Tag: Federal Government

July 28, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the position on Tuesday in Abuja at a media briefing ...

Senate set to commence debate on 2019 Budget

FG Agency sells N49m vehicles to MD for N4.9m few months after purchase

The then MD was President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law.

Doctors are free to leave Nigeria, we have enough here ― Ngige

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COVID-19: FG has spent N15.8b on hazard allowances — Ngige

Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at a meeting with the National Association ...

COVID 19: FG gives deadline to school owners on meeting guidelines for reopening

Education

FG releases more guidelines, information on reopening of schools

The Federal Government on Monday said only schools designated as centres for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations and ...

Crashes: FG directs RCC to fix Ogun river bridges causing fatal accidents

This was contained in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday by Ahmed Umar, the Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander ...

Air Peace, Arik top as Nigerian airlines record 36,894 delayed, cancelled flights in 2018

R&D Health

FG announces closure of Air Peace evacuation of Nigerians from UK

The High Commission disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

WAEC: Atiku opposes FG, says abstaining puts Nigeria at more risk

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Resumption of schools: Atiku hails FG

Abubakar, the Waziri of Adamawa, spoke via his Twitter handle few hours after the Federal Ministry of Education announced the ...

Abuja-Kaduna Rail: Our concern not security but COVID-19 — El-Rufai

July 25, 2020

El-Rufai made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on Saturday at the testing running operation trip of the Nigeria Railways Corporation ...

Third Mainland Bridge: Lagos apologises to motorists

FG partially shuts Third Mainland Bridge after stakeholders meeting

July 25, 2020

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that work began at midnight of July 24 as workmen used crash barriers to ...

COVID-19: People being smuggled to circumvent lockdown order — LG Boss

R&D Health

COVID-19: Education stakeholders fine-tune safety mechanism for schools reopening

The stakeholders made this known at the National Education Stakeholders Discussion in Abuja on Thursday.

Pastor to court: My wife beats me frequently, terminate our marriage

Crime

Three foreigners, six Nigerians arraigned over hijack of vessel

The suspects and employees of Pilgrim Africa Limited were arrested by the Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt following allegations that ...

R&D Health

Madagascar herb not cure for COVID-19, FG declares

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure in Abuja at the 52nd Joint National Briefing of the ...

No plan to sell fuel above N145 per litre — IPMAN chairman

IPMAN cautions FG against scrapping Petroleum Equalisation Fund

According to IPMAN, such plan may worsen the plight of the poorest of the poor in the country.

Sanwo-Olu to Lagosians: Pains of 3rd Mainland Bridge closure will be minimal

The Governor said the closure of the 11.8km bridge - the busiest in the State - was inevitable, following physical ...

National Assembly to confront Presidency, SSA over ‘strange’ N33b in SDGs Budget

FG develops blueprint to tackle out of school children challenge

July 22, 2020

The disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, while ...

2019 Budget: Foreign Affairs Ministry decry 62% reduction in Capital Budget

2021: FG proposes N12.66t budget, N4.28t loans

This was even as the Federal Government’s aggregate expenditure for 2021 is on a deficit of N5.16 trillion to be ...

Nigeria among leaders in renewable energy – Fashola

FG intervenes in 37 bridges across Nigeria – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, disclosed this at a news conference to update citizens on the forthcoming partial ...

Fayemi makes first set of appointments, names SSG, CoS, CPS

FG’s 774,000 jobs: Applicants must be ready to work — Fayemi

The SPW is expected to provide 774,000 jobs across the country at 1,000 for local government.

Extension of National Assembly Clerk’s tenure illegal — Head of Service

HOCSF speaks on FG’s ‘approved rollover’ of service for public servants due for retirement