The Federal Government has extended its work-from-home directive to civil servants on Salary Grade Level 12 and below to the end of April. The directive was meant to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The extension, according to PUNCH was contained
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An electronic portal has been opened by the Federal Government for Nigerians to register in order to get coronavirus vaccine. The platform was launched on Monday. A tweet shared on the official handle of the Nigerian Government read; ”Please visit
As the country battles the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has disclosed that it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in hotspot local governments in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in the country. National Incident Manager of
The Federal government has insisted that the deadline given for the registration of all SIM cards with valid National Identity Numbers, NIN were still in force. It also declared that the NIN was mandatory for diplomats who reside in Nigeria,
Nigerians have been asked to comply with COVID-19 health guidelines during the holiday to avoid another lockdown following increased cases of the disease in the country. In a statement released after the National Economic Council meeting chaired by Vice President
A five-year nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country has been approved by the federal government. According to the spokesman to the Vice President Laolu Akande, the plan was approved by the National Council on Nutrition
Following the recent increase in the number of COVID19 cases in Nigeria, the Federal government has asked COVID19 treatment centers across the country to prepare for reopening. The centers were closed after a reduction in the number of cases were
The Federal Government has threatened to sanction officials of any electricity distribution companies (DisCos) who sell prepaid meters to customers. Ahmed Zakari, the Special Adviser to the president on infrastructure who said this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, December
The federal government has budgeted N142.3 billion to feed 9.86 million children, deworm seven million children and recount the pupils in 2021 under the Home-Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSFP). Premium Times reported that the N142.3 billion is meant to cater to
The Federal Government has revealed that the current maternal mortality rate currently stands at 512 deaths per 100,0000 live births in the country. It further revealed that neo-natal mortality is at 39 per 1000 live births and under age 5
Beginning from this week, the Federal Government will start paying grants to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises that are successful to partake in the N75bn COVID-19 support schemes. On September 10, 2020, the Federal Government inaugurated two schemes to financially
The Federal Government has directed civil servants who have not been going to work since March this year when the lockdown was declared to curtail the spread of COVID-19 started, to resume for work come Monday, October 19. The Chairman
The Federal Ministry of Health has urged Nigerians to visit and utilise the newly deployed health platform to report issues around COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in their various locations. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdulaziz Abdullahi,
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the rate at which young girls drop out of school, especially in rural areas due to unwanted pregnancy. The theme of the event was, ‘Advancing the role of women in nuclear energy and
The Federal Government has lifted the ban on Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. This development comes after the United Arab Emirates UAE agreed to start issuing visas to Nigerians. The Federal Government had banned Emirates Airlines from Lagos and
The Federal government has shifted the resumption date of international flights after operation were shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hadi Sirikia, the Minister of Aviation, had earlier announced that the date for resumption for International flights
After many months of shut down following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, Private schools in Nigeria have been permitted by the Nigerian Government to charge school fees for the third term academic session as they get ready to reopen. Third
The Ministry of Education has announced that exit classes in Secondary schools across the nation will reopen for academic activities on August 4. A statement released this afternoon July 27, by the Director of Press, Ministry Of Education, Ben Bem Goong, says
Nigeria is proposing an option to candidates of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) whose examinations have been cancelled this year due to the threat of COVID-19. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, during the Presidential Task Force
Private school teachers have cried out for help due to unpaid salaries by their management since March when schools were shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Yomi Otubela,
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has announced a new price band for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. Sources at the Abuja headquarters of the agency said the rise in petrol price was primarily due to the increase
States have been warned against reopening schools and other activities of mass gatherings ahead of proposed relaxation of measures taken to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and Chairman of
The Federal Government has declared Friday June 12, as public holiday to mark 2020 Democracy Day Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the announcement on behalf of the federal government, called on Nigerians to continue to
The clamour by Nigerians for places of worship to be re-opened amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten to the ears of the Federal Government. On Monday June 1, the Federal Government announced it has now lifted the ban on religious
The Federal Government says the next phase of the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic in the country will now lie solely in the hands of states, community leaders, religious leaders and others. This was made known by the Chairman of the
