THE EXECUTIVE

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…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the discovery of oil in two Northeast states of Bauchi and Gombe will balance the politics of oil in the country and create stability. He also said it was more difficult for him to fight corruption as…

An extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting has approved all 16 memos on various power contracts that spread across the country. The total sum of the projects in both Dollar and Naira, Euro and Naira and Naira only components stands at N28,620,993,956.83; $286,814,232.24;…

The Federal Government has said it is phasing out the use of hardcopy paperwork from its civil service by 2025. The move, the government said, is part of the upgrade and digitalisation of its civil service. Head of Civil Service of the Federation…

The federal government yesterday made good its promise to destroy expired COVID-19 vaccines as AstraZeneca injections totalling 1,066,214 doses were destroyed. Addressing journalists shortly before setting out to destroy the vaccines at the Idu Dump site in the Federal Capital Territory, the Executive…