Tag: FG
Labour: No going back on strike, as meeting with FG deadlock
Federal government’s late move to prevent the organised labour from embarking on a planned nationwide strike has failed as the…
Latest flood data indicate worst is over – Minister
The Federal Government says the latest flood data has indicated that the worst is over as the water level at…
FRSC recruitment: Nigerian Govt urged to review age limit
Some applicants at the ongoing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recruitment on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to review the…
Sokoto to upscale Nigerian Govt’s Cash Transfer Scheme
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday said his administration was considering ways to upscale the Federal Government’s Cash…
Court adjourns Nigerian Govt’s $69m oil revenue suit against Chevron
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until Dec. 4, a 69 million dollars suit filed by the Federal…
2009 agreement: ASUU calls for reopening of negotiation
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently open renegotiation on…
Nigerian Govt urged to extend security intervention to Sokoto
The Secretary to Sokoto State Government, Prof. Bashir Garba, on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to extend its security…
Nigerian Govt advised to sustain tax collection to reduce borrowing
A tax expert, Mr Mac-Antony Dike, on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to sustain its zeal of generating more revenue…
Ogoni clean-up: Nigerian Govt begins final selection of firms
The Hydro Carbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says it has commenced process to select pre-qualified companies for the clean-up of…
NHIS: Nigerian Govt approves enrolment of corps members
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had approved the…
Nigerian Govt revives 18 fertiliser blending plants
Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) says 18 fertiliser blending plants across the country have been revived under…
FG releases N42.68b to defunct Airways workers, universities
The Federal Government has released N22.68 billion to settle part of the retirement benefits of former workers of the defunct…
Nigerian Govt redeploys 4 Permanent Secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday approved the redeployment of four federal permanent secretaries to various ministries.
FG, States, LGs share N714.81bn in August
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed the sum of N714.81 billion to Federal, States and Local Governments for the…
Nigerian Govt abolishes payment of Overstay fees by dual citizens
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to with immediate effect, put an end to the payment…
Nigerian Govt inaugurates community projects in Ogoja LGA
Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has inaugurated a community town hall and a solar-powered water…
Nigerian Govt begins illegal structures demolition under Lagos Bridges
The Federal Ministry of Works in Lagos State has begun demolition of illegal structures under bridges used as hideouts by…
Nigerian Govt working on generating more energy via geothermal sources
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was working towards generating more energy through geothermal sources, to enhance Nigeria’s…
Minimum Wage: We’ll conclude negotiation before expiration of labour ultimatum – FG
The Federal Government has assured the organised Labour that the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage would conclude its…
FG releases N1.05bn to settle outstanding labour liabilities of defunct PHCN
The Federal Government has released about N1.05 billion to settle outstanding claims and entitlements of 408 staff and retirees of…
Power: Nigerian Govt urged to allow complete private sector participation
Some stakeholders on Thursday urged the Federal Government to allow private investors’ full operation of the power sector in order…
Osun Guber: Nigerian Govt did not pay constables N50,000 – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has denied that the Federal Government paid N50,000 to police constables on election duty in Osun…
Nigerian Govt to generate N6bn from concession of 20 Silos – Ogbeh
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the concessioning of 20 out of its 33 Silos to private sector…
Nigerian govt suspends proposed national carrier indefinitely
The Federal Government on Wednesday suspended the proposed National Carrier, called the Nigeria Air.
FG approves compulsory use of National ID number from Jan. 1, 2019
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the mandatory use of the national identity number beginning January 1, 2019.
Abuja residents want Nigerian Govt to penalise illegal miners
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to enforce relevant laws and penalise…
Fulani chief urges Nigerian Govt to disarm herdsmen
Alhaji Isa Adamu, the Lamido of Zugobia in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa has appealed to the state and…
2018 Independence celebration: Nigerian Govt assures of maximum security
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of maximum security at the 58th Independence celebration, scheduled to hold from Sept. 25…
Nigerian Govt urged to pay new minimum wage in October
A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Rose Onah, has urged the Federal Government to expedite action and…
Nigerian Govt approves rail infrastructure for seaports
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave a directive for the provision of rail infrastructure at all the ports in the…