The Federal Government has inaugurated a new ultra-modern Passport Processing Office in Kano State as part of plans to bring immigration services closer to Nigerians. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau said the measure was part of plans to decentralise the operations of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and ensure better service delivery.……
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Apartment In Which EFCC Found $50 million Belongs To PDP Chieftain’s Daughter – Report
Following the successful raid of an apartment in Ikoyi area of Lagos by men of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a sum of $50 million was reported to have been recovered by the operatives. The recovery however sparked reactions which majorly bordered on the owner of the apartment in which the……
FG commences digital skills training programme for 125,000 youths
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (OSSAP-SDGs) has commenced a digital skills training programme for 125, 000 youths across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire said this in a statement issued by Mrs Janet McDickson, the Head of Information……
We Will Do Everything Possible To Secure The Release Of The Remaining Chibok Girls ~ PMB
PMB On The Release Of The Remaining Chibok Girls On April 14, 2014, Nigeria suffered one of the worst crimes committed against its citizens – the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by the vicious terrorist and insurgent group, Boko Haram. Upon the inception of this administration in May 2015, it will…
Tompolo’s birthday: Withdraw charges against militant leader – Group tells FG
A Civil Society Group, Niger Delta Security Watch Organization, today called on the Federal Government to withdraw all charges against ex-militant leader, High Chief Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo Alias Tompolo in the interest of justice. President of the organization, Barr. Dickson Bekederemo made the call in a chat with DAILY POST as part of activities marking…
FG orders immediate probe into FAAN fire incident
The Federal Government is to probe the cause of the fire incident, which engulfed the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), according to the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hardi Sirika. Speaking through one of his aides, Salihu Adeyinka, on Wednesday with Ripples Nigeria, the Minister said there is going to be…
Setbacks Will Not Deter Us On War Against Corruption – FG
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians not to be discouraged by the recent setbacks in the war against corruption, promising that the serial negative outcome of corruption cases that were recorded at the high court level would not dampen the anti-graft battle. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information…
Senate wants FG to withdraw constitution from circulation
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to liaise with the National Judicial Council, (NJC) Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Law Reform Commission to constitute a law review committee to withdraw copies of different versions of the constitution in circulation in the…
FG offers 2, 3years savings bonds at 12.7%, 13.7 %
The Federal Government on Tuesday offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 12.79 per cent and three-year savings bond at 13.79 per cent, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. According to the subscription offer circular derived from the DMO website, the two-year bond will be due in April 2019 while the three-year bond will……
FG set to arraign former governor Gabriel Suswam
The Federal Government will on Tuesday arraign a former Governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court over alleged diversion of N9.7 billion. Already, the case has been listed on the court’s cause list for arraignment. The former governor will be arraigned before…
FG has no plans to monitor social media chats, calls of Nigerians – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has dismissed as false information on various social media platforms alleging that the federal government has put in place necessary measures to monitor and record all phone calls and social media posts made by the citizens. The Minister, in a statement signed and issued in Abuja…
Report on Monitoring of Citizens’ Calls, Social Media Posts is False – FG
Segun Adeyemi, Abuja: The Federal Government has described as false the information being circulated on the Social Media to the effect that under a purported Ministry of Interior Regulation, all phone calls and Social Media posts made by the citizens are to be monitored and recorded. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the…