Tag: Nigerian Govt.
Nigerian Govt begins payment to ex-Nigeria Airways workers
The Federal Government has begun the payment of 50 per cent entitlements of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways who…
Nigerian Govt set to commence Ogoni clean-up
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said on Monday that the Federal Government was set to commence…
ICAN advises Nigerian Govt to amend archaic tax laws
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has advised Federal Government to urgently amend archaic tax laws as part…
Why Nigeria is engaging foreign media, think tanks – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is engaging foreign media organisations, networks and think tanks to shape their opinions on the…
Nigerian Govt urged to secure release of citizens detained in Libya
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Migration Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN), has called on the Federal Government to demand for the list and…
Nigerian Govt unveils National Gender Action Plan on Agriculture
The Federal Government has unveiled the National Gender Action Plan on Agriculture to support and empower women farmers to move…
Diaspora investment summit: Nigerian Govt targets 200 investors
The Federal Government says it is targeting over 200 investors at the maiden Diaspora investment summit to attract Diaspora investors…
No-work-no-pay rule: Labour rebuffs Nigerian Govt’s threat
The Organised Labour says the threat by the Federal Government to activate the “no-work- no pay’’ rule clause, will be…
Nigerian Govt floats 2nd tranche Sukuk bond in December
Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Thursday expressed optimism that the second tranche of N100 billion…
Nigerian Govt approves processing machines for rural farmers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the disbursement of produce processing machines to farmers in the rural areas to…
Nigerian Govt urged to end insurgency to honour slain aid workers
The International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Forum, on Wednesday called for immediate end to insurgency in the North-East, as honour and…
Nigerian Govt urged to be more committed to polytechnic education
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to be more committed to the growth…
Nigerian Govt urged to declare emergency in power sector
Some leaders of organised labour on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency in the power…
“N24,000 can never be the new Minimum Wage”
A labour leader, Mr Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday said that the organised labour would never sign any agreement with the…
Cholera: Nigerian Govt urged to treat water sources
Zenith Water Project has urged the Federal Government to ensure the treatment of water sources in communities affected by cholera…
BRISIN Recruitment: Nigerian Govt redirects applicants on new portal
The Federal Government has redirected applicants on a new Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) Employment Portal to…
Nigerian Govt disburses N1.2bn to 22,245 Kogi households
The Federal Government has disbursed N1.23 billion to 22,245 poor households across the 21 local government areas of Kogi under…
Nigerian Govt set to meet trade union leaders
The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), is set to host the 2018 meeting of…
Nigerian Govt urged to release Basic Health Care Provision Fund
Dr Beta Edu, the Director-General, Cross River Primary Health Care Development Agency, has appealed to the Federal Government to release…
Nigerian Govt disburses N1.5bn to poor Bauchi households
The Federal Government has issued more than N1.5 billion to 20,344 poor households in Bauchi State under its Conditional Cash…
Nigerian Govt commended for sustaining NYSC scheme
The Board of Patrons, National Association of Catholic Corpers (NACC), has commended the Federal Government for sustaining the National Youth…
Nigerian Govt ready to standardise local technology – Ministry
The Federal Government on Friday in Abuja said it would ensure local technology was upgraded through policy to meet set…
Minimum wage: Labour urges Nigerian Govt to accelerate implementation
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to accelerate the implementation of the new minimum wage…
Nigerian Govt urged to make Unity Schools revisit original mandate
The Federal Government has been urged to make Unity Schools to revisit their original mandate in order to foster national…
Missing General: Senate urges Nigerian Govt to constitute investigative panel
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to constitute a panel to investigate the disappearance of retired Maj.-Gen. Idris…
Nigerian Govt meets organised labour over planned strike
The Federal Government is currently holding a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Trade Union Congress…
Nigerian Govt orders deportation of 36 Indians, 2 DPRK nationals
The Federal Government has approved the immediate deportation of 36 Indians and two Democratic People’s Republic of Korea nationals with…
Muslim Group urges Nigerian Govt to make Malaria treatment free
The Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Ishaq Akintola, has urged the Federal Government to make the treatment of…
Amnesty International Commends Nigerian Govt Over Trial of Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists
Amnesty International Nigeria has commended the Federal Government over the trial of suspected Boko Haram terrorists, describing the ongoing trial…
Volkswagen signs MOU with Nigerian Govt
During the visit of the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Nigeria, Volkswagen took the opportunity to sign a Memorandum…