Tag: Federal Government
Ebola: Fashola Receives FG’s N200m
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola says the state has received the N200 million donated by the Federal Government to…
FG moves to ensure improved electricity supply
The Federal Government said on Friday it would ensure that it paid the bills of electricity generating companies as part…
Federal Govt Lifts Suspension On Resident Doctors
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Residency Training Programme in all federal hospitals with effect from Thursday, 28…
FG’s Ebola Intervention Fund To Lagos
Every Nigerian of cognitive ability is aware of the presence of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the country. This…
Falana Decries Illegal Killing Of Prisoners
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has accused the Federal Government of toying with the lives of…
LASU To Get N1.3b From FG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State University, LASU, is to get N1.3 billion from the Federal Government to upgrade infrastructure in…
Ebola War: FG Fails To Release N200m To Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, says the state is yet to receive the N200 million the Federal Government…
FG urged to reduce interest rate on loans from MSME fund
Mr Muktar Alkali, the Provost of Mohamet Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri, has urged the Federal Government to reduce the…
Treating National Security Issues With Parochial, Selfish Passion
By Mac Durugbo Recently, the national dailies carried on their front pages the arrest of 486 suspected Boko Haram members…
Ill-Conceived Suspension Of Resident Doctors
Last week’s suspension of at least 16,000 resident doctors across the country by the Federal Government was a hasty and…
Allocate more fertiliser to councils, LG Chairman tells FG
The Chairman of Kabo Local Government Area in Kano State, Murtala Sulen-Garo, has appealed to the Federal Government to allocate…
Pensioners want FG to offset arrears before 2015 elections
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to offset outstanding arrears of pensioners before 2015…
FG re-awards N5.6bn Mangu regional dam project
The Federal Government has re-awarded the contract for the construction of the Mangu Regional Water Dam in Plateau, Mrs Olivia…
FG raises transaction advisers on railway stations remodeling
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had inaugurated transaction advisers to drive the process for Public Private Partnership…
FG not behind impeachment saga in Lafia – Maku
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has said the Federal Government was not behind the impeachment saga in Nasarawa State.…
Legislator Advises African Leaders On Terrorism
Senator Ita Enang (PDP-Akwa Ibom) on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to use the opportunity of the ongoing summit between…
Don’t use security agencies to settle scores, FG tells politicians
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja cautioned politicians in the country against involving security personnel in settling their personal…
FG links 7,000 graduates with firms – SURE-P
The Federal Government said in Jalingo on Monday that it had engaged 7,000 graduates under its SURE-P Graduate Internship Scheme…
Ebola: FG stops dead bodies from coming into Nigeria
Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the threat posed by the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the Federal Government has issued an order stopping…
FG terrorising Osun ahead of guber election – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm that the PDP-led federal government has started terrorising and intimidating the peaceful…
Ebola Virus: Churches, Healers Warned
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal and Lagos State Governments have warned churches and healing homes that specialise in miracles to beware…
NIS wants censors to patrol the nation’s borders
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has urged the Federal Government to equip it with Censors to enable the department effectively…
Air transport staff gives FG fresh 14-day ultimatum
The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has issued a fresh 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government…
APC wants Enugu coal deposits revived
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East on Sunday in Enugu called on the Federal Government to facilitate the…
Terrorism: FG seeks support of Nigerians
The Federal Government on Thursday called on the citizenry to support its effort in the fight against terrorism and other…
Eid-el-fitri: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays
The federal government of Nigeria has declared Monday and Tuesday (28-29) public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-fitri celebration. A…
FG urges Hungary to provide security for Nigerian students
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged Hungary to provide security for Nigerian students in various universities across the East European…
FG acquires equipment to fight insurgents
The Federal Government has purchased new equipment to strengthen the capability of Nigerian military and security agents in the fight…
Empowering Nigerians our top priority – FG
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday said the empowerment of Nigerians in an equitable manner remained…
FG approves N25bn for project implementation in 250 LGAs
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says the Federal Government has approved N25 billion in 250 Local Government Areas (LGAs) for…