Tag: Federal Govt
Federal Govt. will make Nigeria agric export hub- Ogbeh
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the Federal Government is committed to making the country…
We’ll enact policies for fintech innovation — Federal Govt.
Mr Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Assistant to the President on ICT, says Federal Government plans to enact policies that will…
Rising Debt: We are very mindful of the level of our borrowings – Presidency
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says while government borrows to deliver on its promises, it was also mindful…
CAN charges Federal Govt. on security
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has felicitated with Nigerians across the country on the Easter celebration and charged the…
Federal Govt reiterates support for Galaxy Backbone e-governance programme
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha says the Federal Government will continue to support…
Federal Govt appeals for peace ahead of clean-up in Ogoniland
The Federal Government has called on the people of Ogoniland to remain peaceful and avoid taking actions capable of delaying…
Federal Govt targets one train per hour – NRC boss
The Federal Government on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a…
Federal Govt. not removing fuel subsidy – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday refuted media reports that the Federal Government had agreed with the…
Federal Govt. begins reconstruction of Apapa-Oshodi Express way
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, on Wednesday announced the commencement of reconstruction of the…
Easter: Federal Govt declares Friday, Monday, Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22, Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Easter celebration.…
Federal Govt secures supports of Atlantic Council on terrorism
The Federal Government has secured the reassurance of the Atlantic Council in galvanising global support to tackle the challenges of…
Federal Govt steps up measures to address smuggling, insecurity across border
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama says the Federal Government has stepped up measures to address challenges of smuggling…
Ogoni Clean-up: Paramount ruler urges FG to mobilise contractors
The Paramount Ruler of Bodo City in Rivers, King John Beredon, has urged the Federal Government to mobilise contractors to…
Group urges FG to stimulate economy through tourism
The Cultural Trade Group under the aegis of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has…
NLC warns Federal Govt over petroleum subsidy removal
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Nigerian Govt steps up youth, voter education to check electoral manipulation — Lai Mohammed
r Minister of Information and Culture Alh. Lai Mohammed said on Thursday that the Federal Government had stepped up its…
Develop the water ways, NASS urges Federal Govt.
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Marine Transport has urged the Federal Government to pay adequate attention to developing the…
Federal Govt distributes 300 rice mills to farmers, millers
The Federal Government says it has distributed no fewer than 300 rice mills to farmers and millers in different states…
Federal Govt to set up cashew processing plants in 4 states — Ogbeh
The Federal Government says it plans to set up cashew processing plants in four states of the country to add…
Decentralise health sector, doctor advises Federal Govt
A medical doctor and the Secretary-General of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr Kunle Olajide, has called on the Federal…
Trade Agreement: Why Federal Govt needs to reconsider signing – Chamber
Mr Emeka Okereke, Director General, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has called on the Federal Government…
Federal Govt, IFAD hail Value Chain implementation in Niger
The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday commended the implementation of the Value Chain…
DSO: Federal Govt. resolves conflict over implementation
The Federal Government has resolved the brewing crisis threatening the implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television…
Ghastly road mishap: Federal Govt. commiserates with Ghana
The Federal Government has commiserated with the Government and People of Ghana over the loss of more than 50 lives…
Plea Bargain: Late Badeh loses 6 properties, $1m to Federal Govt
The late Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh has lost six properties to the Federal Government and $1 million recovered…
Federal Govt approves first-class treatment for ‘Baba Suwe’ at LUTH
Babatunde Omidina popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ has been admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi Araba,…
Federal Govt declares Friday public holiday
Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Friday, 22 February as a public holiday, to enable citizens prepare for Saturday’s presidential and…
Federal Govt welcomes US, UK statements on 2019 election
The Federal Government has welcomed the statements from the United States and the United Kingdom demanding credible and peaceful election…
Pastor advises Buhari to dialogue with bandits to end killings
Pastor Yohanna Buru, President of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to open dialogue…
We’re not going on strike, NUPENG, PENGASSAN tell govt
The oil workers unions have reassured the Federal government that its members would not go on strike over the threat…