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Buharism: Nigeria’s revenue rises for second consecutive month
Nigeria’s gross government revenues rose for the second consecutive month in June to 485.95 billion naira ($2.44 billion), up 33…
FG committed to welfare, protection of children – Aisha Buhari
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, said on Saturday that the federal government would continue to attach importance to…
FG unveils Pain Free Hospital Initiatives
The Federal Ministry of Health in partnership with American Cancer Society have unveil the Pain-Free Hospital Initiative in four pilot…
FG confirms recalling Bianca, Maduekwe, Tafida, 90 others
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the recall of non-career ambassadors and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary on tour…
FG full of lies, we are still broadcasting, says Radio Biafra
The operators of Radio Biafra have rubbished Nigeria’s government for claiming that it has jammed the transmission signals of the…
FG downs Radio Biafra, goes after its sponsors
The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it had succeeded in jamming the transmission signals of Radio Biafra, which had…
Eid al-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday as public holidays
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, July 17 and Monday, July 20 as public holidays to mark the…
FG, UN collaborate to secure schools
The Federal Government is collaborating with the UN Special Envoy on Global Education to ensure security in all schools in…
Boko Haram: UN urges FG to clean-up recovered towns
The UN on Thursday urged the Federal Government to clean up the communities liberated from Boko Haram to make them…
FG partners state govts to curb insecurity in Northern states
The Federal Government on Tuesday agreed to collaborate with some state governments to curb the escalating cattle rustling in the…
Don’t sack SURE-P health workers, Ondo govt tells FG
Ondo State Government has advised the Federal Government to re-consider it’s stance on laying off the thousands of health workers…
DMO to raise bonds with N70bn
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says it plans to raise N70 billion worth of bonds in two categories on July…
FG bailout for states drawn from NLNG dividends, not ECA – Presidency
The Presidency has reacted to reports in the media that the federal government took money from the Excess Crude Account…
Saraki tells Boko Haram to agree negotiations with FG
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms Sunday’s bomb attack on innocent worshippers at the Redeemed…
FG will negotiate with Boko Haram from position of strength
Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity has stated that the federal government will…
SSANU condemns FG over plans to sack staff school teachers in varsities
Jethro Ibileke/Warri The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has condemned in strong terms, the plan by the federal…
Boko Haram: “We are open to negotiations” – FG
BBC (Nigeria) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest wave of killings by Boko Haram in Borno State, describing…
FG appoints Ladan to oversee DPR
The Federal Government has appointed Mordecai Danteni Ladan, to oversee the activities of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), a…
FG now funding IDP camps, says Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Saturday that the Federal Government has taken over the funding of the 22…
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…