Tag: FG
FG to deploy 5,000 NSCDC personnel to north-east
Retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, says five thousand personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Dasuki challenges FG’s move to revoke bail
The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is standing trial over allegations of illegal possession of arms…
FG proposes N6trn budget, 38 dollars oil benchmark for 2016
The Federal Government on Monday proposed a budget of N6 trillion for 2016 at an oil bench mark of 38…
Partner FG for economic prosperity, Aisha Buhari tells private sector
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, on Sunday in Lagos, urged the private sector to partner with the…
Buhari to Chinese leader: FG will correct lapses hindering rail project agreements
President Muhammadu Buhari pledged Friday in Johannesburg that his administration will take necessary action to correct lapses which have hindered…
Biafra: OEAS demands snap referendum within 90 days
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) has demanded that the Nigerian government conducts a snap referendum on Biafran self-determination…
ASUU urges FG to exempt universities from Treasury Single Account
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday urged the Federal Government to exempt the nation’s universities from the…
ASUU tells FG: Exempt universities from TSA
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday urged the Federal Government to exempt the nation’s universities from the…
FG to implement Niger Delta Master Plan – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is focused on implementation of Niger Delta Master Plan to drive development…
FG to understudy Australian mining sector— Fayemi
The Federal Government would understudy the Australian mining sector in the bid to reposition the country’s solid mineral sector, Minister…
Group to FG: Ban importation of shoes
The National Association of Hides and Skin Dealers of Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of…
FG, States, LGs share N473.8bn for Oct
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday said N473.8 billion was shared among the federal, states and local…
Court dismisses FG’s application on Dasuki
Ayorinde Oluokun A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application of the Federal Government seeking to compel the…
FG must take difficult decisions for Nigeria to survive – Emir of Kano
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Mai Martaba, Sarkin Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, Wednesday attributed the current…
MASSOB: Buhari support group laud Igbo leaders on dialogue
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG), has commended Igbo leaders and Governors of the south-east states for seeking dialogue between…
It’s a shame FG can’t account for Chibok Girls – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has described the inability of the federal government to give account of the over 200…
FG seeks to revoke Dasuki’s bail
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Monday urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to revoke a bail earlier granted to former…
FG charges new Perm Secs to shun corruption
The Federal Government on Saturday in Abuja, charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries to shun corrupt tendencies and offer sound,…
FG donates N40m to victims of Kano bomb blast
The Presidential Victims Support Fund on Friday donated N40 million to the victims of the bomb attack that occurred on…
Fashola the link between Lagos and FG, says Ambode
…vows to uphold good governance Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described his predecessor and Minister of Works, Power…
Empower trained ex-militants, Okowa tells FG
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has called for urgent empowerment of trained ex-militants so as to re-integrate…
Illegality of stay of proceedings in FG vs Saraki – Femi Falana
By Femi Falana On May 13, 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill into law. Both…
Apapa Gridlock: Ambode begs FG to deploy Julius Berger to site
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to urgently mobilize Julius…
EX-NSA Dasuki sues FG over threat to his life
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Mohammed Dasuki (rtd) has dragged the Federal Government to a Federal…
FG approves Lagos’ $2.4 bn Red Line Rail project
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government has at last approved the construction of the $2.4 billion Lagos Red Line Rail Project…
FG proposes N8 trillion 2016 budget
The Nigerian government is proposing a budget of 7 to 8 trillion naira for 2016, up from 4.4 trillion this…
FG approves payment of N413bn subsidy claim to oil marketers
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the immediate payment of N413 billion to oil marketers as outstanding payment for subsidy…
Customs working hard to meet N944bn target, says Hameed Ali
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Colonel Hameed Ali has revealed that the Nigerian Customs Services is working hard to meet the…
FG begins payment of October salaries, says AGF
The office of the Accountant General of the Federation (oAGF) has said that the Federal Government’s workers salaries for October…
TUC wants investigation of N2.7b jumbo pay for NERC board
Eromosele Ebhomele The Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria on Monday called on the two anti-graft agencies in the country,…