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- 10 Mar 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Amb. Tuggar Lauds Moniepoint as a Nigerian Fintech Success Story
In a move that bolsters investor confidence in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech sector, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, visited the UK offices of Moniepoint…
- 16 Sept 2015
Odein Ajumogobia Joins Asseco Nigeria as Chairman
Odein Ajumogobia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State of State Petroleum Resources, has joined the Board of Asseco Software Nigeria Ltd (“Asseco Nigeria”) as its Chairman. Asseco…
- 25 Sept 2022
Nigeria, Finland to Collaborate in ICT Sector
Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs has said Nigeria will collaborate with the Government of Finland to grow the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the…
- 8 Mar 2017
Nigerians Free to Travel to U.S, FG
No Nigerian with full valid entry visa has been denied entry into the United States (U.S.) contrary to reports, according to Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of Foreign Affairs Onyeama said Nigerians were…
- 26 Jan 2018
FG, COSON to Enhance Economic Growth
Federal government has pledged to support the Copyright Society Organization of Nigeria (COSON) to enhance its efforts in the growth of the economy. Geoffrey Onyeama, foreign affairs minister,…
- 13 Mar 2014
Finance Minister Confirmed to Speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy and Finance, has just confirmed to speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014 according to Economist Events, organizers of the …
- 14 Mar 2015
Morocco-Nigeria Phone Spat: GEJ Says Nigeria Lied
President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as claimed last week by the Nigerian foreign affairs ministry, an apparently…
- 24 Oct 2025
FG Welcomes Nigeria’s Delisting from FATF Grey List
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF, which announced the delisting at its plenary in Paris, France, on Friday, is…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigeria’s war on Ebola moved a notch higher yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan proclaimed a national emergency to control and contain the spread of the …
- 17 Jan 2021
FG Makes NIN Compulsory for Foreign Diplomats
Federal government has said that National Identity Number (NIN) is mandatory for foreign diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. Dr Isa Pantami, minister of…
- 18 Feb 2022
Ghana Partners Nigeria to Build Trade, Investment Opportunities
The Ghana High Commission to Nigeria, has announced its readiness to boost business opportunities with Nigeria. Recall that there has been a fuss between the Ghana Government and the Nigerian traders…
- 11 Mar 2022
MTN Partners with NIDCOM to Offer 5000 Ukraine Returnees Humanitarian Aid
MTN, in partnership with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has offered 5000 evacuated returnees displaced by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war more humanitarian aid to ease their premature…
- 2 Apr 2014
Nigeria’s Economic Growth Takes Front Burner @ Economist Nigeria Summit
Stakeholders within various sectors of the economy have unanimously agreed that the economic divide between the North and the South within the country, is one key driver behind instability in…
- 13 Apr 2020
FG Adopts Digital Payment for Conditional Cash Transfer to Vulnerable
Hajiya Umar Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the ministry now embraces digital payment for N5, 000 conditional cash transfer (CCT) to the…
- 17 Nov 2009
FG Vows to End Gas Flaring in December
Federal Government has vowed to end all gas flaring in the country by end of this year in its determination to deliver to Nigerians 6,000 megawatts in December, and to reduce green house emission,…
- 17 Jan 2021
NIN: FG Sets Up Enrollment Centre for Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
- 22 Dec 2022
Buhari Launches “EYEMARK” Project Monitoring Mobile App
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, launched the National Monitoring and Evaluation platform, EYEMARK, for citizens to…
- 25 Aug 2013
Johnson Urges States to Set Up Framework to Coordinate ICT
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has urged state governments to set up dedicated institutional frameworks for coordinating ICT at state government levels. Johnson who…
- 30 Mar 2015
History Beckons as GMB Sets to Unseat GEJ
Barring any attempt to scuttle the will of the people, the stage seems set for a change of leadership in the nation’s polity with results of the weekend’s presidential polls indicating that the…
- 15 Nov 2016
Shittu, Onu for IIM’s Information Management Summit, Induction
Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to host a national summit on Information Management with the theme “Information Management For Change: Roles And Responsibilities Of Key…
- 12 May 2021
Ecobank Partners NiDCOM on Africa’s Economic Integration
Ecobank Nigeria, has restated its determination to enhance the economic development and integration of Africa through its support to Nigerians living and working abroad. To sustain that mandate the…
- 29 Jun 2022
Pantami Takes Digital Economic Agenda to Minna
The Federal Government's agenda to transform the country to a robust digital economy, became the focal point in the message of Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital…
- 12 Sept 2014
Sheriff, Alleged Boko Haram Financier on His Own-FG
President Goodluck Jonathan has denied travelling to Chad with, Ali Modu Sheriff, former Borno State governor, for a meeting with Idris Derby, Chadian President, on terrorism issues. A widely…
- 21 Feb 2023
NIPC Commences Investment Promotion Ecosystem
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission has commenced the development of a well-coordinated investment promotion ecosystem, as mandated by its establishment Act. This is to ensure government and…
- 20 Oct 2008
Gowon to Chair Nitta, Mbu Commends the Awards
General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), former Nigerian head of state, will chair the Nigerian Information Technology and Telecom Awards (Nitta) disclosing that he accepted to play this role considering that…
- 18 Aug 2021
Court Grants CBN Request to Freeze 9 Firms Accounts over Illegal Forex Deals
Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze 86 accounts of some companies and individuals allegedly involved in fraudulent foreign exchange…
- 13 Dec 2016
UN Empower Women Names Okolo, Lift Saxum Founder Global Champion
Barrister Nwanneka Okolo, founder of the foremost capacity building and skills development NGO in the South East, Lift Saxum, has been nominated a UN Women Empower Women 2016-2017 Champion for…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 15 Apr 2016
Nigeria, Arla Foods Intensify Talks on Development of Dairy Sector in Nigeria
Following the recent meeting between Mr. Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, and President Muhammadu Buhari, a high-powered Nigerian delegation from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture…
- 3 Feb 2020
FG to Convene Stakeholders Meeting on Social Media Regulation
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said his ministry will this month convene a stakeholders' meeting as part of efforts to design a framework for the sanitization of the…