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FG to privatise TCN

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The Minister for Power, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has said that the federal government is planning to privatise the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Fashola spoke through the acting Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Anthony Akah, on Wednesday, at the ongoing West Africa Power Industry Convention in Lagos. According to Fashola, the
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FG to save N15bn from food, travels others

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The Federal Government has planned to save N15 billion annually from food, travels, refreshments and other expenses it considered are drains on its coffers.This was made known on Tuesday by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, in her opening remarks at a workshop on Cost Management for staff of Ministries, Department And Agencies (MDAs) in Abuja.Represented […]
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FG Approves Nigeria's First Maritime Varsity

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The Federal Government has approved the first Nigerian Maritime University. The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki told State House Correspondents after day’s Federal Executive Council meeting that there was a ratification of approval of a provisional licence for the establishment of Nigerian Maritime University, at Okerenkoko in Delta State. Akwashiki said
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Reduce Presidential Air Fleet, FG Advised

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The Federal government has been urged to reduce the large fleet of aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF). An aviation expert, Olu Ohuanyo who made this call in an interview explained that the large fleet was unnecessary for a country bleeding financially due to prolonged mismanagement and recent low crude oil price. According to […]
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FG Suspends Annual Leave for Perm Secs, Directors

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday ordered the suspension of leave for permanent secretaries, chief executives of government agencies and directorate level officers in the federal public service. The directive was contained in a circular, titled, ‘Suspension of Leave” signed by the Head of the Civil Service, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, and issued to all the Ministries, […]
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Asaba Airport Not Safe, Says FG

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The safety and security of air travellers using the Asaba Airport, in Delta State, cannot be guaranteed anymore, the Federal Government has said.   As a result, the government, on Tuesday, downgraded the facility from being used for commercial flight operations.   It said the airport’s safety and security concerns were due to the failure […]
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Union Commends FG over Xenophobic Compensation

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The Nigerian Union in South Africa has commended the Federal Government for its decision to ask for compensation from South Africa over xenophobic attacks. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali had told the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs that Nigeria would ask the South African government to pay N84 million as compensation to […]
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FG to Pay Marketers N156bn Subsidy Today

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The Federal Government said it had concluded arrangements to pay the petroleum marketers the sum of N156 billion from Thursday, as part of its effort to put an end to the long queues at petrol stations. Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke with reporters in Abuja, said that […]
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FG warns Buhari against running parallel govt

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The Federal Executive Coun­cil (FEC) on Wednesday warned the President-elect, General Mu­hammadu Buhari, against consti­tuting himself into a parallel gov­ernment ahead of the May 29th handover date. However, General Buhari’s spokesman, Alhaji Garba Shehu, told the Daily Times that the out­going government was only being fussy by the allegation. FEC expressed objection to
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MASSOB Slams FG over Indifference to Less Privileged

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The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Monday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, accused the Federal Government of marginalising the motherless babies and physically challenged persons, particularly in the South East geo-political zone. Speaking to journalists, the organisation’s National Director of Red Cross, Engr. Osondu Okparaeke,