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Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said cost of finance had remained one of the country’s major challenges. Ahmed said this at the on-going 36th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday. The minister spoke
Presidency says there is no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or the truncation of democracy, saying elections will hold as scheduled. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman on Friday in
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged youth corps members deployed to Akwa Ibom to remain neutral and adhere to the guidelines in the Electoral Act throughout the general elections. The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, gave the advice on
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped down on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday, said the president canvassed this
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the Nigeria Armed Forces is overburdened because of inadequate manpower and numerous security challenges confronting the nation. The Minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu
Molly Phee, U.S Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, says her country has no preferred candidate in the Nigeria’s general election. Phee stated this when she visited the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in his office on
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Monguno (rtd), has said that the change of currency and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), if not well thought out, may affect operations of troops in the field. Monguno made the
Transporters associations under the auspices of Coalition of Transporters, have threatened to picket headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPL) over lingering fuel scarcity. This is contained in a six-point Communique issued by Chairpersons of the associations on Monday in
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a refund of N9.6 billion to Plateau and Borno State Governments for road projects executed by the two states on behalf of the Federal Government. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known
The Federal Government says it will be hosting a team of investors from Saudi Arabia in March to explore areas of business and investments benefit between both countries. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Wednesday in