The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the National Campaign against Fake News, with an assurance that it would not resort to censorship. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the launch of the campaign in Abuja, described…
FG, Indian coy to install rice mills in ten states (DailyTrust)
The Federal Government has signed a $10.7 billion agreement with MV Agro Engineers Limited to install large rice mills in ten states. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and his counterpart for State, Heineken Lokpobiri signed the…
FG caution Nigerians against treating malaria without lab test (Nation)
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against taking malaria treatment before a confirmed laboratory test. Dr Audu Mohammed, the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), gave the advice at the second quarter media chat in Abuja. Mohammed, who was…
FG begins HIV/AIDS survey nationwide (SUN)
The Federal Government has launched the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), which, they believe, will end the era of “guess work” in terms of burden of HIV disease in Nigeria. The survey will be conducted by experts from…
Govt to set up ranches in Oyo, Benue, Kaduna, seven others (Punch)
The Federal Government and states have agreed to set up cattle ranches in 10 states — Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara to end herders, farmers’ crisis in the country. The 10 states are in…
Echoes from The Nation Agric, food Summit (Nation)
Besides widening the tax net and eliminating leakages in the revenue accruing to it, the Federal Government is banking on the non-oil sector to diversify the economy. Prior to the introduction of diversification policy by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,…
FG invites Abiola’s family, Soyinka, Tinubu, Nwosu, activists to investiture (Nation)
The federal government last night rolled out the programme for the conferment of national honours on the late Chief Moshood Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, his running mate Ambassador Baba Gana Kinbige and the late…
Tackle insecurity instead of blaming others, Atiku tells FG (Punch)
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to tackle insecurity in the country rather than engage in endless diversionary accusation. Atiku, in a Democracy Day statement he personally signed which was released by his Media Office,…
FG withdrawal of $1bn from ECA: South South govs demand 13% derivation (SUN)
South South governors want the Federal Government to pay 13 percent derivation (of the $1 billion, sourced from the Excess Crude Account, to fight insurgency,) to oil-producing states of the Federation. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, led the charge when…