Tag: FG
Don’t endorse ECOWAS trade agreement, MAN tells FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has made an appeal to the Federal Government not to endorse the ECOWAS-EU Economic…
Don’t abandon Ocholi’s masterplan, family begs FG, Kogi
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja With a day to the final burial of the Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi (SAN), his…
FG lauds NLNG cooperation
The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company for having 95% of its workforce as Nigerians and…
FG launches N10bn youths entrepreneural support project
The Bank of Industry (BoI) on Thursday formally launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower youths…
FG, NLC bid farewell to Ocholi
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday extolled the qualities of the late Minister of State…
FG to save N4bn on annual travel costs of government officials
The Federal Ministry of Finance says it has concluded plans to save the country over N4 billion through discounted airfares…
Dasuki drags FG to ECOWAS court over unlawful detention
Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has dragged the Federal Government to Economic Community of West…
We will deal ruthlessly with pipeline vandals, power saboteurs – FG
The Federal Government has warned that it will deal ruthlessly with those engaged in pipeline vandalism and the sabotage of…
Power Outage: FG apologizes to Nigerians, blames sabotage, vandalization
The Federal Government has blamed the prevailing power situation in the country on gas failure as well as sabotage and…
FG seeks cost-effective means of addressing malnutrition
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has stated that the Federal Government will seek new ways and…
Sack IGP over Rivers killings, APC tells FG
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt arase The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday called for the sack of the Inspector General of…
Another 11,000 ghost workers on FG payroll
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has turned a ghost catcher as she revealed another fresh 11,000 suspected ghost workers being…
FG grants automatic employment to children of late Ocholi, inaugurates 13-man burial committee
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja announced automatic employment to two of the four children of the late Minister…
FG will not import food for govt’s school feeding programme – Osinbajo
As President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration proceeds with its social investment programmes, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has disclosed…
FG to end importation of PMS in 18 months – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said Federal Government planned to end importation of Premium Motor Spirit…
MTN dealing with NCC not FG, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that the federal government is not dealing directly with leading telecommunication outfit, MTN,…
FG splits NNPC into seven units, appoints heads
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the immediate unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into seven independent operational…
Nigerians to FG: Intervene in rising prices of goods
Some Nigerians have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the rising prices of goods and services due to…
FG committed to meeting 2017 deadline for Digital Switch Over – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured of the Federal Government’s commitment to meeting the June…
FG to split NNPC into 30 companies
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe…
Ogoni Oil Spill: UNDP promises to support FG on speedy clean-up
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) says it will support the Federal Government in ensuring that clean-up of oil spills in…
Entertainers get respite as FG tackles piracy big time
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday said his ministry would work with the relevant agencies…
FG saves N2.29bn from removal of 23,846 ghost workers from payroll
Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Sunday that it has saved the sum of N2.293 billion from removal of 23,846 ghost…
FG ready to partner youths, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Federal Government will partner with the youths…
Don’t kill Rev King, Igbo group begs FG
Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria not to make haste in carrying…
Buhari urges OIC to support FG to resettle IDPS
President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Mecca that the Federal Government will welcome support from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation…
FG encouraging judges corruption – Adamu
Marwan Adamu, the president of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suggested that the Federal Government led by President…
Create grazing reserves for cattle rearers, VC urges FG
The Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, has advised the Federal Government to create grazing reserves nationwide…
FG to hold National Summit on Culture, Tourism
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will hold a National Summit on Culture and Tourism next month in an…
ASUU decries FG’s paltry allocation to universities in 2016 budget
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday picked holes in allocation to tertiary institutions in the…