Tag: FG
Nationwide strike: FG to meet Labour over minimum wage Friday
The Federal Government says it will meet with Organised Labour to prevent the threat of national industrial action over non…
SERAP drags Nigerian Govt to UN over failure to end ASUU strike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an urgent appeal to two UN special rapporteurs, urging them to…
FG to mobilise additional security in Zamfara – Dambazau
The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), has assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s readiness to deploy additional…
Strike: ASUU may not honour further calls by FG – National President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it may not honour further calls by Federal Government for a meeting…
FG Sukuk bond oversubscribed, receives N132bn for N100bn offer
The Federal Government received over N132 billion subscriptions from 2,073 investors for its N100 billion 7-year 15.74 per cent Sukuk…
Minimum wage: Discard Dec. 31 ultimatum, FG tells Labour
The Federal Government has enjoined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to discard the Dec. 31 ultimatum issued over lingering disagreement…
Labour gives FG Dec. 31 ultimatum to submit minimum wage report to NASS
The organised labour on Thursday said that the Federal Government has before or on Dec. 31 to send the tripartite…
FG declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019, as public holidays to…
Alleged exam malpractice: FG re-arraigns Adeleke
The Federal Government on Tuesday, re-arraigned Sen. Ademola Adeleke on seven counts amended charges on examination malpractice.
Sure-P: 159 employees drag FG, PLSG to court over unpaid N400m salaries, allowances
Employees under the SURE-P programme, on Monday, dragged the Federal and Plateau Governments before a National Industrial Court sitting in…
Gridlock: Apapa residents, business owners issues 21-day ultimatum to Lagos, FG
Residents and business owners in Apapa area of Lagos have issued a 21-day ultimatum to Federal and Lagos State Governments…
Don’t divert social investment money for campaign, NGO warns FG
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has been warned not to divert the money meant for its Social Investment Programmes…
Your candidate will be defeated roundly in 2019, FG tells Obasanjo
The Federal Government says though it is the constitutional right of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support a candidate…
FG issues N100bn sovereign sukuk at 15.7%
The Federal Government has begun the sale of its second tranche 7-year N100 billion sovereign sukuk, the Debt Management Office…
No end in sight: FG, ASUU meeting deadlock again
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended without any conclusion on Tuesday.
FG makes u-turn on no-work-no-pay policy for striking Varsity lecturers
The The Nigeria’s Federal Government on Monday officially made a u-turn on no-work-no-pay policy for striking academic staff of public…
N800b subsidy debt: Fuel scarcity looms as marketers give Govt 7-day ultimatum
Oil marketers on Sunday in Lagos gave the Federal Government seven-day ultimatum to settle outstanding debts totalling N800 billion, failing…
Oil producing states: Stop robbing ‘Peter to pay Paul,’ Akiolu tells FG
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Friday called on the Federal Government to stop robbing 'Peter to pay Paul'…
FG declares war on ASUU, orders VCs to enforce no work, no pay rule
The Federal Government has directed Vice Chancellors of the striking public universities and inter-varsity centers in Nigeria to enforce the…
Digital Switch Over: ICPC goofed, FG must investigate
The furore generated by the allegations of ICPC against the Director General, DG of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and…
World AIDS Day: FG committed to ending HIV epidemic by 2030-Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi on Thursday in Abuja said the Federal Government would increase the number of people on anti-retroviral treatment…
Mixed reactions trail FG’s reduction of JAMB, NECO fees
Mixed reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s review of fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE)…
FG plans to use security agencies to disrupt elections in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has alleged that the APC Federal Government is working in liaison with security agencies…
Strike continues as FG, ASUU’s meeting deadlock
The meeting between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday in Abuja has ended without…
Reduce unnecessary overhead costs, FG tasks state governments
The Federal Government has called on state governments to reduce unnecessary overhead costs, increase Internally Generated Revenue and embrace fiscal…
FG To construct two additional labs for water testing
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has planned to construct two additional laboratories for water quality to ensure that Nigerians have access…
Strike continues until Govt accedes to ASUU demands – Omole
The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Ibadan, UI, Chapter, Dr Deji Omole has said that the…
FG allots N39.52bn in Nov. bonds, refuse higher rates from subscribers
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, allotted N39.52 billion worth of bonds in its November auction, refusing to accept higher rates…
Ambode laud FG on reconstruction of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday lauded the Federal Government for the commencement of the reconstruction of the…
Eid-El Maulud: Nigerian govt declares Tuesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday as Public Holiday to mark the Eid-el Maulud.