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Nigerian Govt working on tackling insecurity – Presidential aide
Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), says the Federal Government is doing…
Nigerian Govt plans to recapitalise Federal Mortgage Bank – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Federal Government has concluded plans to recapitalise…
Nigerian Govt donates feed to 100 livestock farmers
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday donated animal feed concentrate and mineral salt to 100 livestock…
2019 Budget: Nigerian Govt advised on early preparation
An official of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Charles Abana, has advised the Federal Government to begin early process…
Expert to Nigerian Govt: Prioritise 4 sectors in budget implementation
A development expert, Dr Otive Igbuzor, has advised the Federal Government to give priority to four sectors in budget implementation…
Nigerian Govt disburses N10 billion to poor citizens
The Federal Government has since 2016 disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries through its Conditional Cash Transfer(CCT)…
Nigeria restates commitment to ratify ILO conventions
The Federal Government says it is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions are implemented…
Nigerian Govt offers 2 savings bonds at 10.48%, 11.48%
The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription a two-year savings bond at 10.48 per cent and a three-year savings…
Nigerian Govt restates commitment on youth development
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lia Mohammed has restated the commitment of the Federal Government to create the…
Nigeria to reconsider 500% tariff on local beverages
The Federal Government would reconsider the 500 per cent tariff on local beverages, Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and…
ASUU tells Nigerian Govt to review security architecture
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told the Federal Government to urgently review the security architecture of the…
Nigerian Govt urged to focus on renewable technology
Dr Samuel Adjogbe, Executive Director of Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has called on the federal government and states…
Monarch calls on govt to declare Aug. 20 traditional day
A Traditional Ruler, Oba Kamila Isiba, has urged the Federal Government to declare Aug. 20 annually traditional festival day to…
2nd Niger bridge: Nigerian Govt committed to early completion – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Federal Government is committed to early completion of the ongoing…
Codeine ban has strengthen our operations – NDLEA
The National Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in the FCT says the Federal Government ban on codeine cough syrup and…
Psychiatrist tells Nigeria: Codeine, Tramadol ban not enough
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, Lagos, has taken mental health education to the Ojuelegba…
Nigerian Govt pledges 100℅ air safety implementation
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has pledged that the Federal Government would ensure full implementation of…
Nigerian Govt urged to establish case management system
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), has appealed to the Federal Government to establish a…
Nigerian Govt to rebuild National TB centre
The Federal Government on Monday said it would soon rebuild the Diagnostic Laboratory gutted by fire at the National TB…
Nigerian Govt commended over grazing reserves
A socio-cultural group, Billital Moobe Pastoralists Association of Nigeria, (BILMPAN) has commended the Federal Government on its decision to create…
Ekiti Guber: PDP calls for free and fair election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that…
Nigerian Govt urged to promote cooking gas usage
The Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers Association (NALPGAM) on Monday urged the Federal Government to develop policies to promote the…
FG deploys Intervention Force, helicopters, APCs to quell Plateau mayhem
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has deployed the Police Special Intervention Force to Plateau State to quell mayhem…
Nigeria urged to engage youths in organic agriculture
Dr Olugbenga AdeOluwa, an ecologist, has urged the Federal Government to involve youths in organic agriculture for sustainable agricultural development…
Rice Farmers laud Nigerian Govt’s plans to close border
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Friday commended Federal Government for its plans to close Nigeria’s border with…
2018 budget: Nigeria to borrow N1.6 trillion to fund deficit
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, says the Federal Government will borrow N1.6 trillion to…
Nigerian Govt feeds 8.7m school children
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government has no fewer than 8.7…
2018 budget: Nigerian Govt promises effective execution
The Federal Government says in spite of the delay in signing the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law, it is determined…
Nigerian Govt recruits 870 teachers into unity colleges
The Federal Ministry of Education said on Thursday that it recruited about 870 teachers into the 104 unity colleges across…
Nigeria spends N643.6bn servicing domestic debt – DMO
The Federal Government spent N643.6 billion on servicing the nation’s domestic debt for January to March, says the Debt Management…