The Federal Government said on Monday that more investment was needed to support the over four million persons experiencing hunger and malnutrition in the northeast. The government and the United Nations urged international partners to support Nigeria with funds to address food shortage in the region. At the lunch of the lean season food security and nutrition crisis, multi-sector plan …

In its bid to walk its talk of reforms in the nation’s integrated marketing communications industry, the federal government has announced the inauguration of a five-man Advertising Offences Tribunal that will handle cases regarding ad infractions in the country. In a statement at the weekend, the nation’s apex regulatory body, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) said that the …

The Federal Government on Sunday took the campaign against open defecation and personal hygiene to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Edo State run by the Home for the Needy Foundation where it expressed fears of Nigeria not meeting the 2025 target to end open defecation if there is no attitudinal change by Nigerians. Addressing over 3000 dwellers in …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government in an effort to end the ongoing strike. NARD commenced a five-day warning strike on 17th May to press home their demands after their 14-day ultimatum expired. The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the …

The Federal Government has appointed the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, as the Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). NOUN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters, who announced this when the management of the institution paid a courtesy visit to the Oba on Friday in Benin City, Edo State, assured that the fortunes of the university would improve. …

The Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa has said that the dredging of River Niger, River Benue, and River Kaduna to check perennial flooding in affected areas will cost over $20 billion. He stated this on Thursday at the 2023 stakeholders meeting on flood mitigation and other related issues held in Ilorin, the …

Delta State Government on Tuesday in Asaba signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government to host the National Youth Games (NYG) for the next four years. The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare signed for the Federal Government, while Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa signed for the state government during a ceremony at the …

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw the controversial National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) bill, before the National Assembly. The 2007 NITDA Act is currently awaiting passage, following its amendment at the National Assembly. President of the NCS, Prof. Adesina Sodiya, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday said the bill lacked …

About 125 Nigerians, evacuated from war-ridden Sudan, have successfully touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The returnees arrived  aboard a Tarco B737-300 aircraft at 12:49 pm. They were received at the airport by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria Immigration Service, and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NiDCOM). …

The Federal Government has projected to rake in N647.7 billion from the concession of two power projects, e-ticketing of two rail routes, and a Device Management System (DMS). In a statement, the Ag. Head of Media and Publicity of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Ifeanyi Nwoko said the two power projects are the 360 Mega Watts Gurara II Multipurpose …