Tag: FG
Nigerian Govt urged to stop shipwreck dumping on coastline
An environmentalist, Prince David Omaghomi, on Tuesday called for enactment and enforcement of laws against to dumping of wrecked ships…
Nigerian Govt partners AfDB on youths employment
The Federal Government says it has entered into partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to engage more stakeholders in…
Negotiations ongoing to concession 30MW Gurara Power plant – Official
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, said on Tuesday that negotiations were on to fully concession the 30MW Gurara Power…
Nigerian Govt urged to allow FUNAAB run management courses
Prof. Kolawole Salako, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind…
Roads: Nigerian Govt to refund N37 billion to Anambra – Sen. Umeh
The Senate has approved the reimbursement of N37.9 billion out of N43.5 billion expended by Anambra Government for the rehabilitation…
Nigerian Govt committed to all inclusive governance – Minister
The Federal Government has declared that it is committed to an all inclusive governance where everyone, irrespective of age, creed…
Governments urged to address Almajiri, out-of-school children issues
Prof. Steve Nwokeocha, Department of Sociology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, has called on the Federal and State…
Nigerian Govt, Benue urged to rebuild Agatu towns
Agatu Resource and Innovative Centre (ARIC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday in Abuja urged the three tiers of government…
Zamfara terrorism: Nigerian Govt raises 1,000-member military force
The Federal Government on Sunday said it had assembled a strong military force comprising 1,000 personnel, to tackle the bandits…
Nigerian Govt committed to diversification of economy – Minister
The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, says the Federal Government is committed to the diversification…
Nigeria to begin last evacuation of stranded football fans in Russia
The Federal Government has assured that it would soon commence the last evacuation of Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia…
Nigerian Govt to look into 13% derivation benefit to Niger Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the…
Nigerian Govt promises to boost honey production, apiculture
The Federal Government has promised to encourage and support apiculture with special emphasis to honey production in the country.
Nigerian Govt intervention projects will reduce erosion, flood – Official
Malam Mohammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, says the Federal Government intervention projects will reduce the dangers…
Broadband coverage: Nigeria to licence new service providers – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the broadband coverage of the country through…
Nigerian Govt earns N748bn from oil tax, royalty in 2017
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said the Federal Government earned N748 billion from taxes and royalties paid by oil…
Apapa gridlock: FG must revive ports in other States, oil pipelines to save Lagos – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday tasked the Federal Government to do everything within its powers to revive…
Ambode urges Nigerian Govt to make other seaports functional
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that seaports in other parts of…
Nigerian Govt committed to digital economy – Minister
The Minister of Communication, Dr Adebayo Shittu, says the Federal Government is committed to the digital economy to bridge the…
Insurgency: Nigerian Govt to embark on massive religious education
The Federal Government said it would embark on massive religious education in the North-East to create awareness on the dangers…
Nigerian Govt shifts 3rd Mainland Bridge closure to August 24
The three day closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for Investigative Maintenance Test earlier slated to begin on July 27,…
Tobacco control: Nigerian Govt to collaborate with Film Board
The Federal Government says it will collaborate with the National Film and Video Censorship Board for effective control of the…
National Tobacco Control Act: Nigeria explains delay in implementation
Dr Nnenna Ezeigwe, the National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Disease Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the need to regulate some…
Nigerian Govt set to remodel Federal Secretariat, Abuja – Oyo-Ita
Federal Government is set to remodel Federal Secretariat, Abuja, through Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ensure safety of staff and…
Nigeria distributes improved tomato seeds to vegetable farmers
The Federal Government through the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) on Monday distributed improved tomato seeds to vegetable…
Stock market slide: Nigerian Govt tasked on credible polls
Capital market experts have urged the Federal Government to defuse political tension through constant assurances of a commitment to conduct…
Nigerian Govt urged to revive moribund industries
Mr Livingstone Wechie, the founder of The Integrity Group (TIG) on Friday called for revival of moribund industries to grow…
Nigeria evacuates 230 stranded citizens in Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that Nigerians stranded in Moscow,Russia at the end of the 2018 World Cup…
Nigerian Govt tasked on Dadin-Kowa Hydro Electric Power Project
Gombe State Government on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track work on the Dadin-kowa hydro electric power project,…
Nigerian Govt delegation visits Oye varsity to assess road projects
A delegation from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Thursday visited the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti,…