Federal Government , FG, has inaugurated the first solar-powered Electric Vehicle , EV, charging station at the Usmanu Danfodio University in Sokoto State. The Director-General of the Council, Jelani Aliyu, who made this known at the launch on Thursday, said the EV when charged for 22 hours can run 482 …
Read More »FG Speaks On Why It Stopped COVID-19 Vaccination
Federal Government has explained the reason it stopped states from administering the COVID-19 vaccine, the moment they used half of the doses allocated to them. It said the directive became necessary since the country was not sure when next the second batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine would arrive the country. …
Read More »FG Receives Additional 100,000 AstraZeneca Vaccines
Federal Government on Tuesday said, it has received an additional 100,000 doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine from India. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement in a press briefing in Abuja. The vaccines, donated by the government of India to Nigeria, will help boost …
Read More »Popular Bishop Kukah Attacked By Presidency
Bishop Kukah has been attacked. Gistongist reports that the Nigerian Presidency has replied popular Bishop, Mathew Kukah over his recent criticisms of the Buhari Administration over its handling of the nation’s numerous security challenges. Bishop Kukah had earlier stated that Boko Haram terrorism and insecurity was worse under President Buhari’s …
Read More »Stop Administrating Covid-19 Vaccine – FG Orders States Governments
FG has directed states to stop giving Nigerians COVID-19 vaccine. Gistongist reports that the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed all states administering COVID-19 vaccines to suspend the exercise immediately they use half of doses delivered to them. Further reports has it that the directive according to …
Read More »Enough With The Bloodshed In Nigeria, Do Something – Bishop Wale Oke Tells FG
Christians have been urged to be more vigilant, during and after Easter celebration. Bishop Francis Wale Oke, President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), gave the advice. Oke also called on the federal government to establish a security mechanism that “will further ensure the safety of lives and property …
Read More »We Want More Women In The Mining Sector — Minister Adegbite
The Federal Government has stated that the mining sector has every local manpower required to drive further growth. This assertion was made by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, after receiving the Honourary Fellowship Award bestowed on him by the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), …
Read More »Return The £4.2 Million Looted By Ibori To Delta State – Governor Okowa Tells FG
The Delta State Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa says, he has written a letter to asked the Federal Government to return the £4.2 million James Ibori loot, being repatriated to Nigeria by the United Kingdom to the state. Dr Okowa said he believed that since the money was stolen from the …
Read More »FG Releases Funds To Pay 774,000 Participants
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a release of the funds for the payment of stipends to the 774,000 participants of the SPW programme. The Minister for State Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, made this known in a statement on Saturday. Mr Keyamo, consequently stated that he has directed the …
Read More »Help Us In Bringing Home Nigerians Detained – Senate Begs Saudi Arabia’s Government
Senate has appealed to Saudi government to assist in bringing those Nigerians, detained in various countries across the globe. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the appeal on Wednesday when the Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Nigeria, Faisal Eebraheem Alghamdi, paid a visit to his office at the National Assembly, …
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