Henceforth concerted efforts would be made towards the immediate investigation, arrest, and prosecution of all perpetrators of crime in the country while both the States and Federal governments should ensure the full protection of all Nigerians wherever they reside, without regard to ethnic, religious, or regional status. These were some of the outcomes of the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Public Private Partnership styled Infrastructure company named Infra-Co with an initial seed capital of N1 Trillion which is envisaged over time to grow to N15 Trillion in assets and capital. Infra-Co will be one of the premier infrastructure finance entities in Africa and will be wholly ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen. This was contained in a statement by  Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged the support of the Federal Government and the National Economic Council (NEC) in the establishment of a Social Innovation and Research Institute (SIRI), an initiative of NEHIH aimed at developing skills and building capacity for social innovation in he North East. This was contained in a statement by the ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet again in February to review the developments in the issues regarding the months-long industrial action. He made this known on Wednesday on Channels TV’s Politics Today when asked what will happen ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that he will do everything to ensure that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not go on another industrial action. He explained that three of his biological children have also been victims of the system, so he is personally committed to resolving the ...

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday warned that the union would return to strike without notice if the government fails in meeting its part of the agreement reached with the university lecturers. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi gave the warning during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the suspension ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that those defecting to it from opposition political parties will contribute to its growth and development. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) expressed the confidence in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the development was an attestation that ...

The National Economic Council (NEC), says lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council expressed worries and ...

As the work of the about 30 judicial panels of inquiry established nationwide to investigate cases of police brutality against citizens in the wake of the #EndSARS protests to provide compensation for victims where necessary continues, the Federal Government has again assured that there would be comprehensive justice for all affected Nigerians. Vice President Yemi ...