Tag: Federal Government
Aviation roadmap will lead to economic growth – Boss
The Federal Government says the full implementation of the Nigeria Aviation Sector Roadmap will result in the transformation of business…
Nigerian Govt. committed to promoting MSMEs — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by…
Nigerian Govt. to create additional 14 rice mills to meet local demands
The Federal Government says it will establish no fewer than 14 additional rice mills in the country to meet increasing…
Nigerian Govt. moves to initiate some reform policies
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed determination to activate some of its reform policies in order to fast track socio-economic…
Nigerian Govt. owing Enugu Electric N4.4bn
The Management of has appealed to the to settle the N4.4 billion electricity bills of its Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
FG urged to fulfill promise of petroleum deductions for road maintenance
Niger State Roads Maintenance Agency (NIGROMA) has called on the Federal Government to fulfill its promise on five per cent…
Rice smuggling: Firm seeks harsh penalties to tackle smugglers
AgroNigeria, an agricultural markets and professional service firm, has called on the Federal Government to adopt stiffer penalties to check…
Modern contraceptive rate to go up by 27% in 2020 – Federal Govt.
The Federal Government in collaboration with key stakeholders and partners have pledged to achieve a Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) of…
Federal Govt. commended for inaugurating food security council
Some stakeholders on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for inaugurating the National Food Security Council with a call for the…
March 21 Bond auction rakes in N64.06bn for federal govt.
The Federal Government allotted N64.06 billion bonds in its March auction, as against the N70 billion earlier planned, the Debt…
FG urged to Secure fuel pipelines to improve movement of products around depots
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has appealed to the Federal Government to secure fuel pipelines to enable the tankers…
Late Senator Wakili: Buhari sends delegation to Bauchi
Federal Government’s delegation on Sunday visited Bauchi to commiserate with the state government and family of Sen. Ali Wakili (APC),…
AfCFTA: Federal Govt. assures protection of manufacturers, stakeholders interest
The Federal Government has assured manufacturers and other businessmen that their interest would be protected in the new African Continental…
Soyinka tells Buhari to declare Fulani herdsmen terrorists
Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to declare as terrorists, herdsmen responsible for attacks in states across the…
Federal Govt. releases N43.92bn to 330,000 rice farmers
The Federal Government has released about N43.92 billion (122 million dollars) to 300,000 rice farmers to increase Nigeria’s rice production by…
Federal govt. agrees to publish spending details on sanitation projects from 2010-2018
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)on Tuesday said Federal Government had agreed to publish details of spending and locations of…
Nigerian Govt commends Chimamanda Adichie, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
The Federal Government has congratulated Mo Abudu, Chimamanda Adichie and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, over the honours recently bestowed on them on…
International Women’s Day: Council advises FG to address hunger in Nigeria
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to take adequate steps in addressing the…
Former Governor calls for fresh tax laws review in Nigeria
Former Edo Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole has called for a review of the Nigeria’s tax laws for an effective tax…
Zamfara, Kebbi rice farmers to receive farming input to boost Productivity
More than 40, 000 rice farmers are to receive farming inputs from the Federal Government in Kebbi and Zamfara for…
Emir urges Federal Govt. to rehabilitate dilapidated Federal Highways
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on the Federal Government to rehabilitate all dilapidated Federal Highways…
Federal Govt. set to include citizens’ participation in governance
Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Sector Reform, on Friday said that the Federal Government…
Federal Govt, States to build more partnerships – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that the Federal Government would continue to encourage partnership among states for their development.
SDGs: Stakeholders tasked on partnership to enhance development
The Federal Government has urged stakeholders from relevant agencies to engage on effective partnerships that would promote Sustainable Development Goals…
Theft: Former army chief, Minimah returns N1.7b to Federal Govt
A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Kenneth Minimah (rtd), has reportedly refunded N1.7 billion to the coffers of the…
Federal Govt Restates Commitment To Press Freedom
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has restated the Federal Government's commitment to the freedom of the…
N650bn debt: DAPPMA gives Federal Govt 14-day ultimatum
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) on Tuesday gave the the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum…
JAMB forwarded N7.8bn to government in 2017 – Registrar
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, says about N7.8 billion was remitted to the Federal…
Reps to FG: Prioritise made-in-Nigeria cars
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to make it compulsory for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…
NGO urges Federal Govt. to take actions against herdsmen/farmers clashes
Right Without Violence, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Federal Government to take measures to address the lingering herdsmen/farmers…