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FG approves $1.2b for Kano-Kaduna rail

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The Federal Government has approved $1.2 billion for the construction of the Kano-Kaduna standard gauge railway project.‎ ‎ The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amechi, said in Kano on Saturday when he visited Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, that the Federal Government was negotiating with China EXIM bank to finance the project.‎ ‎ “We are negotiating with […]
Business

FG must borrow to meet demands- Adeosun

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Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said inability of Federal Government to generate enough revenue to meet its obligation left it with no choice than to borrow to finance critical projects. The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking at the 14th Daily Trust Dialogue which had “Beyond recession: Towards a Resilient Economy” […]
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Recurring ASUU-Federal Government disagreement

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Recently, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on a one week warning strike. According to the union, the strike is sequel to the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the union and the Federal Government. Under the ‘Payment of fractions of staff entitlements’, ASUU said, “The […]
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FG Downgrades Asaba Airport

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The Federal Government on Tuesday downgraded the Asaba Airport facility from being used for commercial flight operations. A release by the Federal Ministry of Aviation states, “The Federal Government has downgraded the Asaba Airport over the failure of the Delta State government to put in place measures that would guarantee the safety and security of […]
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FG Approves Edwin Clark Varsity, One Other

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The Federal Government has approved two new private universities for the country at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. One of the new universities is Edwin Clark University, located in Kiagbodo, Delta State. The university belongs to the Ijaw leader and former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark.
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NNPC Chief Wants FG To Remove Fuel Subsidy

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  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on the Federal Government to scrap the Petroleum Support Fund (PSF), otherwise known as Petroleum Subsidy, because government should not guarantee the price of crude oil that it does not control. In his presentation during the 2015 Oloibiri Lecture and Energy Forum of the Society of […]
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President Jonathan Rejects 1999 Amended Constitution

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  President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected amendments made by the National Assembly to the 1999 constitution. According to a letter to the Senate President, David Mark and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, read on the floor of the Senate, President Jonathan said he was withholding his assent to the bill due to […]
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FG Declares April 3, 6 Public Holidays For Easter

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The Federal Government has declared Friday April 3 , and Monday April 6 as public holidays to mark the Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations ,respectively. In a statement by the Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, in Abuja on Tuesday, he enjoined all Christians and Nigerians in general to manifest the spiritual benefits of […]
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FG Will Not Recognise Faction Group

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The Federal Government has said it would not recognise the factional group of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by Mr Joe Ajearo of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, in Abuja.l go The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Sen. Joel Ikenya, declared the stance of the Federal Government when DrAyubaWabba, led other newly-executive […]