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April 5, 2017 No Responses

Buhari: State Govts critical to economic success

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged State Governments across the country to draw inspiration and strategic direction from Federal Government Plan to articulate their economic programmes, particularly in the development of the real sector. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the...

April 5, 2017 No Responses

FG to boost agriculture with $4.5b Chinese loan

Inline with the resolve of the Federal Government to diversify the economy especially through agriculture, President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to work out technic...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

FG puts $500m notes at 7.5 per cent yield

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it has priced its offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of notes at a yield of 7.5% under its US$1.5 billion (increased from US$1 billion) Global Medium Term Note Programme, which will...

March 29, 2017 No Responses

Buhari reiterates support for SMEs

To successfully tackle foreign exchange challenges and improve on the performance of Nigeria’s economy, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Lagos reiterated his resolve to empower Small and Meduim Enterprises (SMEs). Speaking at the annual Tinubu Colloq...

March 25, 2017 No Responses

Whistle-blowers: FG gets 2,251 tips, enquiries, others in three months

Between December 2016 and March 24, 2017, the Federal Government through various whistleblower channels received 2,251information including enquiries, tips, compliments and general advice from the public. According to Festus Akanbi, the media assistant to the ...

March 22, 2017 No Responses

Buhari mourns General Abisoye

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday extended heartfelt condolences to the family of Major-General Emmanuel Abisoye (Rtd), former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Infantry Division of the Nigerian Army, who has passed away at...

March 21, 2017 No Responses

Buhari condemns ‘wanton killings’, condoles with Benue community

President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the government and people of Benue State on the recent attack on a market in Zaki Biam by unknown gunmen which resulted in the loss of lives. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Special Adviser...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

Labour implores FG on N500b Paris club refund to states

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to tie the N500b London-Paris Club refund about to be released to state governments to projects to avoid a repeat of what happened when the first tranche of...

March 14, 2017 No Responses

Buhari to Osinbajo: Head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head a special presidential delegation charged with the task of resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta. Speaking with Journalists on Monday in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the...

March 10, 2017 No Responses

Maritime stakeholders task FG on committee to verify, fine-tune charges adopted by terminal operators

Pending the establishment of the proposed National Transport Commission (NTC), Maritime Stakeholders in Nigeria have advised the Federal Government to constitute an ad-hoc committee to verify and fine-tune Terminal Operators current cargo handling practices a...

February 28, 2017 No Responses

Presidency: Osinbajo not performing better than Buhari

The Presidency on Monday said it was wrong for anybody to be claiming that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been performing better than President Muhammadu Buhari since the President started his extended medical vacation. It said Osinbajo still co...

February 28, 2017 No Responses

FG flags off presidential initiative on fertilizer, targets 100,000 jobs

The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative of the Federal Government produced more than 4,000 metric tonnes of locally-blended fertilizer in the first week of operation. The Initiative was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in December 2016, to achieve t...

February 21, 2017 No Responses

Unauthorised Employment: Labour faults alleged agenda to sack 3,500 workers

Organised Labour under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has flayed alleged plan by the Federal Government to sack 3,500 public servants “under the guise that their appointments were irregular and unauthorized”. In a pr...

February 7, 2017 No Responses

‘My conversation with Buhari was focused on economy, Budget’

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completes the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom. Prof. Osinbajo gave...