The Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has set a date for the resumption of interstate movement in Nigeria. Ekohotblog gathered that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said interstate movement in Nigeria may resume on Sunday, 21 June 2020. Although, the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir … Read more
House of Representatives has on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency and national interest, come up with a work plan, in collaboration with State Governments, to employ all the unemployed medical doctors in the country This was sequel to a motion on the urgent Need to Employ all the … Read more
The Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. Ekohotblog reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made this known on Wednesday, said the development is to allow take-off of a new policy on the evacuation of Nigerians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs said … Read more
The House of Representatives is considering ways the federal government can support big organisations in the country to pay their workers in order to prevent a mass sacking, Business Post reports Recall the Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, said that the bank will possibly cut down its contract staff by … Read more
Federal Government is set to review lockdown relaxation this week amid Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has revealed that the relaxation of the lockdown will be reviewed this week. This online news platform understands that the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this during … Read more
Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the ongoing COVID-19 disease outbreak says Federal Government. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 381 persons tested … Read more
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state on Tuesday accused the federal government of hypocrisy over the relocation of almajiri kids in different northern states to their states of origin. Northern governors had, in April, during a meeting on how to curtail the spread of COVID-19, came up with a framework, part of which was proscribing … Read more
The house of representatives on Thursday said the proposed free electricity for Nigerians must be implemented to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens. The DisCos had announced that they were in talks with the federal government to fashion out modalities that would enable the provision of free two-month electricity as a buffer … Read more
As part of its conscious efforts to tackle the health challenges bedevilling Kano state, the federal has sent a high-powered nine-man delegation from the Federal Ministry of Health to the state. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Wednesday at the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on Covid -19 Control. … Read more
“When the world around us changes for the worse, it’s not the snap of fingers which will bring it back to the earlier position, it will take courage, thinking, teamwork and sacrifices to bring normalcy to the chaos” – Shahenshash Khan. It’s globally acknowledged that education is the bedrock of development and the most important … Read more
The Federal Government cannot share the N15 billion donations to Nigerians for Coronavirus (COVID19) lockdown, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said. Ekohotblog reports that the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari have received over N15 billion from private Nigerians and organizations under the auspice ”COVID-19 Relief F Ever since the Central Bank … Read more
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Umar-Farouk, has said that the Federal Government will now work with state governments and hand over food relief meant to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the poor and vulnerable. She said this on Monday while responding to a question at the daily briefing … Read more
A 70-year-old widow Mariam Isibu, who lives in Aujara, in the Jahun Local Government area of Jigawa State could not hold back her emotions as she bursted into tears, as her name was called out as a recipient of the N20,000 cash from the Federal Government officials who were in the state to give stipends … Read more
Daddy Freeze took to social media to blast founder of Loveworld Ministries otherwise called Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome over his recent comment of the federal government having a secret plan for 5G. Ekohotblog understands that Pastor Chris had alleged that the Federal government placed a lockdown in Lagos and Abuja to install the controversial … Read more
Several Nigerians have given knocks and kudos to theL Federal Government, Lagos State Government for its quick intervention to curb the spread of Coronavirus pandemic and its provision of relief cash materials to the poorest households to cushion the effect of the lockdown on the lives of citizens. Nigeria which recorded its first case of … Read more
President Muhammdu Buhari has appointed Dr. Bassey Eyo Edet and Dr. Aisha Adamu as medical directors for Federal Government-owned hospitals. While Edet will head Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River, Adamu will head Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State. Ekohotblog understands that the appointments were announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. The President’s spokesman, Mr … Read more
In a bid to cushion the harsh effects of the present economic realities in Nigeria, the federal government on Wednesday, began the disbursement of N5,000 to one million indigent Nigerians in the country. It is worthy to note that N20,000 was paid to each beneficiary from the Conditional Cash Transfers Scheme, covering payments for four … Read more
In a bid to cushion the harsh effects of the measures set to fight back the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government has said it will be reaching more than 11 million Nigerians with palliatives. The government equally said it will continue to increase capacity to test for cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) … Read more
Federal Government and the African Development Bank have launched the National Electrification Project aimed at addressing critical energy access deficits by channeling private sector investments into mini-grid and off-grid solutions. The project, which would be implemented by the country’s Rural Electrification Agency, was a boost to efforts to achieve the target of universal energy access … Read more
Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo in suit number FHC/L/CS/1497/2017 delivered a landmark judgment in December 2019, ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly, the judgement also ordered the federal government to challenge the legality of state’s pension laws and recover public funds collected … Read more