Tag: FG
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…
Jonathan gives 164 NYSC members automatic employment, scholarship
The Federal Government, on Monday, granted automatic employment and Post-Graduate Scholarship to 164 ex- National Youth Service Corps members, who…
FG has created 1.4 million jobs in 3 years, says Okonjo-Iweala
The Federal Government has created 1.4 million jobs in the past three years in a bid to address unemployment in…
FG reiterates support for military to win war against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Abuja, reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to support Nigerian troops to win the war against…
I’ll set up social media guidelines for FG – Obi Asika
Obi Asika, the newly appointed Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, said he would facilitate the setting up…
Only FG can stop petrol scarcity in Rivers, says IPMAN
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Consumers of petroleum products in Rivers state and environs will continue to increase above the official pump…
FG, States, LGs share N500.1bn for January
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, said that the Federal, states and local government areas shared N500.1…
Jonathan, FG to create fake Shekau, name Buhari Boko Haram sponsor
The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has raised the alarm about reports of a fake Abubakar Shekau (Boko Haram leader)…
FG sends 32 Nigerians to assist Tanzania’s education sector
The Federal Government on Thursday deployed 32 volunteers to Tanzania to assist its education sector under the Technical Aid Corps…
New York Times editorial is inexcusably biased, ignorant – FG
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, on Tuesday described an editorial published by the New York Times…
FG drafts bill to provide 2million jobs annually
The Presidential Jobs Board is drafting a National Jobs Bill aimed at fast-tracking government’s efforts toward creating two million jobs…
FG set to boost electricity, signs MoU for 500 megawatts
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with One Nation Energy Platform Ltd. for the production of…