Please Go Beyond Twitter Ban, Suspend And Dissolve Nigeria – Ozekhome Blasts FG
Mike Ozekhome, SAN, a Nigerian human rights lawyer, has asked the Federal Government to go beyond the suspension of micro-blogging site, Twitter, and “dissolve the […]
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Gumi To FG: Sponsor Factional Bandits, To Stop Abductions
A revered Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has advised the Federal Government to support splinter groups among bandits as a way to end mass abductions […]
NYSC remains sacrosanct for National development – FG
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment towards keeping the National Youth Service Corps scheme alive to […]
127,754 urban poor to get FG COVID-19 cash transfer in Kaduna
No fewer than 227,754 urban poor will benefit from Federal Government Expanded Cash Transfer Programme in Kaduna State, the Coordinator, Mrs Nina Dawong, has said. […]
Time to act is now, Transformation in Ministry of Foreign Affairs MUST go on
Recently, I had the pleasure of writing the memoirs detailing the decades spent in active service by a retired distinguished senior officer in the Nigerian […]
FG to effect three new changes in PIB — Investigation
THE Federal Government has concluded plans to effect three new changes – a single regulator, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s public offer, and deregulation […]
Insecurity: FG set to prosecute 400 Boko Haram financiers — Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would prosecute 400 suspected Boko Haram […]
Insecurity: Take secessionist agitation as wake-up call, Sultan tells FG
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to take the agitation for […]
Convene national dialogue to quell agitations for self determination, Igbo leader tells FG
A leader of Igbo community in Oyo State, Dr. Alex Anozie has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to convoke a national dialogue to address various […]
Insecurity: FG needs to regulate access of Nigerians to misguided information on internet, Cleric
An Islamic scholar and Judge of the Shari’a Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Abdur Raheem Ahmad Sayi, at the weekend, called on the federal government […]
FG generates N496 bn VAT in Q1’21 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the federal government generated N496.39 billion as Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter of this year […]
Kidnapping, banditry not federal offences – FG replies PDP
The Federal Government on Tuesday berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for displaying crass ignorance that kidnapping and banditry are not federal offences. The […]
Pay N100m ransom for Greenfield students now, Sheikh Gumi urges FG
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the Islamic cleric who said bandits should be granted amnesty has called on the federal government to pay the N100 million ransom […]
FG says Lekki deep seaport will change Maritime economy
The Federal government says the Lekki Deep Seaport will be a significant game-changer in Nigeria’s Maritime economy with corresponding benefits to the West and […]
FG plans to expand N-Power programme to 1m persons
The Federal Government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in […]
FG to review political office holders salaries soon — RMAFC
Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Elias Mbam, said weekend that a review of the remuneration of political and judiciary office […]
DSS informed FG of Pantami’s extremist views before ministerial appointment, says ex-director, Amachree
Former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said the secret police informed the Federal Government and the National Assembly of […]
FG begs, as striking judiciary workers remain adamant
The Federal Government yesterday pleaded with striking members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, to end their nationwide industrial action, which has paralysed […]
FG urges resident doctors to call off strike
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, has appealed to the resident doctors to call off their strike in the interest of patients that needed […]
FG revokes 4 Addax Petroleum’s Operating Mining Leases
THE Federal government has revoked four Oil Mining Leases, OMLs belonging to Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited citinginability to comply with work programme targets. The […]
Govt as metaphor for market volatility
Equity investors in Nigeria are navigating choppy waters. They sleep and wake with more downswing than upswing. The market ended bullish last year despite […]
STRIKE: FG faults doctors for rejecting agreement
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has substantially met the demands of the National Association of Resident […]
