FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Following the recent launch of a probe into illegal foreign exchange deals and money laundering running to a whopping $3.4billion allegedly perpetrated by a major player in Nigeria’s private sector under the Godwin Emeifele-led Central Bank of Nigeria over the past 10 years, President Bola Tinubu-appointed Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, has been receiving fresh death threats from anonymous callers, it …

…Sets up committee for November triennial delegates conference The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has passed unanimous vote of confidence on its President, Comrade Ladi Bala and the Central Working Committee (CWC) members. A press statement by NAWOJ National Secretary, Helen Udofa, Wednesday in Abuja, said: “The confidence vote, which came during an …

An IT expert and emerging renewable energy proponent Osunleke Akinwumi Opeyemi,  has urged government at all levels to take alternative energy solutions seriously.  Opeyemi made the call Tuesday while speaking exclusively to Blueprint on the recent national grid collapse which affected the entire 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He expressed worry that the grid has collapsed multiple …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has advocated for the extension of the fight against corruption to states instead of focusing on the Federal Government and its agencies alone. Fagbemi who made the call at a one-day ‘Hybrid Sensitisation Workshop on Revised Guidelines on Negotiation and Drafting of Contracts and Agreements …

An International College of Arts, Science and Technology (ICAST), Elebu in Ibadan at the weekend petitioned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over non release of certificate of one of its students in 2021. ICAST in a letter signed by its Principal, B.J. Adewumi, said one of the school students, Joseph-Oduntan, Oluwatomisin Daniel sat for WAEC in year 2021 with …

The Director- General of National Council for Art and Culture, Otumba Olusegun Runsewe, has applauded a fast rising writer, Hajiya Halima Dalhatu, for uniting Nigeria through her creativity, foresight and storytelling ability. Otumba Runsewe stated this weekend at the public launch of a book titled: “Random Nigerianna” written by Halima in Abuja.   According Runsewe who was the chairman of the …

The federal government Wednesday said Nigeria is amongst the countries with 77 percent of the global 41 million death caused by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, said this in Abuja at the just concluded National Conference on Sugar Sweetened Beverages Tax organised by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with …

The Coalition Against Separatism, Banditry, and Terrorism (CASBAT) has described the recently concluded Joint Task Force Commanders Conference as potentially the turning point in the fight against terrorists, bandits, and other criminals.  CASBAT’s Country Representative, Dr. Abidemi Moses, commended the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa for the innovation, describing it as the much-needed catalyst to drive the military …

The Federal Government has admitted that the financial restrictions faced by the 774 Local Government Councils in the country is responsible for their stunted growth. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo, made the admittance, on Tuesday, at a 2-day workshop, with the theme: “Local Government Administration in Nigeria: Reviewing the Trajectories, Trends and Projections in Today’s …

Newly designated ministers in Nigeria have begun their documentation ahead of swearing-in billed for Monday August 21, 2023. They are undergoing the documentation at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The exercise which started on Saturday sees the ministerial nominees takes turns. The Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of …