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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned a New Naval Sports Complex in Lagos State and declared open the 12th Nigerian Navy Games, just as he urged Nigerians to believe in the capability of the armed forces to safeguard and bring long-lasting peace and stability to the country. Declaring open the 12th Nigerian Navy Games, Lagos 2022, Buhari guaranteed Nigerians that the armed forces would continue to sustain their operational tempo to contain […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has received with great sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Buhari in a statement yesterday evening mourned the dead monarch and commiserated with the Royal Family, stating that he and his family and the over 200 million Nigerians have received with immense sadness the passing of the Queen and the end of her unique and wonderful 70-year reign. […]

Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Pengassan have threatened to pull out its entire workforce from oil and gas installations nationwide in protest of the increasing oil theft and vandalism. The President of Pengassan, Festus Osifo, made their intentions known at a press conference held in Abuja, lamenting that crude oil theft had crumbled the nation’s economy, threatening that oil workers are ready to […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq yesterday announced that the Federal Government has approved a National flood emergency preparedness and response plan in Nigeria for more resilience and effective response measures to mitigate the impact of flooding on Nigerians. Farouq while disclosing this after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting urged all states and operational stakeholders to implement the plan in order to advance national […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to pay a working visit to Imo State on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, to commission the two signature road projects of the 3-R administration and the newly reconstructed Imo State House of Assembly Complex. The Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma who announced this through a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary and media adviser, Oguwuike Nwachukwu said the Imo people residing in […]

The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency Nitda, Kashifu Abdullahi says Nigeria is now a global supplier of tech talents following yesterday’s unveiling of the second batch of 60 Africa Startups grantees of the Black Founders Fund BFF initiative by Google in Abuja Abdullahi, in his remarks during the unveiling ceremony, said the project will boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy, adding that it is a golden opportunity for Startups because funding […]

Indications have emerged of another planned nationwide strike by electricity workers in the country over the alleged unwillingness of the government to resolve issues of unpaid entitlements to former workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria PHCN. It was gathered that some government agencies, including the anti-graft bodies, are allegedly harassing labor leaders in the sector over the agreements reached with the government during the privatization of the […]

The Federal Government has suspended the introduction of a five percent excise duty in the digital economy sector, which was earlier proposed by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who disclosed this in Abuja during the inauguration of a committee that would review the policy, said he personally rejected the policy and advised President Muhammadu Buhari against it in view of […]