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FG rakes N496bn from VAT

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PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA The federal government has raked in a total of N496.39 billion from Value Added Tax in the first quarter of 2021. The said amount was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This represents a nine per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in VAT when compared with N454.69 billion generated in Q4’20. […]
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JUSUN, PASAN strike will end soon – FG

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Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the strike of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) will end soon. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated this after a conciliation meeting between the Government negotiating team and the two unions […]
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FG to procure 29 million doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

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PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA The federal government of Nigeria is committed to procuring 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the AVAT initiative, that is coordinated by AFREXIMBank, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning has disclosed. Speaking recently at ‘Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) General
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FG tasks Financial Reporting Council on accounting standards

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The Federal Government has urged the new Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Alhaji Adamu Ahmed, to enhance accounting standards in accordance with its Act. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, while inaugurating the executive secretary on Thursday in Abuja, urged the FRCN to achieve its mandate as […]
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Buhari minister’s statement confirms Presidency has surrender to terrorists – PDP

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Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said the statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, that the Federal Government is not duty bound to protect Nigerians from bandits, has confirmed apprehensions that the All Progressives Congress and the Buhari Presidency have surrendered the nation to terrorists. The
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FG, Smile Train launches e-registry platform for cleft patients

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Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government in collaboration with Smile Train, a global cleft charity organization has launched a cleft e-registry platform aimed at mapping out patients with cleft to enable them have access to quality care. The duo also commissioned their partnership in the implementation of the National Surgical, Obstetrics, Anaesthesia and Nursing Plan
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Declare total war on terror, Atiku advises FG

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*Demands drafting of military veterans to emergency force Tunde Opalana, Abuja Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has advised the Federal Government that the time is right to declare total war on terrorism and other forms of insecurity that has engulfed the country. He lamented that the security situation in Nigeria is deteriorating rapidly and […]
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Worker’s Day: NUPENG urges FG to fast-track passage of PIB

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Joy Obakeye The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has urged the Federal Government and the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) so that it can receive Presidential assent as soon as possible. This was disclosed by the National President of the association, Comrade Williams Akporeha, […]
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FEC calls for security beef-up in IDP camps

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*Approves new policy to tackle poverty, sets 2050 agenda *Okays N2.1bn for Nigerian Content House maintenance *Approves N665m for poultry farmers in four states Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja To forestall attacks by bandits, the Federal Government has asked security agencies to beef up security in and around Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps. The Minister of
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Ignoring federal character principle in appointments heating up polity – Senate

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Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Senate on Monday noted that ignoring the principle of federal character in recent appointments by the Federal Government has been causing disaffection among ethnic groups and heating up the nation’s polity. Not satisfied by the lopsidedness in appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari in recent past, the Senate charged all stakeholders
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Malaria, still a major public health challenge, says FG

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Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has said that malaria, an ancient endemic disease is still a major public health challenge in Nigeria with high morbidity and mortality. The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire who was speaking during an event organised to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day said that Nigeria alone contributes 27% […]
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PDP backs Obaseki’s claim that FG printed N60bn for March allocation

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By Titus Akhigbe, Benin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Friday urged policy makers to take seriously Governor Godwin Obaseki’s call on the Federal Government to end the country’s current monetary rascality as well as prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further. Obaseki had last week expressed reservations over the nation’s […]
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FG frowns at foreigners taking over menial jobs in Nigeria

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*Says Asians now hawk vegetables in Nigeria Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Unhappy at what it described as economic sabotage, the Federal Government has moved to stop foreigners from taking over jobs meant for Nigerians. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting on Expatriate Quota Administration held in Abuja. Delivering a speech […]