THE EXECUTIVE

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the recent attack on the presidential guard troops in Abuja resulted in a “decimation”. Monguno said this on Thursday while speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting of the security council. On July 24, troops…

The federal government says it will penalise the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. Lai Mohammad, minister of information and culture, said this in Abuja on Thursday. “Let me assure you, they will…

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected on Thursday to convene the third security council within a month. Expected to be in attendance are all security chiefs, including the Chief of Defense Staff and the Inspector-General of Police. The meeting comes a day after some…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a memo by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development for a standard operation procedure for maintaining the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum seekers from Cameroon. The Minister of Information…

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says state governors, in consultations with the national economic council (NEC), are aware of withdrawals from the excess crude account (ECA). Ahmed said this on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council…

The Presidency Wednesday night reacted to the reported move by the Senate to commence impeachment moves against President Muhammadu Buhari saying the Senators should stop playing to the gallery like their counterparts in the United States. Rather, it advised the Senators to collaborate…

The Federal Government has reacted to an impeachment threat against President Muhammadu Buhari by some Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) senators, saying it was working round the clock to bring the security situation under control. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed who addressed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved two new appointments. They are Tijjani Yahaya Kaura as Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) for an initial term of three years. The President also approved the appointment of Mr Augustine Chukwu Umahi…

The balance in Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) has reduced significantly from the $35.7 million it was as of June 2022 to $376,655.09 as at July 25, 2022. A communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting…

Fortune smiled on the three tiers of government, as funds available for sharing by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) gained N121,624 billion in one month, bringing the total amount disbursed in June to N802.407 billion, as against N680,783 billion shared in…