Tag: Nigerian Govt.
Nigeria’s NDPC, Meta to adopt terms of settlement in $32.8m privacy breach fine
The fine against Meta came as one of the measures by the NDPC to protect Nigerians’ data under the Nigeria…
Alleged massacre of Christians: FG fights off moves by US Senate to sanction Nigeria
US Senator, Ted Cruz had introduced a bill, the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act, to the US senate to sanction…
FG inaugurates EV buses to ensure sustainable mobility
Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, said the initiative aligned with the Federal…
Nigeria to begin production of HIV/AIDS test kits, anti-retroviral drugs
The NACA boss added that other measures included enrolling all individuals in the National Health Insurance Scheme, mobilising resources to…
Court orders Nigerian govt to pay police torture victim N5m compensation
The court also ordered Nigeria to conduct a “prompt, impartial, and effective” investigation into Adebayo’s alleged torture by the police,…
Nigeria seeks support for SDGs implementation in Africa
Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made the call in his address at the UN General Assembly Summit of…
Flood disaster: Nigerian govt approves Emergency Response Plan
He said that experts responsible for controlling flood disaster had informed the committee that the scale of the 2022 flooding…
Peter Obi hits Nigerian govt: It’s unacceptable allowing ASUU strike to linger
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body of lecturers in Nigeria's universities has declared total strike after…
Amnesty Int. decries failure of Nigerian govt to rescue 62 abducted Abuja-Kaduna passengers
At least eight people were killed and another 65 abducted on 28 March 2022 after armed bandits attacked the Abuja-Kaduna…
Nigerian govt breaks silence on $875m ammunition deal blocked by US lawmakers
The Federal Government on Friday said it is not aware of any $875 million ammunition deal with the US which…
Nigerian govt. vows to end modern slavery
The Federal Government of Nigeria has promised to do all within its power to end the trafficking of young vulnerable…
Nigerian govt approves reduction in pump price of petrol
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the reduction of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred…
Sowore: No government will allow anybody call for destabilization – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations in the media about the re-arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) of Omoyele…
Nigerian govt launches massive operations against bandits, kidnappers
There are at least five security operations, counter and preemptive being undertaken by the Nigerian police, the army and the…
Nigerian govt inspects 64 coaches in China for rail projects
The Federal Government has inspected 64 coaches under construction in China for the various rail projects in Nigeria with 10…
Federal Govt approves commencement of work on Nigeria-Seme-Benin road project
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says the Federal Government has approved commencement of work on…
You’re overheating the polity, Nigerian govt warns Atiku
The Nigerian Government on Thursday warned the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to stop overheating…
Robert Clarke: Nigerian Govt should be giving credit for prosecuting Onnoghen
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Robert Clarke on Sunday said that the Nigerian Government should be given credit…
Bandits’ Attacks: Nigerian Govt Suspends Mining Activities in Zamfara
The federal government through the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday announced the suspension of mining…
Nigerian Govt educates EU, UK, US over Onnoghen
The Nigerian government has clarified some misconceptions by the US, UK and the EU over Friday’s suspension of the Chief…
Boko Haram: Nigerian govt launches campaign to support military
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that his ministry will soon launch a massive national…
Subsidy: Nigerian Govt pays oil marketers, freezes interest on loan
Mr Henry Ikem-Obih, Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the Federal Government has paid the agreed…
FCT doctors urge Nigerian govt to stop exodus of colleagues
Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to address the…
N800bn subsidy debt: Oil marketers send SOS to Nigerian govt
Oil marketers on Sunday appealed to Federal Government to effect quick payment of its outstanding N800 billion subsidy debts. The…
Nigerian Govt to spend N10bn green bond on Education Programme
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, says the Federal Government will spend N10.6 billion green bond to…
Nigerian Govt to upgrade Veterinary Teaching Hospitals
The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to upgrade all the Veterinary Teaching Hospitals across the country and the completion…
Gov. Fayemi denies receiving N30b from Nigerian Govt
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state on Tuesday denied receiving N30 billion from the Federal Government after its inauguration.
Britain briefs Nigeria on IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s movement
British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu,…
Nigerian Govt will not lose focus on economic diversification – Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government will not lose focus on diversifying the economy from…
Nigerian Govt promises to free country from ozone-depleting substances
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said on Monday that the Federal Government would continue to free…