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BRISIN: Nigerian Govt sets to recruit 5,000 unemployed citizens
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to recruit 5,000 unemployed Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory under the Basic Registry…
Nasarawa: Nigerian Govt urged to investigate shoddy schools contracts
The National Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Labaran Maku, has urged the Federal Government to investigate shoddy…
Nigeria needs more borrowing to fund infrastructure – Expert
The Federal Government is expected to take more loans if its plan to fund infrastructure is to be realised, says…
Paris Club Refund: Labour commends Nigerian Govt on bail-out directive
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Federal Government on its directives to the states to account for the…
Nigerian Govt secures support of NPAN
The Federal Government has secured the commitment of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) to remain patriotic and committed…
Flood: FG approves N3bn to respond, mitigate disaster
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received N3 billion to respond to the looming flood disasters following a red…
FG defends appointment of Bichi as DSS boss
The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari is not lopsided in the totality of appointments made into public offices and…
Nigerian Govt advised not to allow politics to overheat economy
A financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has advised the Federal Government not to allow politics to overheat the economy.
Physically-challenged: Nigerian Govt plans to review recruitment percentage
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the Federal Government is planning an upward review of…
Nigerian Govt loses trillions annually to illegal lottery – Official
Mr Bello Maigari, Acting Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has said that the Federal Government loses more than…
Buhari to Governors: Clear salaries backlog to access $2.69bn Paris Club Refund
The Federal Government said states must clear backlog of salaries and other related staff arrears before they would be able…
Nigerian Govt admonishes media to stop denigrating Buhari
The Federal Government on Thursday admonished the media to stop denigrating the person of President Muhammadu Buhari through their platforms.
Nigerian Govt okays N6trn for National Strategic Health Development Plan II
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday approved a N6.01 trillion National Strategic Health Development Plan II. The Minister…
Drug abuse: Nigerian Govt expresses readiness to partner traditional rulers
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has reiterated Federal Government’s readiness to partner with any…
Nigerian Govt offers 2 savings bonds for September
The Federal Government has offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 11.36 per cent and three-year savings bond at 12.36…
Trader Moni: Nigerian Govt empowers 30,000 Osun petty traders
The Federal Government has empowered 30,000 petty traders in Osun through the collateral free loans called “Trader Moni.”
Nigerian Govt urged to address manufacturers’ challenges
A financial expert, Mr Boniface Ekezie, on Monday called on the Federal Government to tackle the challenges facing manufacturers to…
FG okays $1.3bn for 5 critical projects
The Federal Government has set aside 1.3 billion dollars (about N468 billion) from the National Sovereign Investment Fund to finance…
Nigerian Govt pledges to support traditional herbalists
The Federal Government has pledged to support research and create liaison with traditional healers with the knowledge of plants to…
FG evacuates 165 stranded Nigerian migrants from Libya
The Charge D’ Affairs, Nigeria Mission to Libya, Mr Alex Kefas, says 165 stranded Nigerian irregular migrants were on Thursday…
Nigerian Govt urged to harness gains of world leaders’ visits
Experts have urged the Federal Government to take advantage of the visit of UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, and other…
Nigerian Govt set to determine health status of citizens
The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to determine the health status of Nigerians through the 2018 National Health Demographic…
Nigerian Govt commits N500 billion to poverty alleviation
The Federal Government is putting the sum of N500 billion into wealth creation and poverty alleviation, Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,…
Nigerian Govt doles out N37.5m to poor persons in Benue
The Federal Government has so far paid N37.5 million to support the poor in Benue under its Social Re-investment Programme.
Nigerian Govt advised to encourage states to generate power
An energy expert, Prof. Sylvester Egwu, has advised the Federal Government to mandate each state government to generate 1,000 Mega…
Insecurity: Nigerian Govt to send fact-finding mission to Zamfara
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) says it will deploy a team of researchers to Zamfara State to…
Niger governor seeks help to tackle flood
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has solicited help from the Federal Government to tackle incessant flooding in the state.
Lagos Govt awaits approval to reconstruct Okoko-Seme Expressway
Lagos State Government says it is awaiting Federal Government’s approval to start reconstruction of Okokomaiko/Seme border section of the Lagos…
7 N-Power beneficiaries disengaged in Adamawa
The Federal Government has disengaged seven beneficiaries of its N-Power empowerment programme in Adamawa who abandoned their duty posts, the…
Nigerian Govt urged to invest more in renewable energy
Mr Mike Nwanegbo, the Managing Director, FullRiver Limited, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to invest more in renewable energy…