Tag: FG
Governments urged to increase allocation to water, sanitation
An NGO, Alliance for Hygiene Promotion, has urged all tiers of government to increase budgetary allocation toward the attainment of…
Government to promote health innovations
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) says will increase efforts in promoting inventions and innovations in the health…
N40bn bailout provided for MDAs electricity debts
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja said it had provided N40 billion to settle reconciled outstanding electricity bills of…
FG to invest N9bn in health facilities upgrade
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, said Federal Government would invest N9 billion in upgrade of…
FG urged to create counterpart funding for family planning
Mrs Hauwa Shekarau, the Country Director, Ipas Nigeria, a Global Non-Profit Organisation, has urged the Federal Government to create counterpart…
FG Tasks CSOs, Others On Nutrition Budget Tracking
The Federal Government has urged civil society groups and other nutrition stakeholders to prioritise tracking of resources allocated to nutrition…
Al-Makura commends yam export initiative
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s economic diversification efforts via the yam export initiative.
UN reaffirms support to FG over Boko Haram
The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr António Guterres, has reiterated the organisation’s support to the Federal Government in the ongoing…
Exam Ethics commend FG on best practices in promotion exams
Exam Ethics Marshal International (EEMI), an advocacy group, has commended the Federal Government’s efforts to instill best practices in public…
Yobe Govt Provides 2,500 Hectares Of Land To FG
Yobe government has provided 2,500 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the establishment of grazing reserves and development…
Tax officers to undergo training to boost tax collection
In a bid to boost tax awareness and collection, the Federal Government has commenced the training of 27 unemployed graduates…
FG urged to invest in honey for wealth creation
Mr Edwin Aguddah, an agriculturalist has advised the Federal Government to invest in the honey value chain to enhance wealth…
Consultant condemns irregular fiscal/budget cycle
Mr Oseloka Obaze, a Good Governance Consultant, has said that the irregular fiscal/budget cycle by the FG is negatively affecting…
Federal government urged to prioritize urban renewal projects
A town planning consultant, Mr Olaide Afolabi, on Wednesday urged the federal and state governments to give priority to urban…
FG urged to intervene in improving power supply
An industrialist, Mr Godwin Ezeemo, has appealed to the Federal Government to quickly address the current challenge of poor power…
2017 budget: FG advised to consider hyperinflation
An economist, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu has advised the Federal Government to take into focus the country’s hyperinflation in the implementation…
Security: FG Deploys More Personnel To Borders
The Federal Government is to deploy more personnel, border patrol vehicles and technological gadgets to boost security at the nation’s…
Diaspora Festival: FG, Lagos To Host Largest Gathering Of Africans In Badagry
The Lagos and the Federal Governments have concluded arrangement to help over 15 million Nigerians in diaspora trace their roots…
Nigerian Govt Urged To Empower Large Scale Farmers
The Katsina State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on the Federal Government to identify…
Nigeria Pledges Full Domestication Of Child Right Act
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja pledged full domestication of the Child Right Act to eliminate child labour in…
FG Urged To End Gas Flaring By 2018
An Environmentalist, Mr Iniruo Wills has called on the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to use executive order to declare Dec.31,…
Economist Advises FG To Create 3m Jobs Annually
An economist, Dr Aminu Usman, has advised the Federal Government to create at least three million jobs annually in order…
FG Decries Increase In Homosexuality
The Federal Government says social values have been eroded, adding that Nigerian youths have embraced same sex marriage.
FG Condemns Central London Attack
The Federal Government on Sunday condemned the deadly terrorist attacks on Central London Bridge and the Borough market in “the…
FG requires N2.98bn to curb armyworm infestation of farms
The Federal Government says it requires N2.98 billion to curb the armyworm infestation of farmlands across the country.
China to collaborate with FG on alternative medicine
Mrs Jian Yu, the Executive Director, Green Centre Academy (GCA), on Thursday said the academy was ready to partner with…
Diverted Public Funds Must Be Accounted For – FG
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said public resources that were looted in the past few years in the country would be…
FG Releases N54bn For Settlement Of Pension Liabilities
The Federal Government has directed the release of N54 billion towards the settlement of inherited and current liabilities to Federal…
FG To Regulate Indigenous Drugs
Prof. Olatunde Ajagbonna of University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate legislation and regulation…
Ebola: FG, LASG to sanction Kenya Airways over conveyance of dead body to Nigeria
The Federal and Lagos State Governments are seeking sanction for Kenya Airways for conveying a dead body from Ebola infested…