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- 28 Jun 2019
Buhari to Unveil New Cabinet from Next Week - SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil his cabinet in July, according to Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). Mustapha made the disclosure while explaining that…
- 29 Sept 2025
GMOs Foods are Safe- NBRDA Boss
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, director-general, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has reaffirmed the safety and necessity of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in…
- 27 Apr 2026
Buhari, SSG’s Signatures Forged to Defraud Nigeria of $6.2m in CBN – EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) insisted on Monday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that the signatures of late President Muhammadu Buhari and former Boss Mustapha,…
- 18 Mar 2019
Malami, Onu, Others May Make Buhari’s New Cabinet
The faces of those likely to make up President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet are beginning to emerge with Boss Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), tipped to retain his…
- 4 Oct 2021
Sanwo-Olu, SGF Mustapha Set for GOCOP Fifth Annual Conference
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, have confirmed their participation at the fifth annual conference of the Guild of…
- 21 Sept 2021
FG to Deploy Technology to Tax Digital Transactions
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered deployment of technology to tax all digital transactions carried out across the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation…
- 19 Apr 2019
FG restates Support for Galaxy Backbone eGovernance Programme
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation, has said that the the Federal Government will continue to support Galaxy Backbone Limited to ensure efficiency in its e-governance…
- 16 Apr 2021
Nigeria Begins Clinical Trials of Two 2 COVID-19 Vaccines Developed Locally
Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, said that the vaccines will be used after…
- 21 May 2018
FG Launches Upgraded Website
Federal government has launched an upgraded website, www.osgf.gov.ng, which aims at bringing governance and transparency closer to the people. Mr Boss Gida Mustapha, secretary to Government of…
- 7 Dec 2020
Uzoka, UBA’s GMD Dedicates Prestigious Zik Leadership Award to Staff and Customers
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was on Sunday night presented with The Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. l-r: Former Managing…
- 13 Feb 2024
Alleged $6.2m Fraud: FG Enlists INTERPOL to Arrest 3 Suspects Linked to Emefiele
Federal government has requested the Interpol National Central Bureau to place a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff and two others on its Red Notice. Monday’s request is connected to an alleged…
- 19 Jul 2020
Buhari Sets Up Committee to Create Digital ID for all Nigerians
President Muhammed Buhari has sets up committee to create digital id for all Nigerians, to integrate data like BVN, Driver’s License, passports & National Identity Management Number. The…
- 15 Jun 2020
FG Names Eweluka as Replacement for Amobi at NBET
Federal government has again sacked Marilyn Amobi from office as the managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc. Amobi, who was replaced by Nnaemeka Eweluka, company’s…
- 17 Apr 2020
COVID-19: FG Launches Man-haunt for Purveyors of Fake News
Federal government, yesterday, said it has launched an investigation into the origin of some fake news reports which have been distracting it from the onslaught against the Novel Coronavirus. Mr Boss…
- 4 Sept 2022
NDPB to institutionalize Data Protection in Nigeria - SGF
The National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji led some staff of the Bureau on a visit to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF Boss…
- 7 Dec 2021
FIRS CollectsN4.9Trillion Taxes in 2021 – Chairman
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it generated the sum of N4.9trn between January and November, 2021 from taxes for the Federation. Out of the N4.9trn collected since the beginning of the…
- 3 Oct 2021
FG Inaugurates Members of Monitoring, Standardization Panel for NASENI
In its determination to diversify the country’s economy especially away from being dependent on crude oil, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday inaugurated a 9 Member Board Chairmen and 36 Members…
- 10 Jun 2019
Galaxy Backbone Provides Infrastructure to Implement E-government Master Plan
The E-government master plan initially approved by the previous Federal Executive Council was launched and published for the consumption of the entire nation. The official launch was carried out by…
- 27 Sept 2020
Uzoka, GMD UBA Wins Coveted Zik Leadership Award
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Kennedy Uzoka, GMD,…
- 16 Jul 2021
FG Reconstitutes Committee with Russia for Atomic Energy Use
Federal government has inaugurated the reconstituted Russian-Nigerian Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC). This is part of efforts to resuscitate the…
- 17 Apr 2019
Buhari Moves to Dissolve Cabinet, Asks for Ministers Reports
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his ministers to submit comprehensive reports of their respective ministries, as he prepares to wind down his first term in office. The move is…
- 6 Apr 2020
Governors, MTN Partner to Halt Spread of COVID-19 with Data
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and MTN Nigeria have agreed to use the vulnerability model to drive a data-driven approach to stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Both…
- 12 Mar 2018
FG’s Websites Inactive despite Gulping N20Bn
Many federal ministries and agencies (MDAs) lack active websites despite spending billions of naira on information technology last year. Daily Trust investigations show that two key agencies…
- 10 Sept 2021
Buhari Appoints Yusuf Ahmed Atomic Energy Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Yusuf Aminu Ahmed as chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) for an initial term of three years. Yusuf Ahmed This…
- 12 May 2020
COVID-19: CBN Dangles N100Bn for Homegrown Vaccine
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions, and biotechnology firms with N100…
- 8 Jan 2021
COVID-19: FG Mulls Fresh Lockdown as Cases Continue to Rise
The federal government said it may be left with no other option than to impose another round of lockdown on the country, if Nigerians refused to behave to contain the rising COVID-19 cases. Chairman…
- 22 Nov 2019
FG Reappoints Aliyu Aziz, NIMC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Aliyu Aziz, director general, National Identify Management Commission (NIMC), for a second term in office This was disclosed in a statement issued on…
- 4 Oct 2020
Lottery Commission to Launch New National Game
Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, the director general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, has assured the nation that the commission is now better positioned to contribute more meaningfully towards…
- 16 Nov 2020
Belgium Bestows Highest National Honour on Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour on Tony O. Elumelu, Africa’s leading investor…
- 7 Dec 2020
Zik Prize: Danbatta Dedicates Award to NCC Board, Management, Staff
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, dedicated his Zik Prize to the board, management and staff of the Commission for…