FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Government has confirmed the receipt of $311m looted by late military dictator, General Sani Abacha. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed this on Monday in a statement by his…

The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sum of $3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight. The emergency financial assistance to Nigeria is the highest so far to any member country. The IMF said…

Nigerian Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s N850bn loan request to fund some projects in the 2020 budget. The request was contained in a letter to the National Assembly, which was read by the Senate President, Ahmad…

Federal Government has said private hospitals that have been treating patients infected with coronavirus will remain shut till further notice. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the government agency on the front line in…

Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on the Federal Government to help with funds and facilities to curb the menace of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Ganduje made the plea when he received the Director-General of the…

Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Richard Akinjide, has dead. The 88-year-old legal icon died in his home in Ibadan, Oyo State. Born in Ibadan, in the early 1930s to an influential…

Head of European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, has said the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU is largely meant for the poor, The Punch reports. He made this known while speaking with journalists in…

Federal Government of Nigeria has said state governors will henceforth be in charge of the distribution of palliative measures in their respective states. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola The federal government has declared Friday, April 10 and Monday April 13, as public holidays to mark the 2020 Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on…

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Federal government has said it is tracing over 4,370 people that have had contact with index cases of the novel Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) in Nigeria.  The Minister of Information…

Secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of presidential task force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha Federal government has on March 23 announced the closure of all land borders for four weeks. Secretary to the government of…

President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Ministry of Education has ordered immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide as part of measures to contain the spread. This is coming after the total number…

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. Federal Government has on March 18 announced a slash in the 2020 budget by N1.5tn as part of measures to respond to the impact of coronavirus on the economy. Also…

Minister of Health, Professor Osagie Ehanire addressing news men in a Coronavirus press briefing on March 18. Ekiti state has recorded its first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the state. The special assistant to President Muhammadu…