The Federal Government has declared Friday, 2nd and Monday, 5th April 2021 public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. This was announced in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday. In the statement, Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the service chiefs to identify the leaders of the bandits and kidnappers and take them out to restore confidence in the areas affected. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguni told the State House correspondents that President Buhari gave the directive to Service Chiefs at the security meeting held at […]

President Muhammed Buhari will leave Abuja on Tuesday for the United Kingdom, for a medical check-up. In a statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the trip is for a routine check up Adesina said the president will first meet with the security chiefs in the morning. […]

The Federal Government says it has borrowed $2.5billion from China-Exim bank’ for the construction of a rialyway linking Lagos to Ibadan. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi revealed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight which aired on Monday night. “If you look at the whole total cost, it will be $2.5 to $2.6 […]

The Leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) says it  will embark on a nationwide strike from Thursday. This was announced in a statement signed by NARD President,  Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi; its Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, and its Publicity/Social Secretary, Dr Dotun Osikoya, the union said the industrial action would be total and indefinite, […]

The Presidency has dismissed the claim that the current administration promised to make one naira equal to a dollar. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina said the claims suggestings that President Muhammed Buhari made such a promise, are false. Speaking when he featured on  Channels Television Sunday Politics, Mr. […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it pays between N100 billion and N120 billion every month to subsidize Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) also known as petrol. NNPC Group Managing Director revealed this during the weekly presidential ministerial media briefing on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. He said that the burden placed upon NNPC […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) says the visa clearance requirement policy is only applicable to eight countries. The agency was reacting to reports that it introduced a levy as visa clearance requirements for Nigerians traveling outside Nigerians. But in a statement , NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi said th policy is […]