The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, explained on Wednesday why the Federal Government opposed planned protests over prevailing economic realities in Nigeria. He said while Nigerians have the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest, the government was aware some people were planning to hijack the demonstration to cause trouble. Idris, who stated this when he received the Charismatic …

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to that Arab nation starting today, 15 July 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday when he briefed State House correspondents following the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. The announcement comes more than …

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is intervening in the ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). After concluding the recruitment exercise, the PSC on 4 June released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Nigeria Police Force. Eleven days later, the police rejected …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for journalists, highlighting that a free press is essential for a thriving democracy. Idris stated this during Wednesday’s book presentation of ‘Writing for Media and Monetising It’ by the Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Media Group, Azu Ishiekwene, in …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has formally lodged a complaint with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation regarding allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa. In a letter addressed to the HOCSF dated May 27, 2024, and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, Tuggar expressed his concern over …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has attributed the delay in appointing ambassadors to financial and economic challenges being faced by the current administration. Nigeria has 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally. During the ministerial sectoral briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, Tuggar said: “The whole idea was to stop subsidising consumption and focus on …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday, announced that about $16.6 billion investments had been committed to Nigeria’s oil and gas sector in the past one year. He spoke in Abuja while providing updates on achievements in the oil sector since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on 29 May 2023. On what was being …

The celebration of President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office will be on a low-key, according to Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris. This decision, he explained, reflects the current circumstances in the country. Idris made this announcement on Wednesday during a world press conference held to mark the occasion. He was accompanied by the Secretary to …

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has visited the Lead British International School (LBIS), Abuja following multiple footages of bullying that surfaced in the internet space on Tuesday. It was also observed that one of the bullies (female) who was captured in the video was brought to the school by two elderly women. Multiple videos of students of the …

A total of 2,889 students studying education-related courses in Nigerian higher institutions have benefited from the N75,000 bursary awards, data given by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during the first quarterly meeting of the Federal Ministry of Education has revealed. The ministry had in 2022 invited applications from qualified students studying Education courses in universities and colleges of …