja The Federal Government has described Press Freedom as the cornerstone of a thriving democracy. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated this when he received senior executives of the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) on a courtesy visit to his office. His Special Assistant on...
The Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Navy to support in identifying pipelines that may hamper the building of the Bonny Deep Seaport in Rivers State. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the call on Friday when the Nigerian Navy led by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called for peaceful coexistence between and among Nigerians as the needed elixir for development to take place. The Governor made the call on Friday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur. TheFact Nigeria noted that Ortom said an atmosphere of peace and...
The Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said he looked forward to when the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) and Sokoto State wiould sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the state's Small and Medium Enterprises, (SMEs). Governor Tambuwal said this would expectedly...
Senator Shehu Sani has advised schools in the areas surrounding the Federal College of Forestry , Ifaka in Kaduna State .to take adequate precautions to protect their students against similar occurrences. This is even as the politician cum activist regretted that the abducted students were yet to be released more...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on Thursday officially launched made in Nigerian Barites that has met specifications for use in the oil and gas industry, mostly in drilling operations. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote performed...
30 Nigerians in a video appealing for help have been rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon, and have been relocated to a more conducive apartment. They will be part of One Hundred and Fifty (150) others trafficked and stranded in Lebanon to be evacuated back to Nigeria; bringing the total number to...
As part of wider efforts to keep rising global temperatures within liveable limits, Commonwealth countries, including African member states, have launched a new action group to expeditiously help cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane. The country-led coalition was announced Saturday at a ministerial event on the margins of...
The Leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday met with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to be briefed by the latter on the plan by the Federal Government to amend the N10.59 trillion 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly in December last year. The meeting which...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control in collaboration with the  Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning  & Resolve To Save Lives have decried the insufficient funding of the health sector in the country. In a workshop organised today in Abuja to discuss financing health security in Nigeria, with the...