THE EXECUTIVE

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…

Worried by the backlash from President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Presidency, yesterday, said Buhari withheld assent to the bill because it failed to enhance and build on the nation’s democratic processes. More instructively, the…

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has given reasons why the President Muhammadu Buhari, would not sign the new electoral law insisting that the law has not captured the interest of all Nigerians. He stated this…

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari is fine despite the fact that some of his aides tested positive for COVID-19. Adesina said this when he appeared on Sunday Politics on Channels Television. Adesina said…

The Federal Government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a UK-based Developing Africa Group, to create Africa’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Commercialisation Project in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Haruna, Head, Press and Public…

There is an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nigeria’s seat of power, with some presidential aides testing positive. Premium Times had named those affected as the President’s Aide-de-camp (ADC), Yusuf Dodo; Chief Security Officer (CSO), Aliyu Musa, and the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to…

The Federal Government has said it may suspend the salaries of 1,173 of its workers by January over the failure to upgrade their records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. This information was contained in a circular marked HCSF/PS/CMO/POL.III/T/62, which was…

The Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and health workers in the country. It was gathered that while the government increased the allowance for doctors from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory…