The Federal Government, on Wednesday, commenced the evacuation of stranded Nigerians who fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, following the conflict between the country and Russia. Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Aduda stated that the stranded Nigerians would be evacuated from Romania, Poland and Hungary,…
The Federal Government says it will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over the one-month warning strike embarked upon by its members. Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According…
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says arrangements have been concluded to train about 45,000 teachers from 24 states on digital literacy and remote learning. The Registrar of the Council, Prof. Josaiah Ajiboye, made this known at a news conference on Thursday, in Abuja. Ajiboye said the initiative was a collaborative effort between the…
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) says plans are underway to train 500,000 public servants on digitisation and Information Technology (IT) to improve service delivery. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. Arabi said that the…
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to deploy the Special Forces in the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Navy to end kidnapping in Lagos State and other parts of the country. The House also advised the Federal Government to carry out the training of Special Forces across the security…
The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigerian comedians are the funniest in the world when he received a team of young skit makers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In a statement, on Wednesday, Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said the VP shared his opinion, saying, “I don’t think that anybody anywhere…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has appealed to the federal government to fix the bad state of federal government roads in the state. The appeal was tabled at a marathon meeting with the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, in Abuja, according to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin. Accompanied…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, appointed a Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team made the announcement. The team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice,…
The Federal Government has approved the full reopening of schools and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps nationwide. THE INFORMANT247 had in March reported the closure of educational institutions across the country as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. However, the Federal Government announced the resumption of exit class…
The Presidential Task Force has warned state governments against hasty reopening of schools. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, cited how haste reopening of schools disrupted the COVID-19 management situation in some other countries. He clarified that the presidential task force is not discouraging reopening…
A Non Governmental Organisation, Foundation for Peace Professionals popularly known as PeacePro has called on the Federal Government to release all unsentenced prisoners in country. In a statement by the executive director of the organization, Hamzat Abdulrazaq and made available to THE INFORMANT247, they said that, setting free suspects, who have been held in detention…
…seeks Presidents nod to search suspects homes The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, revealed how the sacked Director General of State Security, Lawal Daura, connived with unnamed top politicians to block the National Assembly with a view to embarrassing the federal government. Idris in a damning report submitted to the Acting President,…
