Tag: Federal Government
Rice Smuggling: Federal Govt. approves purchase of `anti-rice smuggling’ vehicles
The Federal Government has approved N1.12billion for the purchase of 50 operational “anti-rice smuggling” vehicles to check the persistent smuggling…
State of emergency to be declared in education sector – Minister
Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education on Monday said the Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the…
Nigerian Govt. to boost Ebonyi farmers’ production output
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has pledged to enhance the agricultural output of Ebonyi farmers through its…
Federal Govt. to complete Sabke Dam project soon – official
Work on the abandoned Sabke Dam, meant to provide irrigation facilities to no fewer than 3,000 farmers in Maiadua Local…
Retirees hail Nigerian Govt over ongoing pension verification
Some retirees of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) have expressed happiness over ongoing verification by the Federal Government aimed…
Federal Govt to introduce point-of-care testing into national policy on Sickle Cell
The Federal Ministry of Health says it will include point-of-care testing of sickle cell disease in the National Policy and…
Increase ex-servicemen’s pension, Ganduje urges Nigerian Govt
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase the pension allocation to ex-servicemen in…
Nigerian Govt urged to support palm oil farmers
Mr Godswealth Henry, the Managing Director of JEKON Integrated Farms Nig. Ltd., on Thursday urged the Federal Government to include…
Nigerian Govt urged to exercise strong political will to address housing deficit
A housing expert, Mr Festus Adebayo has appealed to the Federal Government to show commitment and exercise strong political will…
1,030 Nigerians evacuated from Libya in 2 days
The Federal Government on Monday said it evacuated 1,030 stranded Nigerian migrants from Libya between Jan. 7 and January 8,…
Rice importation: Nigerian Govt urged to consolidate on local production
An agriculturist, Mr Richard Ogundele, has advised the Federal Government to allow the current rice production system firm up and…
Nigerian Govt lauded for improving electricity transmission network
Mr Sunday Makinde, an expert in the power sector, on Wednesday lauded Federal Government’s effort at improving electricity transmission network…
Nigerian Govt advised to push for early passage of 2018 budget
Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) has advised the Federal Government to push…
Fuel crisis: Nigerian Govt urged to expose, punish culprits
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), an NGO, on Friday urged the Federal Government to expose and punish…
Nigerian Govt urged to reduce energy wastage
Mr Francis Agbeja, a Nigerian entrepreneur based in the UK, has urged the Federal Government to ensure drastic reduction in…
Nigerian Govt restates commitment to repatriate willing citizens from Libya
The Federal Government says it is committed to bringing back all Nigerians who are willing to return from Libya.
Nigerian Govt urged to include Persons Living With Disabilities in policy making
The National President of Persons With Disability Initiative Nigeria, Mr Augustine Onwuamaegbu on Wednesday, appealed to Federal Government to include…
Nigerian Govt urged to reform developmental banks
An entrepreneur, Mr Nerus Ekezie, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to reform developmental banks to ensure they grant loans…
Nigerian Govt reaffirms Nigeria’s position on One China policy
The Federal Government on Thursday reaffirmed its One China policy as part of its drive to strengthen and deepen the…
Nigerian Govt urged to ban importation of maize
The President, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Bello Abubakar-Funtua, has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of…
JAMB remits N7.8 billion to Federal Govt from 2016 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said it remitted N7.8 billion to Federal Government coffers from 2016…
Nigerian Govt urged to penalise National Housing Fund Act violators
Some stakeholders in the housing sector on Tuesday in Abuja called for stiffer penalties against violators of the National Housing…
Cultural ambassador urges govt. to invest in arts for national development
An international artiste, Peter Badejo, has appealed to the Federal Government to institutionalise and invest in the arts sector for…
Power generation to increase by 1,129 mega watts in 2018
The Federal Government on Monday announced that when some power generation projects were completed by 2018, they could generate additional…
NGO urges Nigerian Govt to mitigate causes of climate change
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative (CCMAI), an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to mitigate the causes of climate…
Expert urges Nigerian Govt to create business atmosphere for renewable energy
A Renewable Energy Expert, Mr Yomi Kolawole, has urged the Federal Government to create more business atmosphere that would enable…
3250 Nigerians have so far been repatriated from Libya – official
The Federal Government said 3250 Nigerians have so far been repatriated from Libya in recent times.
Union to Nigerian Govt: Address salary disparity in MDAs
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has told the Federal Government to address the salary disparity in…
Resuscitate Gari Irrigation Project, Ganduje urges Nigerian Govt
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on Federal Government to resuscitate the Gari Irrigation Project in Dawakin Tofa…
Drug Abuse: Emir Sanusi wants stringent measures against unlicensed pharmacists
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to take stringent measures against…