Tag: FG
Labour union lauds FG on recovery of stolen funds
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has commended the Nigerian government for rendering a transparent account of the recoveries it has…
FG, Niger Delta Avengers begin dialogue
Nigeria will start a dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers militant group which has been claiming a string of attacks,…
FG to build 6 science, technology museums
The Federal Government says it will build a Science and Technology museum in each of the six geo-political zones of…
FG to make Nigerians buy made-in-Nigeria products
The Federal Government says it intends to make Nigerians look inwards by buying products, especially vehicles made in the country.…
FG set to reclaim lands damaged by mining activities
The Federal Government says it has made provisions in the 2016 budget to help communities reclaim lands damaged by open…
FG, NLC meet to determine minimum wage
The Federal Government has constituted a 16-man committee to address issues that necessitated the three-day strike called by the Nigerian…
FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N281.5billion
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed in Abuja that N1.5 billion, being excess bank charges, was recovered…
FG declares May 30 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 30 as a public holiday to celebrate the 2016 Democracy Day. Retired Lt.-Gen.…
Onanuga to head NAN as FG appoints MDs for information parastatals
The Federal Government has appointed the Chief Executives of six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The…
Motorists praise FG as queues disappear from filing stations
Some Motorists on Tuesday praised the Federal Government over the deregulation of petroleum downstream petroleum secretor, describing it as a…
FG set to battle future flooding- Minister
Mrs. Amina Mohammed, Minister of Environment has said that mechanisms to respond to the future incidence of flooding in the…
Benue, Ebonyi agree boundary truce, get FG commendation
Dr Mohammed Ahmed, the Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), has commended the governments of Benue and Ebonyi states for achieving…
Lagos lawmaker tells FG to review workers’ salary
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Tunde Braimoh, has told the Federal Government to review the…
Obasanjo urges FG not to revive NNSL
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday advised the Federal Government against resuscitating the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). Obasanjo…
Use recovered money wisely, cleric to FG
The Very Rev. Fr Patrick Alumuku, the Director of Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has urged the Federal Government to…
200,000 jobs to be created with new price regime – FG
The Federal Government says that the new price regime for the downstream petroleum sector is comprehensively designed to tackle the…
ICAN commends FG over subsidy removal
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Ikeja District Society, has today commended the Federal Government over the deregulation…
FG identifies 34 priority actions
The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning says 34 measurable and veritable priority actions have been identified to achieve…
FG set to establish six new varsities of science and technology
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the Federal Government is working toward establishing six new universities of science…
FG can’t sustain civil servants N165bn monthly wage bill – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said on Thursday in Lagos that the N165 billion monthly salaries to federal civil…
Jonathan’s cousin drags FG to court over his detention
Akin Kuponiyi Mr Azibaola Robert, a Niger-Delta activist who also is a cousin to Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has…
FG dragged to ECOWAS court for failing to stop herdsmen killings
The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community…
FG subsidising petrol by N12 – PPPRA
The Federal Government on Monday said it was currently subsidising Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol at N12.62…
FG condemns calls for herdsmen to quit South East
The Federal Government has condemned calls by some individuals and groups in the south-east geo political zone for herdsmen to…
Exploration in Chad Basin FG’s top priority – Kachikwu
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr Ibe Kachikwu says the commitment of the…
Herdsmen: We say ‘NO’ to grazing reserves – Enugu Govt
The Enugu State Government has opposed the creation of grazing reserves across the country following the invasion of Nimbo community…
FG declares Monday as public holiday
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Federal government has declared Monday 2 May as public holiday to commemorate the 2016 Workers’ Day celebration…
Buhari’s govt is about getting things done – Osinbajo
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is one that is designed to getting things done, Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo…
Saraki should resign as Senate President – FG counsel
Rotimi Jacobs, the leading prosecuting counsel for the Federal Government in the 13-count false asset declaration charge against Senator Bukola…
Call Fulani herdsmen to order, Agbekoya tells FG
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A call has gone to the federal government to caution Fulani herdsman over reckless grazing on farms and…