Tag: FG
FG, Labour lock in emergency meeting to avert strike
The meeting of the tripartite committee on new minimum wage is currently ongoing in Abuja to avert Tuesday's nationwide strike…
FG, Labour must work together to avert nationwide strike – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has appealed to both the Federal Government and the leadership of…
Nigerian Govt urged to install tremor detective in mining sites
Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), has appealed to the Federal Government to install sensors that…
Labour insists on strike on Tuesday, shuns meeting with FG
The Organised Labour on Sunday shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government as part of efforts to stop the nationwide…
FG will no longer bear cost of service charge for TSA payments – AGF
Henceforth, the Federal Government will no longer bear the service charge cost on all payments to its Ministries, Departments and…
Nigerian Govt reassures safe release of Leah Sharibu
The Federal Government on Thursday reassured Nigerians that it was doing its best to ensure safe release of Leah Sharibu,…
Nigerian Govt to pay N71bn outstanding counterpart fund to UBEC
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that the Federal Government would pay N71.29…
Electricity workers, CSOs to FG: Don’t renew BEDC operational licence
Members of the Edo State Civil Organisations and National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have demanded that the Federal Government…
Nigerian Govt urged to review power contract agreements
Some stakeholders in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to review the power contracts agreement with the owners…
Nigerian Govt urges governors to use ecological funds judiciously
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged state governments to judiciously use ecological funds to complement its efforts in addressing the…
Minimum Wage: FG can’t accept governors’ N22,500 offer
Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Wednesday said the Federal Government cannot accept the N22,500 minimum…
NLC stages protest over FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’
The President of the Joint Public Negotiating Council Comrade, Abdulrafiu Adeniji on Tuesday led a protest over the federal government's…
Boko Haram: FG releases report on alleged deplorable condition of troops
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja released a report on investigation into alleged deplorable conditions of the troops involved…
Nigerian Govt has no plan to review pump price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to review pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium…
FG, States yet to agree on new Minimum Wage
The Federal Government and State governors are yet to agree on a common figure as the minimum wage.
FG’s unpaid N650bn subsidy arrears is affecting our operations – Marketers
Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on Sunday said the unpaid subsidy arrears of over N650 billion by the…
FG tasks logistics institute on Lagos port gridlock
The Federal Government on Sunday tasked the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Nigeria (CILTN) to evolve practicable solutions to…
FG involves miners in N5bn intervention fund
The Miners Association of Nigeria says the Federal Government has agreed to involve its executives in the disbursement of the…
Gas: FG will boost production by 3.4bn standard cubic feet in 2020 – Kachikwu
The Federal Government would deliver about 3.4 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day to bridge the medium-term supply…
FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N698.71bn for September
The Federal Government, 36 States and FCT as well as 774 Local Governments on Thursday shared N698.7billion for the month…
FG never said it is placing embargo on childbirth – Finance Minister
Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday debunked claims that the Federal Government was planning to reduce the number of…
FG moves to reduce number of children per mother
The Federal Government has said it was working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number…
FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in Kenya
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,Mrs Abike Dabiri-Eriwa, has demanded for full autopsy and…
Why Nigerian Workers ‘Should Be Clapping’ For Us – FG
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, believes the Federal Government deserves to be applauded by the Nigerian…
Make sex education a course in schools, Don urges FG
A university don from the Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Okanlawon Onagbesin, has call on the Federal Government…
Lebanese convicted, loses $52,550, €32,250 To FG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday secured the conviction a Lebanese, Haytham Aldahrah, who was arrested at…
FG begs Labour to accept N24,000 new Minimum wage
The Federal Government has begged the Organised Labour to accept the new minimum wage proposal, considering the capacity and ability…
Nigerian Govt, Labour disagree on New Minimum Wage
The Federal Government on Thursday disagreed with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the new minimum wage demanded by workers…
FG must urgently begin negotiation with Boko Haram for release of other captive women – Reps
The House of Representatives has called on the executive to as a matter of urgency, commence further negotiation for the…
Don’t float $2.8bn Eurobond, Ezekwesili tells FG
A former Vice-President (Africa) of World Bank, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has advised the Federal Government to suspend its plan to…