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VC seeks FG, plant protectionists synergy on economy, food security

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka, has called on the Federal Government and plant protectionists to collaborate with a view to diversifying Nigeria’s economy and boost food security in the country. Represented by Prof. Ademola Ladele, Dean of the Faculty of

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Alleged presidential declaration: Wike charges youths to vote out APC in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, of Rivers state has stated that Nigerian youths had a responsibility to vote out the APC Federal Government in 2019. This is as the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State Branch, endorsed Governor Wike for a second term, citing his performance as the reason behind their decision. Speaking during a Solidarity […]

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$322m Abacha loot will be spent on poor, vulnerable households-Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said that the $322million Abacha loot repatriated from the Swiss government will be spent on poor households under the social safety net programme of the federal government. Addressing journalists on Sunday in Washington DC at a joint press conference with the Governor of the Central Bank of […]

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FG officials meets over JOHESU’s strike, calls for calm

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

In a bid to restore normalcy to the health sector and ameliorate the sufferings of patients, high level Federal Government Officials on Sunday met at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to find ways of ending the ongoing strike by Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and finding lasting solutions […]

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Looters list: CACOL wants FG to release promised comprehensive list, be more resolute with alleged looters

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has expressed its concerns on the silence of the Federal Government in releasing the comprehensive list of alleged looters it promised earlier. The Centre in a statement by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Debo Adeniran said it was worried over the unstated reasons for the government’s delay in […]

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Looters List: No amount of intimidation will stop us – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2018 0

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that no amount of pressure, including the antics of hack writers and threats of litigation, will prevent it from releasing more names of the alleged looters of the public treasury. In a statement made available on Sunday by Segun Adeyemi, Senior Assistant Media to the Minister of information and […]

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NPS boss commends FG over free uniforms to prison officials uniform

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2018 0

The Comptroller, Nigeria Prison Services (NPS), Adamawa Command, Mr. Umar Audu, has applauded the Federal Government for the provision of free uniforms to prison officials. Audu, who gave the commendation in an interview in Yola on Wednesday said that NPS has recorded tremendous development under the present administration. He notes that under the present administration,

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EFCC: Patience Jonathan knows fate over choice properties April 30

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2018 0

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday fixed April 30 for his verdict in the application for forfeiture of two choice properties belonging to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Federal government. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had on October 20, 2017 through […]

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FG plans to frame me, give me Alamieyeseigha treatment- Wike alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2018 0

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that the Federal Government and her agents are planning to frame him up by planting illegal items on him in any of his trips outside the shores of Nigeria, and have him quizzed and embarrassed by foreign security agencies. A statement by Special Assistant to the Rivers State […]

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Osinbajo tasks Nigerians to checkmate states’ spending

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2018 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Nigerians to focus more on the expenditure of state governments rather than the Federal Government. Osinbajo made the call on Wednesday while speaking at a civic innovation hub in Abuja. He criticised the low internal revenue generated from states, noting that state governors should be held responsible in the […]

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Uproar as FG releases fresh 23 names of alleged looters

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2018 0

…Says list based on verifiable facts The Federal Government has released a fresh list of alleged treasury looters, adding that the earlier list of alleged looters which it released was based on verifiable facts, including the amount involved, the date the amount in question was collected and from where it was taken. This development has […]

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NAFDAC Returns to Ports, Borders to Check Drug Smuggling

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2018 0

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, has said that the return of the agency to the nation’s ports and borders, would significantly tackle the increasing cases of smuggling of harmful drugs, narcotics and other chemicals of concerns into the country.   Adeyeye noted that the return

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FG recovers N9.2bn whistleblowing, releases N1.2trn for capital budgets in 2017

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

…FEC approves N7bn for UN building security, furnishing …Approves N1.14bn for communications equipments in 14 airports …Sets up committee to review AfCFA agreement One year after the introduction of the Whistleblowing Policy, the Federal Government has disclosed that it has recovered N9.12billion through the policy. This is even as the federal government

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Increase in excise duty on tobacco, alcoholic products will control abuse – CPC

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has commended the Federal Government over the recent increase in excise duty on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, stressing that it would serve as a measure to reduce the risks of abuse and disease in the country. The CPC also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s consideration for consumers in “granting […]

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Chevron loses first round in FG ‘missing crude’ recovery case

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

Justice Olatoregun of the Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out a preliminary objection by Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd against the Federal Government of Nigeria in the action to recover almost US$ 12 billion in missing crude oil revenue from international oil companies. The matter came up on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, for ruling on […]

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FAAC declines by N20bn as FG, States, LGAs share N635bn for Jan

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2018 0

*NEITI: 3 tiers of govt shared N6.41trn in 2017 The Federation Account Allocation Committee ( FAAC) has distributed N635.554billion to the Federal Government, 36 States and Local Government Areas as allocation for January 2018. The development showed a decline of about N20billion as the three tiers of government shared N655billion in December 2017. The FAAC […]

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Illicit drug use: Senate moves to establish rehabilitation centres nationwide

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

Following its December Roundtable, which was aimed at addressing the Drug Use Epidemic across the nation, the Senate, on Tuesday, passed a motion calling on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health to establish rehabilitation centers in each of the 36 states of the Nation. In a motion sponsored by Senator Jeremiah Useni and […]

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CCT Boss: FG Queries Magu, Keyamo Over Corruption Charges

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2018 0

The Federal Government has queried the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Festus Keyamo, over the corruption charges they filed against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar. This was revealed in letters signed by the Solicitor […]

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States receive N1.19trn as support from federal government since 2015

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2018 0

The federal government said it has so far supported the 36 states of the federation with N1.19 trillion naira since it assumed leadership in 2015. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja while declaring open, the first Kogi state Economic and Investment Summit, said the funds were made available to enable […]

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Court tells CNOOC it has ‘case to answer’ over missing Nigerian crude revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2018 0

Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out a preliminary objection filed by the Nigerian arm of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation against the Federal Government. When the matter came up on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, for a ruling on a preliminary objection filed by CNOOC Exploration & Production Nigeria Ltd, […]