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Government In Nigeria Retrieve $700m Robbed Funds From Foreign Countries In Four Years-malami

Nigerian government has recovered over $700 million stolen funds hid in foreign countries for the past four years, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said. He said the recoveries were made possible through “proactive and collaborative” efforts from foreign nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom,…

Eid-ul-fitr: Fg Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13, May 2021 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Eidul-Fitr festival celebration. This is contained in a press release on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore. The released quoted Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, while making…

Iswap Terrorist Attack Borno State In Nigeria Killed 35: Sources

Jihadists killed 35 people, including five soldiers and 15 police officers, in two attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northern state of Borno, sources told AFP on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Islamic state activists have stepped up attacks on military camps in a decade of unrest that has killed 36,000 people and forced more than two million…

Nigeria Govt Partners With Microsoft On ‘digital Transformation’, Target 27,000 Jobs

The Nigerian government and Microsoft have detailed several projects aimed at empowering the nation’s movement towards a more digital economy. Microsoft announced Monday that, after in-depth consultation with the government, it has identified three main pillars that will help lay a solid foundation for Nigeria’s digital economy: connectivity, skills and digital transformation. “We believe in…

Fg And Microsoft Announce Development Of High-speed Internet Infrastructure

Through the Federal Ministry for Communications and the Digital Economy, the federal government has presented a joint project between FG and Microsoft to develop high-speed internet infrastructure in six regions of the country. This was revealed in a statement by the presidential media assistant Tolu Ogunlesi on Monday afternoon. Microsoft transaction details“After talks with the…