Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, (Rtd) The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared tomorrow Wednesday, May 29, as a work free day, in commemoration of the 2019 Presidential Inauguration. Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, (Rtd), The Minister of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement signed by Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, the…
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Following the Federal Government’s decision to acquire an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country, Nigerian leaders have kicked against the decision, warning the FG that it might lead crisis. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated the radio development in Abuja during an interview with newsmen, adding…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has made it clear that it might embark on another strike following the failure of the Federal Government to meet up with its initial promises. The Union said this late on Wednesday that its members should not be held responsible if there is any disruption in the university system.…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has stated that the Federal Government has closed three of the nation’s foreign missions and downsized another due to the lack of sufficient funds. Onyeama said this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking on activities of the ministry in the last three years. The Minister said that the…
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Following a viral video that was posted by rapper, Dremo, calling people’s attention to a glitch on the third mainland bridge which caused people to question the safety of the structure. The ministry of power works and housing has asked Nigerians to be rest assured that the third mainland bridge poses no danger to users.…
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The Federal Government on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a train per hour before the end of 2019. Mr Freeborn Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said this as part of activities of the Belt and Road Initiative’s celebration to mark 1,000 days of…
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The Federal Government had declared Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22 as Public holidays in respect of the 2019 Easter celebration. The information was relayed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) on Wednesday in Abuja. Dambazau while urging…
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The Federal Government has stated that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has the right to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election in court. However, it called on Atiku to allow the court determine the conclusion…
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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has stated that the Federal Government had work ongoing to criminalise parents who fail to send their children to school, adding that such parents may be prosecuted. Adamu during a press conference in Abuja said the ministry has demanded the criminalisation of the act of not sending children to school…
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The dispute between the Federal Government and lecturers of tertiary institutions may end this week. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told journalists at a briefing in Abuja on Sunday that issues which led to the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and their counterparts in polytechnics had been resolved. Adamu said,…
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