Tag: Federal Government
Amnesty: We are not owing ex-militants, says FG
The Federal Government has said that all monthly payments to ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme were up to date.…
FG suspends licence issuance for new vehicle assembly plants
The Federal Government has suspended issuance of licence to new vehicle assembly plants. Mr Aminu Jalal, the Director General of…
FG will state its position on Volkswagen scandal this week – Odumodu
The Federal Government will state its position on the Volkswagen (VW) emission scandal this week, Dr Joseph Odumodu, the Director…
Don Seeks Monthly Stipend For Unemployed Graduates
A don, Prof. Buliaminu Abdulkareem, has urged the Federal Government to pay a monthly stipend to unemployed graduates as part…
Osinbajo Assures Investors Of Level Playing Field
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will ensure that business environment in the country is transparent and fair. Osinbajo,…
Gov Blames FG For PAN’s Neglect
Daniels Ekugo Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has blamed the failure of the Federal Government to protect Peugeot…
Ending Fuel Scarcity
For over three weeks now, Nigerians have had to grapple with another episode of fuel scarcity which has become a…
The Reduction In Electricity Tariff
A few weeks ago, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, announced a 50 percent reduction in…
Ban On Foreign Training For Govt Workers
The Federal Government of Nigeria recently took a bold step by placing a ban on all foreign training by government…
Knocks For FG Over Plans To Keep Students In School
Harrison Iyoha Nigerian students and their parents have reportedly slammed the Federal Government following comments by the Minister of Education,…
Unpaid 29-Month Pension Arrears
It is really disheartening and wicked the manner pensioners who had meritoriously served their fatherland are being subjected to severe…
Federal Govt cancels outdoor sites approval in Lagos
Nigeria’s Federal Government has terminated existing approvals for outdoor sites previously given to outdoor practitioners in Lagos State. The termination…
FG ripping off Nigerians over fuel price, APC says
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Federal Government of making a show out of deceit by its so-called…
Nigeria earns less in December, but Federal, states take more money home
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, on Friday announced that Federal, States and Local governments shared N580.4billion…
Don’t Sell National Theatre —Aig-Imoukhuede
Eromosele Ebhomele A popular culture activist, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede, has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind any decision to sell…
FG Finds 13 Options To Oil Revenue
Following the recent fall in global oil prices and the setback it portends for the country’s economy, the federal government…
Deregulation, BPE And The PIB
By Okachikwu Dibia Twenty three years after Nigeria’s independence was an era that witnessed huge capital investments by the Federal…
Austerity Measure: FG To Sack 60,000 ‘Ghost Workers’
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Thursday that the Federal Government would weed out 60,000 “ghost workers” from the…
NITISECP Urges FG To Support Graduate Employability Scheme
Damilare Okunola The Founder, Eduflex Career Development Institute, Mogbojuri Taiwo, has advised the Federal Government to support Graduate Employability Scheme across…
FG Pledges Not To Undermine Tambuwal
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The Federal Government on Friday made an undertaking not to undermine Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of Nigeria’s…
How N200b Shortfall Stalled FAAC Meeting
Kazeem Ugbodaga Thursday’s Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, could not hold because the Federal Government…
Health Workers Give FG Ultimatum, Threaten Indefinite Strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, an umbrella body covering all professionals in the health sector in the country,…
LASG, FG Set For Dialogue On Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Lagos State Government says it is ready to dialogue with the Federal Government on the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Badagry…
Jonathan gets $1bn approval to fight terrorism
The Senate on Thursday approved a request for external borrowing of not more than 1 billion dollars by President Goodluck…
Atiku blasts federal government on security
Atiku Abubakar on Friday derided Goodluck Jonathan’s record on security, vowing that Boko Haram could be crushed easily if politicians…
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak In Nigeria: The Issues At Stake
By Jaye Gaskia My worry is that we might end up with a situation where only a few highbrow public…
Lagos APC Salutes Fashola On Lagos Debt
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola…
On Lagos Debt Profile
By Tayo Ogunbiyi A recent information from the Debt Management Office, DMO, reveals that Lagos State’s external debt profile stands…
Nigerians To FG: Declare Full Scale War On Boko Haram
Kazeem Ugbodaga Christian leaders, activists and others have asked the Federal Government to declare a full scale war on the…
Ebola: FG Bans Importation Of Bush Meat
The Nigerian governemnt has banned the importation of bush meat into the country following the outbreak of Ebola Disease Virus,…