The federal government has denied putting names of #EndSARS protesters on a no-fly list. The Federal Ministry of Interior made this known in a tweet on Tuesday in reaction to a media report by an online publication. The online publication alleged that the Nigerian authorities had begun collating a no-fly list of Nigerians that lead…
The Federal Government has described attempts by those it called “unscrupulous individuals on social media” linking the government and Dangote group with a plan to ‘flood’ the country with genetically modified rice (GMO) as extremely uncharitable. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, explained…
Diamond Bank has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government in a renewed drive to unlock the huge creative potential of technology Start-Ups in Nigeria and stimulate massive growth and development in the information technology sector. The project is part of the Bank’s commitment to drive and develop capacity in the IT segment of the…
A human rights advocacy group, the Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has said those engaged in destruction of oil and gas infrastructures under the guise of agitation should be treated as terrorists The group urged the federal government to reject calls in some quarters that amnesty be granted to the militants. It said…
Determined to give its annual Maltina Teacher of the Year Award more value and to make it more relevant to teachers in different parts of Nigeria, Nigerian Breweries Plc has formalized its partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education as they plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on how the scheme could be…
Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Monday morning, welcomed entourage of the Federal Government for the town hall meeting holding in the state. The FG delegation was led by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The team also included Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige and other top member of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The…
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has secured the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and former militant leaders, Henry Okah, in prison in South Africa and Charles Okah, incarcerated in Nigeria. MEND, which has engaged the Federal Government in a dialogue through the oil companies…
Reports say the Federal Government has approved the closure of nine foreign missions and their conversion to non-residency representation or concurrent accreditation. This was what Daily Trust reported on Thursday. The paper said the closure was part of measures to reduce the cost of running Nigeria’s foreign representations in line with the economic situation. According…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration is working assiduously to ameliorate the challenges faced by the Nigerian economy within a short period by understudying the experiences of countries like Iran who thrived in adversity. Receiving a Special Envoy from the President of Islamic Republic of Iran at the State House, Mohammad Javad Zarif,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the shootings that occurred on Friday at a busy shopping mall in Munich, Germany. On Friday evening, about three gunmen opened fire on shoppers at the Olympic Shopping Mall in Munich. More than eight persons were said to have died from the attack. Buhari, in a statement issued on…