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The Federal Government has come out to say that Nigeria is currently off-track concerning progress on achieving the global Sustainable Development Goal sanitation target and is regrettably among those behind. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been ...

The Presidency has come out to say that the Bola Tinubu administration is not planning to relocate the Federal Capital of Nigeria back to Lagos. This was recently revealed via a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

The Federal Government has come out to affirm its commitment to sustaining bilateral relations with France, particularly in the area of Defence and security. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, the training and ...

The Federal Government has extended the free rides for commuters on all train services to Sunday, January 7, 2024. Recall that the Nigerian Railway Corporation had announced the commencement of the free train ride on Thursday, December 21, 2023 for all its passenger services, following the directive of President Bola ...

The Federal Government has come out to warn members of the academia and the university community over matters of s*xual harassment on campuses. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman recently had its say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he has received the ...

The Federal Government should scrap the Nigerian Law School because current reality has shown that the institution has outlived its usefulness, a lawyer and former Director-General of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that it is planning to decentralize the fire service emergency response system. The Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the Federal Government has been planning to ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that 80 per cent of Nigerians use traditional medicine as a primary form of health care. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...

The National Coordinator, National HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme, Adebobola Bashorun has come out to say that Nigeria should be moving towards epidemic control of HIV/AIDS by 2023. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, there is ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that investment and better staff welfare can aid improved performance in the security sector. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, having top facilities available, for instance, will further ...

The Federal Government has come out to condemn the attack on the convoy of United States consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. This was recently revealed in a statement signed by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, and Nigerians ...

No fewer than 2 million vulnerable Nigerians have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy for the year 2022, FG has said. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President recently revealed this ...

The Presidency has come out to say that neither the Federal Government nor the Central Bank of Nigeria has taken a stand on the continued use of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tenders. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that it is not fighting corruption to impress civil society organizations, Transparency International or any other anti-corruption watchdog. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, its anti-corruption drive is ...

The Federal Executive Council has approved a new National Language Policy. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu recently revealed that Mother Tongue is now a compulsory medium of instruction from Primary 1 to 6, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, mother tongue would be used exclusively for the ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that state governors are partly responsible for the rising rate of poverty nationwide. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the ...

Nigerians should not be afraid of any form of food crisis, the Federal Government has said. This is coming as FG kicked against the recent projections of the International Monetary Fund, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the government, several measures have been put in place to forestall the ...

The Federal Government has come out to insist that university lecturers will not be paid for work not done in line with the ‘No work, no pay’ policy. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu recently revealed this while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to appeal for calm over the issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the FG ...

Nigeria has lost its most valued crude oil customers, the Federal Government has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, some of the country’s gas buyers now compete with the country in the same market, and as sweet ...