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September 20, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Suspends Proposed National Carrier

The Federal Government, on Wednesday suspended its controversial national carrier project, Nigeria Air. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while addressing Journalists. According to Sirika, the decision to suspend the procurement of Nigeria Air,...

September 16, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Govt Faults HSBC Report

The Presidency wishes to make clear to all Nigerians, and particularly the global banking giant HSBC which said the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari would stunt the economy, that what killed Nigeria’s economy in the past was the unbridled...

September 13, 2018 No Responses

Labour Issues Two Weeks Ultimatum To FG

Labour leaders in Nigeria, on Wednesday cautioned the Federal Government to stop foot dragging on the New Minimum Wage and allow the tripartite committee conclude its job to avoid industrial crisis. The labour leaders, who are members of the Minimum...

September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Warns Civil Servants Against Over-Bloated Budgets

The Federal Government has expressed concern over unethical vices which have been known to engender over-bloated budgetary allocations for salaries, incomes and wages of civil servants, warning that such practices should stop henceforth. The government therefo...

September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Approves N6 Trillion For National Strategic Health Development Plan II

September 4, 2018 No Responses

Chinese Oil Firm Guarantees Funding For NNPC’s Project As Buhari Attends FOCAC Business Summit

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has assured the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, of its unflinching commitment towards securing funding for the successful financing and subsequent exe...

September 2, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To Sign $328m ICT Agreement In China

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018. During the 6-day official visit of the Nigerian President, he is expected to join his Chinese...

September 2, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $6.7b Northeast Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Resettlement Agenda

The Federal Government says it has developed a 6.7-billion-dollar robust plan of action for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of Northeast devastated by Boko Haram activities. Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. T...

August 9, 2018 No Responses

Customs FOU Impounds N2B Goods In Two Weeks

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘A’, Ikeja within two weeks impounded various contraband goods with Duty Paid Value(DPV) of N2,055,321,389.84. Addressing Journalists on Wednesday in Lagos, head of the unit, Comptrol...

August 7, 2018 No Responses

PenCom Begins Verification Of 2,700 Retiring Workers

THE National Pension Commission (PenCom) has commenced verification and enrolment of over 2,700 employees of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Head, Corporate Communications, Peter Aghahowa, in a statement explained th...

July 29, 2018 No Responses

Gowon Seeks Tolerance, Unity Among Nigerians

Former Head of State, Retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon has advocated for more tolerance and understanding among Nigerians to put an end to the spate of killings in the country. Gowon made the remark on Saturday while speaking as the Special...

July 26, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria, Benin Republic To Set Up Joint Committee On Smuggling

President Muhammadu Buhari hosted President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin at State House, Abuja, Wednesday, during which the two leaders agreed on the imperativeness of a joint committee to combat smuggling. Also to be consulted in the workings...

July 19, 2018 No Responses

Reactions Trail Proposed New National Carrier

Mixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed new national carrier by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. Sirika had unveiled the name of the new carrier as “Nigeria Air’’...

July 18, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Explains N228.9b For 2019 Polls

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded a letter to the National Assembly seeking N228,854,008,215 from the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget to fund the 2019 general election and other critical projects. According to Buhari, the N228.9 billion from N578,319, 9...