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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The National Security Adviser, Major General BABAGANA MONGUNO (retired), conveyed the President’s pledge to State House correspon...

The Nigerian Army says 219 Boko Haram fighters and children have surrendered to troops in the north-east region of the country.A total of 186 Boko Haram terrorist members led by their Amir, MANYE AGA, comprising 67 adult males, 54 adult females, and 65 children surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai at Forward Operational Base (FOB) Ajiri. Director of Army Public Relations, B...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, made this known in a statement. The Presidential assent comes a month after the House of Representatives passed the bill on July 16, while the Senate passed the bill on July 15. ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE, has counseled striking doctors in the country to be humble and carry themselves with dignity, rather than “play God or compete with God”. NGIGE gave the advice while speaking at the 2nd Summit of Medical Elders Forum, in Abuja. He expressed his concerns over the state of health nationwide and opined that the medical profes...

The Lagos State government has shut twenty pharmacies and patent medicine stores at Shomolu, Bariga and Oworonshoki. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor AKIN ABAYOMI disclosed this after reviewing the report of the recent monitoring, inspection and enforcement exercises carried out by the Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods. The aff...

The Federal Government has said it will lift its ban on Twitter, in a matter of days. Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed announced this after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the Vice President, Professor YEMI OSINBAJO. LAI MOHAMMED disclosed that the status of the conversation with the micro blogging site has reached an amicable stage, with agreemen...

Nigeria generated a total of 1 trillion naira from Value Added Tax VAT in the first half of the year. The figures were contained in a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The VAT figures consist of 512.25 billion naira in the second quarter and 495.39 billion naira generated in the first quarter. The manufacturi...

The Federal Government has threatened to review its relationship with Indonesia if it fails to bring the Indonesian immigration officials that assaulted a Nigerian diplomat to book. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, GEOFFRY ONYEAMA, stated this at a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Nigeria’s ambassador to Indonesia has been summoned by the Federal Government to give a detailed a...

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors NARD have continued their ongoing strike despite a directive by the Federal Government. The Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE, had threatened the striking resident doctors with a no-work-no- pay policy. The National President of NARD, UYILAWA OKHUAIHESUYI, however said that the resident doctors will not resume un...

At least 2.4 million dollars has been paid to secure the release of schoolchildren in separate kidnapping incidents in the North-West region since November 2020. This is according to a report of the National Security Summit organized by the House of Representatives between May 26 and 29, 2021. Although, the report said government authorities denied paying such money, it however, s...