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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, expressed excitement that no project initiated by the FCT Administration has stopped under President Bola Tinubu’s watch. Wike, who stated this after…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted a request by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele to travel outside the capital city of Abuja. The decision relaxes a previous bail condition that restricted his…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said the problem his ministry is confronted with is no longer passport availability. According to him, the major challenge currently being faced is how to stop those not entitled to a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched an online app with a database of all the medications it has registered. The online app, called “Greenbook,” is accessible via the web among…

The Federal Government on Wednesday insisted that its Student Loan Scheme is still on track to commence this month. This was as it said students who apply through its soon-to-be-completed website can access the facility within 30…

The Federal Government has assured workers that it will clear the arrears of the N35,000 wage award just as it also said the government had resumed the payment of the wage award. The government also reiterated its commitment to…

The federal government has warned Nigerians against crowdfunding for ransom to secure the release of abducted persons. Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence, spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja. Wike spoke on Wednesday, at a town hall meeting he had with residents of the Bwari Area…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has denied the claim that his administration “deliberately” used the naira redesign policy to punish Nigerians. He stated that rather, the policy helped to ease the 2023 general elections, thereby…

In a landmark decision, a Royal Court in Jersey has ordered the repatriation of $8.9 million (approximately £6.9 million) to Nigeria. The funds, allegedly misappropriated by Nigerian government officials in 2014, were disguised as…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said it has in the past week uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta. The NNPCL disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday, adding that 15 illegal…

Amnesty International, an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) focused on human rights, has asked President Bola Tinubu to treat the recent unchecked kidnapping incidents across the country as an emergency. In recent…

Atiku Abubakar, former Nigerian vice-president, ignited a fresh debate on state-owned refineries this week by questioning the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited's (NNPC) decision to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt refinery…

The National Agency for Food and Drug and Administration and Control, NAFDAC, is investigating the presence of fake and substandard paracetamol brands in the open market in Nigeria, following viral reports of research alleging that…

The Presidency has urged Nigerians to exercise restraint and patience as the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of N585 million by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dr. Betta Edu,…