THE EXECUTIVE

Governors and other visitors to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will henceforth, take rapid COVID-19 test to be allowed into the seat of power, the Presidency said in a new regime of protocol it announced yesterday. The regulation will be applied on visitors to…

If the position of President Muhammadu Buhari is anything to go by, the suit filed by state governments seeking to stop deductions from their monthly allocations to fund debts associated with Paris Club refunds is an exercise in futility. The states, the…

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has blasted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over their incessant strike as the only means of resolving issues with government, without considering the students’ plight. He also called for complete reform…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Deputy Controller-General (DCG), Samson Karebo, as the new acting Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The acting CG, DCG Samson Karebo, in his address, thanked the president for the opportunity to serve while recognising the forthrightness…

The President signed the budget presented to him by his Senior Special Assistant (Senate) on National Assembly, Senator Babajide Omoworare, on Friday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He was, however, displeased with…

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linkage of the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) till March 31, 2022. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, conveyed the approval of the Federal…

The Federal Government on Thursday assessed its war against terror in the North Eastern part of the country in the outgoing year 2021, saying it has been able to neutralise the insurgents. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who addressed a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that every kobo stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be recovered. He said those found culpable will be jailed. President Buhari spoke on Thursday during the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the…

The federal government has released the sum of N16.67 billion for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights to 2021 retirees of Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Recall that accrued rights represent benefits for employees of Treasury Funded MDAs who worked up…

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that recovered loots are being spent by the Federal Government on capital projects, anti-terrorism campaign and social intervention programmes. The minister listed the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Kano-Abuja Highway and…