Tag: Federal Government
Stakeholders urge Nigerian Govt to improve facilities in unity schools
Stakeholders in the education sector have called on the Federal Government to improve facilities in Federal Government Colleges across the…
2019 elections: Group seeks criminalisation of vote-buying
Election Monitor, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to ensure enforcement of Electoral Act…
Nigerian Govt identifies 2,778 Nigerians in detention camps in Libya
The Federal Government says it has a record of 2,778 Nigerian migrants registered in “accessible” detention camps in Libya, ready…
Association appeals to Nigerian Govt to repair bad roads
The Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Tomori, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Economist tasks Nigerian Govt on effective tax collection
An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella has urged the Federal Government to explore new method of tax collection to boost the…
Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…
Union laments Nigerian Govt’s inability to pay disengaged electricity workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out that up to 1,000 electricity workers disengaged from…
Nigerian Govt slashes import, export documentation requirements
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun says the Federal Government has reduced documentation requirements for import and export, to…
Nigerian Govt flags-off school feeding programme in Jigawa
The Federal Government has flagged off its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme with 726,033 Primary One to Primary Three pupils in…
Eid-El-Maulud: Nigerian Govt declares Friday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration.
Nigeria needs more technical colleges to check skilled labour deficit – NBTE
Dr Mas’udu Kazaure, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has called on the Federal Government…
Reduce import duty to 20%, Motor dealers urge Nigerian Govt
The Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to reduce import duty rates…
‘Nigerian Govt committed to economic recovery and growth plan’
The Federal Government says it is fully committed to the implementation of Economic Recovery and Growth Plan as the core…
Infrastructure upgrade : NAMA may seek Nigerian Govt’s approval to obtain loans
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, says the agency may explore the option…
Nigerian Govt. allots N256.23m in November savings bond sales
The Federal Government allotted N256.23 million in its November, 2019 and 2020 savings bond sales, according to the Debt Management…
Ekwueme: Nigerian Govt inaugurates Burial Committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated a national burial committee headed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…
Expert urges Nigerian Govt. to employ renewable energy
A renewable energy expert, Miss Ify Malo, has urged the Federal Government to bridge the gap in grid generation for…
Nigerian Govt. presents revised MTEF/FSP to Senate
The Federal Government has presented a revised 2018 to 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to…
Experts task Nigerian Govt. to support manufacturing sector
Some financial experts on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to create access to finance for the manufacturing sector to sustain…
AON urges Nigerian Govt. to maximise aviation sector potential
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to maximise the potential in the aviation sector…
Oil Debt: Court to resume hearing of Nigerian Govt’s $406.8m suit
A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Jan. 23, 2018, resume hearing of a $406.8 million suit instituted by…
Federal Govt hails global endorsement of Nigeria’s fight against terrorism
The Federal Government has hailed the recent global endorsement of its fight against terrorism, as contained in the 2017 Global…
TAMPAN wants Nigerian Govt. to formulate life insurance policy for entertainers
Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Friday urged the Federal Government to formulate a life…
Policy implementation: APBN urges Nigerian Govt. to engage professional bodies
The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) on Friday urged the Federal Government to engage the body in its…
Nigerian government pledges increased investment in youths
The Federal Government will increase its investment in youths to ensure sustainable national development, the Minister of Youths and Sports,…
Nigerian Govt. to commence one year internship programme for education graduates
The Federal Government would soon start a one year internship programme for education graduates to improve teaching quality in the…
Ogoni clean-up: MOSOP gives Federal Govt deadline
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has given the Federal Government till December 2017 to commence…
26 Italy-bound Nigerians girls died in Mediterranean Sea – Govt
The Federal government has finally confirmed the identity of the 26 Italy-bound migrants who were drowned in the Mediterranean Sea…
2018 budget: FRC urges Govt to consolidate on agricultural gains
Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Victor Muruako has advised the Federal Government to consolidate on the gains in…
‘Tax holiday policy to reduce companies relocation and closure’
Mr Olatunji Babatunde, a union leader has advised the Nigerian Government to sustain its tax holiday policy by ensuring that…