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Farmers urge FG to continue e-wallet system
The President Etche Farmers Cooperative Union, Godwin Akandu, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to continue with the e-wallet system…
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N409.3bn for May
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Tuesday said that N409.3 billion was shared among the Federal,…
Edo Govt. wants FG to rehabilitate Fugar/Agenebode road
Edo Deputy Governor Pius Odubu on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to rehabilitate the Fugar/Agenebode road being threatened by…
FG refuses to criminalise marriage between sickle cell carriers
The Federal Government on Friday said it would not criminalise marriage between carriers of sickle cell disease in the country.…
FG to partner ILO to improve working conditions
The Federal Government on Wednesday, said that it would partner with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) toward strengthening the ongoing…
FG to commence confiscation, destruction of Ogogoro, others
The Federal Government on Monday said it would immediately commence a nationwide confiscation and destruction of unregistered locally produced gin…
FG reaffirms commitment to protect environment
The Federal Ministry of Environment says it will implement relevant actions to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection in the…
FG reviews EIA Act, presents draft for stakeholders’ input
The Federal Ministry of Environment on Tuesday in Abuja presented the revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act No. 86 of…
FG defends Seplat over pioneer status controversy
The federal government has come out with a robust defence of indigenous oil and gas company, Seplat Petroleum Development Company…
Jonathan approves 2 new specialised universities
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of two specialised universities, President Goodluck Jonathan has said.. Speaking at the 31st…
PENGASSAN, NUPENG to blame for electricity drop – FG
The Federal Government on Friday in Abuja raised alarm over dwindling and epileptic electricity supply across the country and blamed…
FG denies dissolution of FEC
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Senator Patricia Akwashiki, the Minister of Information has denied a report that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will…
FG seeks secret trial of Biafra activists
The Federal Government has applied for closed-door trial in the treason charge against Benjamin Onwuka, a lawyer and 11 others,…
FG harmonises tax, levies nationwide, says Okonjo-Iweala
The Federal Government on Thursday heeded the appeals of the organised private sector (OPS) with the harmonisation of various governments…
Abuja bomb blast victims protest, urge FG to fulfil promises
The Abuja bomb blast victims on Wednesday carried out a peaceful protest at the National Assembly to urge the Federal…
Ban wheat importation now, Association tells FG
The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) in Kano State has called on the incoming administration to ban the importation…
Reverse power sector privatisation, Gusau residents tells FG
Residents of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara on Monday urged the Federal Government to reverse the privatisation of the…
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FG pays oil marketers N156bn, but fuel scarcity persists
*Marketers get N500 billion cumulatively since December, wait for bank alerts before importing fuel Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday said…
FG, EU Sign N325m grant for psychosocial support for Borno children, adolescents
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government and the European Union (EU), over the weekend signed a financing agreement for the grant…
FG to privatise BOA, BOI, NCX
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has announced its plans to commence the privatisation process of the Bank of Agriculture…
Jonathan will handover on 29 May – FG
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari,…
219 Girls march for Chibok girls, accuses FG of empty promises
Activities designed to mark the one year anniversary of the kidnapped 276 girls from Chibok, Borno state continued in Abuja…
FG will rescue Chibok Girls before May 29 – Dasuki
Colonel Sambo Dasuki, (retd), Nigeria National Security Adviser (NSA) has given an assurance that the Federal Government was making every…
FG denies report of mass Boko Haram kidnapping
Nigeria’s government on Wednesday denied reports of a mass kidnapping in the country’s northeast, as Boko Haram militants flee a…
FG shut all borders, set for election
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the closure of the country’s land and sea borders before this weekend’s general election,…
Protect displaced persons, UNHCR tells FG
The United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), on Thursday appealed to the federal and state governments to enact laws…
36 towns now reclaimed from Boko Haram – FG
Nigeria said on Wednesday that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military…
Boko Haram-IS pledge an ‘act of desperation’ – FG
Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group was a sign of weakness and a result of pressure…
Work begins to rebuild Chibok girls’ school – FG
Nigeria’s government on Friday said that work had begun to rebuild a school in the northeastern town of Chibok from…
FG in meeting with parents of Chibok girls
The Federal Government on Thursday held closed door discussions with relations and relatives of abducted Chibok girls, briefing them about…