NIGERIAN residents in Italy are in disagreement with the consular office in Rome over their inability to get their passports renewed due to shortage of booklets. National Union of Nigeria Association in Italy stated this in an appeal letter to the leadership of the National Assembly and the Controller General Nigerian Immigration Services made available […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to engage 30,000 graduates to serve as agriculture extension workers who will provide strategic support to farmers across the country. It also announced on Monday that it had empowered 20 young Nigerian farmers with an initial take off grant of N30m, adding that the fund was provided through […]
The Federal Government has released N6.45bn to set up 38 oxygen plants nationwide to cater for COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of the first meeting of the National Economic Council for the […]
The Federal Government on Monday said it would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria. It attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID-19 currently ravaging the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force […]
Nigeria has recorded a historic power generation of f 5,459.50MW, as confirmed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The agency in a statement issued on Friday October 30 by its General Manager of Public Affairs Ndidi Mbah, said the new record was achieved on Wednesday October 28. The new peak surpasses the 5,420.30MW achieved on 18th of August, 2020 […]
The United Kingdom High Commission has announced the reopening of its visa application centres in Nigeria. Recall the Commission shut down its visa application centres in Victoria Island, Abuja and Lagos over #EndSARS protests against police brutality in the country On Thursday October 29, the UK High Commission in Nigeria announced the reopening of its […]
The scarcity of petroleum products is imminent in Nigeria as some depots have stopped loading-trucks, bluebloodz.com learnt on Wednesday. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to our Abuja correspondent on phone. He added that the #EndSARS protests and the resultant crises have stopped the […]
The Nigerian government has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. Education Minister Adamu Adamu made the announcement on Friday morning. The minister’s spokesperson Bem Goong clarified to bluebloodz.com that post-primary schools owned by the federal government – locally known as unity schools – would reopen on 12 October. State and private schools […]
Nigeria has developed a Covid-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes and does not need extensive training to use. Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora said it was much faster and 10 times cheaper than the PCR testing method currently being used. The kit is yet to be approved by regulatory bodies […]
The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians for what it termed a misleading information regarding ‘Self-certification’ forms. The government had earlier ordered all account holders in financial institutions to obtain, complete and submit the forms. Nigerians have been expressing their anger over the new instruction and wondered why authorities are dragging them into another round of verification. […]