Sudan Crisis: FG Spends N560m On Road Evacuation Of Nigerians
The Federal Government says the sum of $1.2 million (about N560m) has so far been invested to transport Nigerians stranded in Sudan by road to safe places where they can…
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PTF Mulls COVID-19 Operational Changes, ICT-Driven Service Delivery
Minister’s positive test jolts team members BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – Taken aback by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama’s positive test for the coronavirus, Presidential Task Force (PTF)…
COVID-19 Latest: NCDC Confirms 604 New Cases As PTF Sends Best Wishes To Onyeama
Countrywide tally hits 38,948 cases Fatality figure reaches 833 deaths BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 604 new cases of COVID-19 in the…
Nigeria Engages Benin, Niger On Border Re-opening
BY EDMOND ODOK, ABUJA – Engagements on the re-opening of Nigeria’s land borders with its neighbours have started yielding fruits with a committee now in place to recommend possible date…
Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria Shuns Economic Summit In South Africa
BY EDMOND ODOK, ABUJA – The Federal Government on Wednesday took further diplomatic steps to express its anger over the fresh xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by announcing its boycott of…
President Buhari For Ghana’s 61st Independence Celebrations
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Accra, Ghana tomorrow, Monday as the Special Guest of Honour at the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary holding at the Independence Square on Tuesday. Special…
Govt Plans Airlift of Nigerians Trapped In Libya
In a bid to end the trauma of some Nigerians trapped in Libya, the Federal Government on Monday announced plans to send an aircraft to evacuate them from the North…
Buhari For D-8 Summit, Eyes Bilateral Pact With Turkey
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for Istanbul, the Turkish capital Wednesday to feature in the 9th Summit of D-8 countries on Friday, October 20, 2017….