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August 3, 2021 No Responses

Sylva: FG Will Continue To Invest In Hydrocarbons In The Foreseeable Future

The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to continue to invest in hydrocarbons despite the global clamour for renewable energy.Nigeria currently has a huge gas reserve of about 600 trillion SCF of gas deposit.Delivering an address at the Society of...

July 27, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Signs N982.7b Supplementary Budget Into Law

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the N982.7 billion supplementary budget for 2021 into law. The Presidency presented the budget to the National Assembly to address urgent security and COVID-19 needs of the nation. Malam Garba Shehu, the ...

June 24, 2021 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N605.95b In May

The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday disclosed that it shared a total of N605.958 billion as May 2021 revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments as well as other relevant agencies. Mr Charles Nwodo, Director, Informatio...

June 13, 2021 No Responses

FG Suspends Salaries Of 331 Civil Servants

The Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 331 civil servants for failure to update their Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as was directed. Mr Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Career Management office, made t...

May 30, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Bishop To FG: Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. In a statement on Saturday, the catholic archbishop said the call became necessary in order...

May 12, 2021 No Responses

UK Implores Nigeria On Tariff Exemption For Solar Equipment

The United Kingdom has urged the Federal Government to consider the issuance of tariff and duty exemption on solar equipment to accelerate Nigeria’s energy access and low carbon energy transition. This was made known in a communique issued on Tuesday...

May 8, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council Unveils N15b Resource Centre Agenda

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) on Friday sought the support of the Federal Ministry of Transportation to build an international maritime resource centre in Jos estimated to cost N15 billion. Mr Hassan Bello, the Executive Secretary of NSC , ...

April 29, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves N665m For Poultry Farmers In Borno, Yobe, Plateau, Zamfara

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an augmentation of N665 million for the procurement of poultry equipment for displaced poultry farmers in Borno, Yobe, Plateau and Zamfara. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Soc...

April 5, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki Lauds Buhari On Appointment Of Aghughu As Auditor General

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Mr. Adolphus Aghughu, an indigene of Edo State, as new Auditor General of the Federation.The governor gave the commendation during a thanksgiving mass to mark t...

March 17, 2021 No Responses

Group Tasks FG On NIMASA Drydock

President, Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES), Mr Adeyinka Okunade, has urged the Federal Government, through the Minister of Transportation, to urgently direct NIMASA to put its drydock facility into operation. Speaking at ...

March 8, 2021 No Responses

FAAN Seeks Suspension Of 25% Contributions To Federation Account

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called for the stoppage of its 25 per cent revenue contribution to the Federation Account to enable it address some infrastructure gaps. Mr Rabiu Yadudu, General Manager, FAAN, made the appeal during.....

March 4, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, Morocco Seal $1.4b Gas Deal

The Federal Government has signed a $1.4 billion agreement with OCP Group of Morocco to produce ammonia and diammonium phosphate in the gas industrialisation strategy. A statement issued on Wednesday by Mr Titilope Olubiyi, Communications Offi...

February 21, 2021 No Responses

Onyeama: Republic Of Benin Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria

The Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be the 37 State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, clarified on Saturday. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye,...

February 15, 2021 No Responses

Fish Association Seeks FG’s Support

The National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN), on Sunday, in Abuja, appealed to the Federal Government to extend its intervention programmes to the fisheries sub-sector, to boost fish production in the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the associa...