Tag: FG
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…
FG orders operatives to crush security threats
Irked by the growing wave of communal conflicts and other clashes in some parts of the country, the Federal Government…
FG generates N2trn through Treasury Single Account
The Federal Government has generated over N2 trillion through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) since the commencement of the policy.…
FG re-inaugurates 46km Escravos-Warri Pipeline
The Federal Government has re-inaugurated the 46 kilometres Escravos-Warri-Kaduna pipeline for easy supply of crude to the refineries. This is…
FG needs $700m to upgrade refineries – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Saturday that the Federal Government needed 700 million dollars…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N299.7bn in March as revenue drops by N39bn
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday in Abuja said that N299.7 billion was shared among the federal,…
Belgore, Kalgo others inaugurated as Committee on national honours
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated the newly reconstituted Committee on National Honours Award. A statement by the…
Petrol scarcity: DAPPMA urges FG to deregulate downstream sector
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) has urged the Federal Government to deregulate the downstream sector to ease…
Court orders FG to allow Dasuki access to his lawyers, family
The Federal Government today lost its bid at the Federal High Court Abuja to conduct secret trial of former National…
Saraki bought 3, instead of one FG property allowed by an individual – Witness
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Senate President Bukola Saraki acquired three Federal Government houses using names of different companies and accounts against the…
FG plans on yuan forces dollar rate down – Gwadabe
The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Mr Aminu Gwadabe said the Federal Government’s plan to increase…
El-Zakzaky drags FG, Army to Court, demands N3bn compensation
Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja to seek…
Unlawful Detention: Dasuki floors FG at ECOWAS court
The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col Muhammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) triumphed at the Economic Community for West African States…
VAT: FG planning to impose more hardship on Nigerians – Fayose
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose, the controversial governor of Ekiti State, on Sunday accused the Federal Government of planning to…
Presidency dismisses Shekarau’s allegations against FG, asks him to stop insulting Nigerians.
The Presidency has dismissed the allegations by former Gov. Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State that the Buhari administration is insensitive…
FG pledges to support to Kano fire victims
The Federal Government on Saturday pledged to assist victims of the Sabon Gari market fire disaster in Kano state. It…
FG to pay the poor, put graduates on payroll
The Nigerian government plans to make cash payments to poor people of about $25 per month to try to ease…
Workers Strikes: FG lost N7.7bn btw 2014 to 2016 – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, stated that the Federal Government lost N7.7 billion from 2014 to…
FCT council polls: FG warns trouble makers
The Federal Government on Thursday warned that it would deal with any troublemaker threatening the peaceful conduct of the April…
FG finally allows Falana meet with Sheikh Zakzaky
The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally allowed the legal team of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known…
FG assures of effective implementation of 2016 budget
The Federal Government on Wednesday assured of effective implementation of the 2016 budget in order to achieve accelerated development in…
FG holds National Summit on Culture and Tourism 27-29 April
The Federal Government will hold a three-day National Summit on Culture and Tourism later in April 2016 in furtherance of…
FG working hard to relieve your pains – Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has said it is keenly aware of the difficulties that Nigerians are currently facing over the lingering…
FG sends Chibok parents to verify detained girl
The Nigerian government is sending parents from the Chibok community of northeast Nigeria to neighbouring Cameroon to verify whether a…
FG to hold town hall meeting for herdsmen, farmers
herdsmen Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Wednesday said the Federal Government would hold a town hall meeting between…
FG, states, LGs share N387billion
Nigeria’s finance minister, Kemi Adeosun said N387.7 billion was shared among the federal, states and local governments as revenue for…
AGF calls for strict compliance to government financial regulations
idris The Accountant–General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has urged accountants and finance officers in government establishments, including those in…