FG grants employment waivers to hospitals
The Federal Government has granted waivers to hospitals for the employment of health workers to improve healthcare delivery. The Minister…
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Fuel subsidy removal: ‘We’ll reduce cost of transportation by 50%’ – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria said it is working towards reducing the cost of transportation by over 50 per cent.…
Nigerian govt to probe corrupt allegations against Naval chief
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has promised to probe the corrupt allegations against the Chief of…
FG inaugurates steering committee on youth policy
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 38-member steering committee for the review of the National Youth Policy, NYP, 2019 -2023.…
Nigerian Govt, Labour to discuss new minimum wage in March – Minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the Federal Government will commence discussions on…
Nigerian govt committed to redeeming N35,000 wage award promise
The Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, says the Federal Government is committed to the prompt payment of…
Insecurity: FG inaugurates project implementation committee on Abuja-Kaduna highway
A committee tagged “Project Implementation Committee” for the provision and installation of surveillance systems on the Abuja-Kaduna highway has been…
Kidnapping: FG to rehabilitate four rescued Abuja girls
The Federal Government is committed to providing comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring…
Nigerian govt vows to address sudden deaths among civil servants
The Nigerian Government, through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, has vowed to…
Nigerian govt approves electricity tariff increase, says subsidy to gulp N1.6tn in 2024
The federal government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved a new cost-reflective tariff increase for the electricity…
FG to issue executive order to slash medicine costs
The federal government will soon issue an executive order to regulate pharmaceutical prices and make essential medicines more affordable for…
Nigeria eyes 57 per cent revenue collection boost in 2024
The Nigerian federal government says it plans to achieve a 57 per cent revenue collection boost in 2024. The development…
Nigerian Govt to boost food production through mechanisation
The Federal Government says plans are underway to boost food production in the country through mechanisation. The Minister of Agriculture…
NANS urges Nigerian Govt to intervene on proposed tuition fee hike
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has again called on the Federal Government to urgently wade in and save…
Nigerian Govt to set up security forces to deal with miscreants in forests
The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas, has said that the Federal Government would set up security forces to deal…
Nigerian govt develops roadmap to combat oil theft
The Federal Government says it has developed a roadmap to end crude oil theft in the country. The Chairman of…
Nigerian govt reiterates commitment to food security
The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring food security in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food…
N300m palliative: Ministry releases Bill of Quantity for FG’s palliatives to NASS constituencies
A breakthrough has emerged for National Assembly members facing public criticism regarding the controversial Federal Government palliatives for distribution in…
Senators did not receive palliatives from FG – Sen Abbas
The Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Iya Abbas, has debunked reports that the Federal Government donated foodstuffs and cash…
Non-prosecution of perpetrators reason for constant killings in Nigeria – Anyaoku tells FG
Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has called on the Federal Government to devote more efforts in…
Kwara PDP demands lawmakers’ explanations over FG’s rice intervention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has asked the nine members of the National Assembly from Kwara State…
Governors Forum seeks collaboration between states, FG
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Inuwa Yahaya, visited President Bola Tinubu in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday,…
Certificates Racketeering: Over 15,000 students affected by ban – NANS cries to FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Benin Republic, has revealed that over 15,000 students in the country have been…
FG tasked to uphold New Year promise
The Action Alliance, AA, has tasked the Federal Government to uphold its New Year promise to ensure improved security for…
FG announces procedures for sale of houses
The Federal Ministry of Work and Housing has begun the process of reviewing sales of houses under the National Housing…
Minimum wage: ‘All agreements between labour, FG must be implemented’ – TUC
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has urged the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with organised labour in 2023,…
NANS urges FG to suspend institutions running unaccredited courses
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said Nigerian institutions running unaccredited courses should be suspended. It said this…
FG announces plans to conduct fresh oil licensing in 2024
The Federal Government said it has concluded plans to conduct a fresh round of oil licensing in 2024 to attract…
Plateau Assembly hails FG over steps to avoid further killings
The Plateau House of Assembly has applauded the efforts of the Federal and State Governments to address the myriad of…
Plateau killings: FG orders humanitarian relief to affected communities
The Federal Government has sympathized with the families of the victims of the recent attacks in Plateau and ordered for…
Development: FG to collaborate with LGs, traditional rulers
President Bola Tinubu has called for more collaborative efforts between the federal and local governments and traditional rulers to spread…
Nigerian Govt announces deadline for MDAs to close 2023 accounts
As the 2023 financial year winds up, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has issued a…
Revoke licenses of coys for non-implementation of PIA – Delta host communities tell FG
14 host communities in Delta State have pleaded with the federal government to revoke the licenses of the two companies…
‘Speed up adoption of Chinese currency’ – Reps urge FG
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to speed up the adoption…
FG unveils date for disbursement of N75bn SMEs palliative
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has announced the date to disburse the federal government’s N75 billion grant to small-scale businesses…
Nigeria’s creative industry conquering the world – FG
The Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Mrs Hannatu Musawa, has commended the level of global recognition of the…
FG opposes repatriation of Nigerian in US prison
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, on Thursday, struck out a suit by a Nigerian, Richard Ugbah, praying the court to…
FG commences computation for retirees, pensioners’ next of kin
A Federal Government agency, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has commenced an expanded computation project for verified pensioners and deceased…
Femi Falana gives FG two-week ultimatum to compensate victims of military airstrike mishaps
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has given a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to compensate victims of…
Civil society groups blame FG for worsening economic situation in Nigeria
The Federal Government has been blamed for the worsening economic situation in the country. The Osun Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC,…
FG collaborates with UNIDO, others on plastic waste value chain
The Federal Government has said that it would collaborate with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to develop a…
Student loan: FG reaffirms January takeoff date
Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, the Minister of State for Education, has affirmed that the Student Loan Scheme approved by President…
FG restates commitment to addressing menace of out-of-school children
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the country’s out-of-school children problem. Prof. Ismail Junaidu, Executive Secretary of…
Minimum wage: No Christmas if workers aren’t paid N35,000 – Oshiomhole to NLC, FG
Edo North Senator Adams Oshiomhole has said there is a need for both the public and private sector to pay…
FG hails Super Falcons’ AWCON qualification
The Federal Government has hailed the Super Falcons on their successful qualification for the 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations…
FG settles N52m fines, compensation for 399 inmates in Kaduna
The Federal Government has cleared N52 million fines and compensation for 399 inmates at various correctional centres across Kaduna State…
Adamawa, Taraba residents alerted to low-flying survey airplanes
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has notified the people of Adamawa and Taraba states that the Federal Government will…
FG resumes suspected Boko Haram members’ trial
The Federal Government has resumed the trial of accused Boko Haram members. The trial is taking place at the Kainji…
$750m World Bank loan: FG disburses N135bn to 36 states, FCT
The Federal Government has disbursed N135.4 billion to states and the Federal Capital Territory following the second Independent Assessment of…
Fuel Subsidy: FG to commence disbursement of N125bn grants to SMEs, manufacturers
The federal government says it will soon commence disbursement of funds under its N125 billion Presidential Palliative Programme, targeted at…