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‘How HDMI will enhance FG’s infrastructural devet drive’

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The move by the Federal Government to officially commence the procurement process for the concessions under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) has been tipped to have a great impact in facilitating further development of Nigeria’s expressways network.

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Invest 10% of Nigeria’s revenue in industrial development, expert charges FG

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

LADESOPE LADELOKUN A reminder has gone out to the federal government that the Nigerian Industrial Development Fund (NIDF) was established to, by law, to receive and invest 10 per cent of the revenue generated in the country for industrialization. A natural resources development expert, Roland Idimi, (Ubiomor) gave the charge in a letter to President […]

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Ganduje urges ban on cattle movement from north to south

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has called on the Federal Government to enact a law banning the movement of cattle from the north to other parts of the country in order to resolve the incessant incidences of clashes between farmers and herders. The governor made the call in an interview with journalists after a […]

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Ndume urges youths to track social intervention fund in 2021 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2021 0

Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) on Thursday, urged youths in the country to track implementation of the social intervention fund of the Federal Government in 2021 budget to ensure its full implementation. He said this while briefing news men in Abuja on Thursday. Ndume who is Chairman of Senate Committee on Army said that the 2021 […]

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FG Shifts 2021 Petroleum Summit to June

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The federal government has postponed the 2021 edition of the Nigerian International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) to June. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who made this disclosure during a special broadcast programme published on the ministry’s social media platforms, announced that the summit will now hold in Abuja […]

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FG adopt strategies to ensure continuous learning beyond ASUU strikes, pandemics

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has revealed that strategies have been adopted to ensure continuous learning beyond interuption of strikes by the Acadmic Staff Union of University (ASUU) and pandemics in schools across the country. The minister of education Mallam Adamu Adamu who made this disclosure at the annual ministerial press briefing of the […]

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FG gives additional N123bn performance grants to states

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2021 0

PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA The Federal Government has announced the disbursement of another round of performance-based grants to states in the sum of N123.348bn. It is under its States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability Programme for Results. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, stated this in a statement signed by Mr […]

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FG unfolds vaccines, fuel subsidy strategies, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2021 0

…Generated N3.94 trillion revenue in 2020 …Rules out subsidy regime despite surge in crude oil demand Philip Clement, Abuja The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Mrs. Ahmed, says the federal government is working on the type and quantity of COVID-19 vaccines to procure. She disclosed this at a virtual public presentation of the […]

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FUNAAB VC counters ASUU resumption of academic activities

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2021 0

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has said that it would resume academic activities on January 18, in compliance with the directives of the Federal Government. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Felix Salako, made this known while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, after the ASUU Chairman in the institution, Dr. Adebayo Oni, had […]

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FG generates N3.94 trillion revenue in 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 12 January 2021 0

*Rules out subsidy regime despite surge in crude oil demand Philip Clement, Abuja The sum of N3.94 trillion has been disclosed as Federal Government aggregate revenue for the fiscal year 2020. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure during the virtual presentation of 2021 budget to the public in Abuja. […]

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FG begins extended special public works programme in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2021 0

The Federal Government has started distribution of working equipment under the extended special public works programme in Zamfara State to boost the economy and create jobs. Chairman, State Selection Committee of the programme, Mr. Ahmad Yandi, spoke during the distribution of the working tools at the weekend in Gusau, the state capital. Yandi said that […]

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FG releases N11.818bn for payment of accrued pension rights

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2021 0

Motolani Oseni The Federal Government has released N11.82 billion for the payment of accrued pension rights for retirees of Treasury Funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The sum of N11.818 billion has been released by the Federal Government for the payment of accrued rights. This was disclosed in a […]

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Federal Government, ASUU reschedule meeting for Dec 14

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The hope for university students to return to classes has again been dashed, as the meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), scheduled to hold yesterday, Wednesday, December 9, was been postponed. According to the Director, Press and Public Relations, of the Labour […]

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End Sars protest: Association appeals to FG, states to release detained traders

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2020 0

The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has appealed to the state and Federal Governments to release some of its members arrested during the #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums. The President of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in […]

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More women die from cervical cancer -FG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2020 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has said that despite being preventable and curable, cervical cancer has remained the second most common cancer among women with the second highest death rate in Nigeria. The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire who made this disclosure during the official launch of the global strategy for the elimination […]

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How FG, Labour reached truce on planned strike

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has agreed to make some concessions following the public outcry and protest over its recent twin policies on Electricity Tariff Reform and full implementation of deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry resulting in the planned nationwide industrial action by Organised Labour. Consequently, the […]

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Petrol ex-depot price reduced by FG from N143.80 per litre to N138.62

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2020 0

The federal government has fixed the ex-depot price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at N138.62 litre. The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) disclosed this in a memo in Abuja on Wednesday. READ ALSO: PETROAN lauds FG over petrol price cut to N123.50 The memo, which was signed by Mohammed Bello, manager, […]

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Private sector to get FG’s N65bn stimulus package

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2020 0

The Organized Private Sector (OPS) is set to receive a N65 billion stimulus package from the Federal Government in a bid to keep the economy afloat and cushion the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, stated this at a virtual meeting held with members of the OPS […]

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Reps c’ttee tackles Adamu over policy reversal on WASSCE

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

The House of Representative Committee on Basic Education and Services has opposed the directive of the Minister of Education cancelling the reopening of schools to enable graduating pupils and students write their final examination as earlier directed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Rep. […]

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Breaking: FG explains reasons behind deregulation policy 

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2020 0

The federal government has said in view of recent misguided comments and innuendos, it has become expedient for the Ministry of Petroleum to explain misconceptions around the issue of Petroleum Products Deregulation. Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, in a statement he personally signed Wednesday in Abuja, explained that after a thorough examination […]