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Vice President Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo has urged Muslim scholars to continually preach violence free and peaceful conduct during and after the forthcoming general...

The Director General, Muhammad Sani Sidi said that the training was meant to update staff on current realities in the financial transaction and broaden the scope and mind of the staff to be aware of the enormous expectations of government and the public in general as well as to be in line with international best practices. “In view of the current humanitarian challenges in the North east and the amount of resources required to address emerging challenges the training to review policies and plans has become necessary”, he added.

Disaster Prevention: FG Interrupts River BlindnessTransmission in Endemic States The Federal Ministry of Health has announced that Onchocerciasis (River Blindness disease) has been interrupted in...

NFIU: Senate Passes NFIU Bill, ​Approves 227 Nominees  The Senate passed the Conference Committee Report of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Bill. This is...

Nigeria Assumes VP of Government Group of ILO Governing Body The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has assumed the position of...

Ninth National Assembly will not fail Buhari - Lawan President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has declared that the ninth National Assembly will give...

The National Open University (NOUN) has waived tuition fee for inmates of prisons in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor of NOUN Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu said the decision to waive the tuition fees for the prisoners was the university's quest to fulfil its corporate social responsibility as well as a shortage of sponsorship offers for inmates. Professor Adamu spoke at a formal presentation of certificate to Mr Albert Emmanuel Ajogbor, a NOUN student at the Maximum Security Prison, Kirikiri, in Lagos, who earned a B.A. (Hons) in Christian Theology. Adamu pointed out that the decision was in line with the university's vision of providing highly accessible and enhanced education anchored by social justice, equity, equality and national cohesion through comprehensive reach that transcends all barriers. NOUN had recently offered 100 percent full scholarship to all prisoners who are undertaking a degree programme in the university.

Senate Worries over state of Computer Education in Public Schools The Senate today at plenary urged the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the education...

FG Begs Health Workers to Return to Work The Federal Government says it is surprised that many of the Health Workers Unions operating under the...

The borehole was donated to the school by the Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria (BODAN) as part of their corporate social responsibility and to also commemorate the 2016 World Water Day.

FG launches National Policy and Strategy Plan on Ear, Hearing care The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a National Policy and Strategic plan on...

Gambian First Lady visits child, neonatal patients at Abuja Hospital In an effort to showcase the cordial relationship between her country and Nigeria, First Lady...

The Minister who was represented by the Director Occupational Safety and Health Dr (Mrs) Ifeoma Anyanwutaku, stated this recently while declaring open a two-day National Awareness and Sensitization Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health, organized by the Ministry in partnership with Global Network Monitoring and Development Initiative with the theme, “ Emergency preparedness and response for workplace system and resilience” In his word, “the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, in the spirit of domesticating the International Labour Organisation’s Convention C.187 on Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), in Nigeria, is committed to boosting Occupational Safety and Health in the administrative services and offices beyond the regularly covered industrial working environment.”

Odusote seeks participatory approach to effectively implement GGW programmes For the meaningful development-targeted programmes of the Great Green Wall to be effectively implemented for sustainability,...

  Keffi Federal Medical Centre Gets New Director President Muhammadu Buharihas approved the appointment of Dr. Yahaya Baba Adamu, as the Medical Director (MD), Federal Medical Centre...

In an attempt to set up Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that would be put in place at the expiration of Millennium Development Goals (MDG)...

The National Open University of Nigeria at the weekend conducted a mandatory proficiency and competency test for all primary school teachers in Kaduna...

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang today at the Senate Committee on National Identity Card and...

Nigeria Decreases Visa Charges Payable by American Citizens The attention of the Ministry of Interior has been drawn to the introduction of reciprocity of Visa...

The European Union (EU) on Monday pledged its support for the ongoing efforts of the Federal Government to rebuild some parts of the North...