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As part of efforts to transit from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Federal Government through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs (OSSAP-MDGs), has introduced Nigeria’s First country-wide data portal, the Nigeria Millennium Development Goals Information System (NMIS) for access to data on education, health and water. …

LAGOS — Hopes for the Federal Government divesting its interest in the nation’s refineries, as being expected were dashed, yesterday, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said the facilities are not for sale. Rather than selling the refineries as being expected, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, said joint venture partners with established track records …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday vowed to strengthen his anti-corruption campaign, noting that his administration would not spare anyone found guilty of corrupt practices. He also vowed to reinvigorate all anti-corruption agencies in the country such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Buhari said this at the opening session …

ABUJA–Presidency yesterday stated that President Mohammdu Buhari during his campaign never made specific promises of what to achieve within his first 100 days in office. It also denied circulating documents which contained such promises, saying that two booklets titled “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and “My Covenant With Nigerians” which allegedly made rounds were not products …

The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on one count of possession of firearms without licence. Justice Adeniyi Ademola granted him bail on self-recognition shortly after he pleaded not guilty to the charge which was said to violate provisions of 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act, …

Pope Francis on Tuesday directed priests across the world to grant forgiveness to women who have had abortions. The pontiff said the women should be granted absolution during the Jubilee year of Mercy which starts on December, 8. The gravity of abortion, according to the church, is likened to attacking a bishop or desecrating the Eucharist. Tuesday’s announcement, however, did …

About 17 years after she was born through In Vitro Fertilisation, Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine. The medical doctor that supervised the first IVF experiment in Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, said Hannatu’s birth on February 11, 1998, at Nisa Premier Hospital in Abuja, signalled a revolution in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced a full investigation into the activities of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. It was learnt that, the commission constituted a four-member committee of crack detectives to probe all the NNPC accounts which were supervised by the former minister. It was learnt …

The Federal Government will today arraign a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on only one- count of illegal possession of firearms before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly being in possession of firearms without license. Our correspondent also confirmed on Monday that the former NSA, who was scheduled to appear before Justice Adeniyi Ademola, had …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON – United States Defense Department is partnering with a large-scale consortium in the creation of a National Manufacturing Innovation Institute to produce hybrid electronics, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. The FlexTech Alliance consortium of 96 companies, 41 universities, 14 state and local government organizations, 11 labs and non-profits will showcase the …