The Federal Government says the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) is offering free cesarean sections to eligible women, thereby improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. Daju Kachollom, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in Abuja on Thursday during a three days 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian … Read more
The Federal Government has given a one-month ultimatum to developers along the Lagos shoreline to regularise their activities or face revocation and demolition. This is contained in a statement by Mr Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, on Thursday in Abuja. The Minister of Housing … Read more
Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has stated that the Federal Government would advance digitalisation in the aviation sector to enhance safety and security. Keyamo made this declaration at the inauguration of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Flight Data Centre (FDC) on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, … Read more
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) on Monday said that it had invested more than 450 million U.S Dollars in the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain. Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Project Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), PCNGi, disclosed this during the 9th Edition of the Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF2024) Day 2, Virtual Event … Read more
Mr Silas Agara, Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), said the selection of beneficiaries for the Federal Government’s 93,731 jobs for unskilled and unemployed persons was credible. He made the disclosure on Friday during the orientation and inauguration of the ‘Renewed Hope Employment initiative 93,731 Jobs’ and empowerment for programme held at the … Read more
The Federal Government has commenced the sales of milled rice to staff of various media organisations in Kaduna State at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. The exercise, according to the federal government is meant to ameliorate the prevailing food crisis and cushion the effects of high cost of food commodities … Read more
The Federal Government has released the final list of successful candidates in the Federal Fire Service (FFS) 2023 recruitment exercise. This was disclosed in a statement by Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) on Saturday in Abuja. According to the Secretary, the names of successful candidates had … Read more
The Federal Government has ordered all public and private healthcare facilities nationwide to attend to gunshot victims without requiring police clearance. This was outlined in a statement from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, shared on its official X handle. Signed by Patricia Deworitshe, the Director of Information, the statement highlighted concerns … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Works has pledged to continue to address the high level of public interest and curiosity surrounding the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Mrs Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, made the assertion during a site visit of the construction project with the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) … Read more
Finally, the Federal Government of Nigeria has terminated the appointments of civil servants who obtained degrees from private universities in Benin Republic and Togo between 2017 and now. The decision stems from concerns about the credibility of degrees awarded by tertiary institutions in these countries. Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations … Read more