President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has commenced the distribution of palliatives worth N10.9 billion to households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He said this on Tuesday while delivering a speech via video-message, on the first day of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. According to him, the disbursement of the sum ...

Nigeria will continue to partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and some countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing, as well as the uninhibited supply of safe and effective Coronavirus vaccines to all, President Muhammadu Buhari declared Tuesday. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu says the Federal Government observed a decline of 36 per cent in the number of COVID-19 infections recorded in August compared to those reported in July. Ihekweazu disclosed this on Monday during a briefing with reporters in Abuja. He, however, explained that ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on political parties, candidates, and security agents participating in the Edo governorship election to uphold democratic standards during the poll. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, on Thursday quoted the President as saying that failure to abide by the ...

The Federal Government has launched a central database for the management of recovered assets. The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami during the launch on Thursday, in Abuja, said all the assets that have been recovered by the Federal Government are now tied to specific projects. The launch was witnessed by officials from government agencies including ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the nation’s 60th Anniversary Logo with a pledge that his administration will continue to work towards greater inclusiveness. Buhari also called for the participation of all Nigerians. The unveiling of the logo by the president was held shortly before the commencement of the 15th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ...

I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the crumbling edifice that is still generously called Nigeria. I have no reasons to change my stance on his record. Nonetheless, I embrace the responsibility of calling attention to any accurate reading of this nation from ...

Mr Garba Shehu has said that the move by President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the giving of foreign exchange for food and fertilizer imports, is an action borne out of patriotism. The presidential spokesman who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said the President’s motive stems purely from devotion in the best interest of the ...

BY PIUS ISIEKWENE The presidential assent to the amended Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020) in early August has expectedly drawn diverse reactions from stakeholders. The reactions range from the very mild to very intense and passionate across the divide of proponents and opponents of the act. Those opposed to the act, notably ...