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Buhari sacks DG National Directorate of Employment, Nasiru Argungu

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Buhari approves reorganization, new appointments for agencies under Aviation Ministry

March 15, 2021

President Buhari has approved the appointment of new bosses in several government agencies and parastatals.

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Okonjo-Iweala says Nigeria should establish capacity for manufacturing vaccines locally

March 15, 2021

WTO boss has urged Nigeria to consider the capacity for manufacturing vaccines locally.

CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele addressing reporters.

CBN extends Covid-19 forbearance for intervention loans by another 12 months

March 4, 2021

CBN will continue to charge an interest rate of 5% for its intervention loans for another 1 year.

Senate endorses ex-Service Chiefs as Non-career Ambassadors

February 23, 2021

The Senate has confirmed President Buhari's nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors.

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2020 budget performance: FG achieves 89% capital release in December 2020

February 23, 2021

The Minister of Finance has revealed that the FG achieved 89% release of the capital component of the 2020 budget...

Intels says Atiku no longer a majority shareholder

Atiku backs FG’s decision to privatise refineries and other assets

February 21, 2021

Atiku Abubakar has backed the decision by the Federal Government to privatise some of its assets.

Buhari assures Okonjo-Iweala that the country will push until she emerges WTO DG

Okonjo-Iweala will validate the global mandate of repositioning and strengthening the WTO – Buhari

February 16, 2021

President Buhari has insisted that Okonjo-Iweala will reposition and strengthening the WTO for the greater good.

Oil and gas will no longer serve Nigeria as a major revenue source – Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

What Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala plans to do as DG of WTO

by Abiola Odutola

February 16, 2021

As the DG of the WTO, OI has promised in the past to contribute her quota to the African and...

Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala appointed as DG of World Trade Organisation

by Victor Enengedi

February 15, 2021

Months after her election, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has been formally announced as the DG of the WTO.

Okonjo-Iweala set to be confirmed as Director-General of WTO, today