Tag: FG
2017 budget: Nigerian Govt completes 88 road projects – FERMA
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Thursday said over 88 capital road projects that were captured in 2017 budget…
Nigerian Govt pledges to support Ogun flood victims
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday assured victims of flood disaster in Abeokuta, Ogun, of Federal Government support and assistance.
Nigerian Govt unveils new national carrier, Nigeria Air
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that the name of the proposed new National Carrier is ‘Nigeria Air’.
Unpaid allowances: Ex-militants appeal to Nigerian Govt
Some ex-militants from Ondo State on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to pay them their nine months’ amnesty allowances.
Nigerian Govt to assist victims of Katsina flooding – Osinbajo
The Federal Government, on Tuesday pledged to assist victims of flood disaster in Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina…
ICAN president urges Nigerian Govt to sell idle assets
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has urged the Federal Government to sell off idle assets across the…
Nigeria restates commitment to holistic prisons reform
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards a holistic prisons…
Nigerian Govt intervenes in Cross River, Ebonyi land dispute
The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), on Monday visited Cross River in an effort to resolve the land…
Nigeria urged to invest in oil, gas exploration
Mr Abiodun Adesanya, Managing Director, Degeconek Nigeria Ltd., urged the Federal Government to woo investors to carry out exploration of…
Killings: Nigerian Govt will punish perpetrators – Dambazau
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Friday reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to beef up security in…
Nigerian Govt urged to save Lagos from coastal erosion
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to save Lagos State from being wiped out…
Nigerian Govt to complete all abandoned water projects
Dr Elijah Aderibigbe, the Director, Irrigation and Drainage, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, has assured that the Federal Government will…
FG reconstitutes Tax Appeal Tribunals
The Federal Government has reconstituted the Tax Appeal Tribunals in the six geo-political zones as well as Lagos and Federal…
Nigeria set to formulate policy on gold processing
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, says it will soon conclude its gold policy to give backing to gold…
Nigeria committed to safety, security of air transport – Minister
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the ongoing upgrade of key infrastructure in the aviation sector…
Senate urges Nigerian Govt to reconstruct Enugu Airport runway
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Transport to resurface and reconstruct the Runway of the Akanu Ibiam…
Court orders temporary forfeiture of Lekki Property to Nigerian Govt
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of a parcel of land in Lekki Peninsula…
Codeine: Blanket ban can cause loss of 23,000 jobs – Union
Workers in the chemical and non-metallic sector on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government against blanket ban of codeine to…
Reps urge Nigerian Govt to fix date for census
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to fix date for national census scheduled in the fourth…
Nigerian Govt completes Baro inland water port
Alhaji Danladi Ibrahim, Acting Managing Director, Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), said on Wednesday that the Baro Inland water port…
Association calls for establishment of Tourism Police
Alhaji Saleh Rabo, National President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has called for the establishment of the…
Nigerian Govt urged to rescue energy sector
The Staff Union of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants on Wednesday…
Africa: FG Supports Google’s next billion users plan
In line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, especially its strategy to diversify the economy by making technology an…
Reps to Nigerian Govt: Pay 33% pension arrears to retirees
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to ensure payment of 33 per cent pension savings…
Nigeria commits N72bn on equipment for unused 2,000MWs
The Federal Government has committed to invest N72 billion for the procurement and installation of equipment to help distribute unused…
Senate to Nigerian Govt: Raise revenue base to check unemployment
The Senate on Monday urged the Federal Government to raise the country’s revenue base to check its level of unemployment.
Nigerian Govt urged to implement research findings
A scientist, Dr Emmanuel Unuabonah, on Monday called on the Federal Government to implement research findings in an effort to…
Farmer/Herder Clashes: Nigerian Govt warns against fake news
The Federal Government has appealed to all its citizens as well as members of the international community to refrain from…
FG has paid over N150bn owed to construction coys – FOCI
The Federation of Construction Industries (FOCI), has said that the Federal Government has cleared more than half of the monies…
Nigerian Govt slams fresh charges on Gabriel Suswam
The Federal Government on Friday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, arraigned former governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam on a…