The US government says it is reevaluating its ban on some categories of Migrant Visas for Nigerians having been satisfied with the country’s level of compliance with information sharing and other concerns. Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of theContinue Reading
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, September 7, explained how the Federal Government spent N10.413 trillion on fuel subsidy in the last 13 years (2006-2019). Lai Mohammed made this disclosure at a media briefing in Abuja, in efforts to justify why the government announced an end to the paymentContinue Reading
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Sunday, September 6, explained that ongoing investigation has revealed that about $301 million was given as under-hand dealings to some persons in a bid to hide the illegality of the Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) gas supply and processingContinue Reading
The Federal Government, on Thursday, September 3, revealed that state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country, as part of measures towards a post COVID-19 economy. 4wardwego had reported that schools in the country were shut in March as part ofContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that African countries can defeat COVID-19 in the same manner it eradicated the Wild Polio Virus on the continent. Buhari made the declaration on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the State House, Abuja. Equally important, the President was speaking at the formal certification of the WildContinue Reading
The Federal Government has revealed that the August 29 date for resumption of international flights is not sacrosanct and is subject to change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu. Specifically, Dr. Aliyu saysContinue Reading
Federal Government, on Monday, announced that secondary schools in the country are to reopen on 4th of August, 2020, though, for exit classes only. Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, in a statement released in Abuja, explained that the decisions was reached at aContinue Reading
The Federal Government has explained to a federal court in New York, the United States, how Processing and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), an Irish engineering firm, bribed its officials, who oversaw the controversial gas processing contract. This was contained in a statement by Christopher Major, attorney to the FG; who raisedContinue Reading
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in a report, revealed that the corporation suffered a 342 per cent surge in pipeline vandalism as its supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, gulped N116.09 billion in April. This was contained in the NNPC April 2020 Monthly Financial and OperationalContinue Reading
The Federal Government has approved Wednesday, July 8 for the resumption of domestic flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on Wednesday in Abuja. He revealed that domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20 would resume fully on the day. Sirika announced thisContinue Reading