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August 11, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves N4b For Fuelling Police Vehicles

The Federal Government approved over N4 billion in the 2021 budget for fueling of police vehicles, Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi has disclosed. A statement issued on Tuesday by Head of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr...

July 25, 2021 No Responses

FG Sets New Date For NIN-SIM Verification Deadline

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to Oct. 31. A statement jointly signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commis...

July 22, 2021 No Responses

Enhancing FG’s Revenue Through NCC

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Despite various economic challenges, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sustained positive revenue generation profile. Although NCC is not primarily a revenue-generating agency of the Feder...

July 9, 2021 No Responses

FG Vows To Recover N37b Debts Owed By Bi-Courtney, Others

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says efforts have been intensified by the ministry to recover over N37 billion debts owed by airlines in the country. The minister made this known at the weekly ministerial press briefing organised by the...

June 12, 2021 No Responses

FG Signs Brass Petroleum Products Terminal Agreement

The Federal government has signed shareholders agreement on construction of Brass Petroleum products Terminal Limited ( BPPT) to help curb illegal refining and stabilise products pricing in the Niger Delta region. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of s...

May 23, 2021 No Responses

FG Donates 100m Tomato Seedlings To Farmers In Ogun

The Federal Government on Saturday in Abeokuta donated 100 million improved tomato seedlings to farmers in Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seedlings were donated by Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), und...

May 8, 2021 No Responses

FG Boosts Women Participation In Energy Sector With $20m

The Federal Government has allocated $20 million to support active participation of women in Oil and Gas Sector. Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipire Sylva made the submission, in Abuja while playing host to executive members of Wom...

May 6, 2021 No Responses

NCC Awaits FG’s Final Decision On 5G Deployment

The Nigerian Communications Commission is awaiting the Federal Government’s final decision on the deployment of the 5th Generation (5G) mobile network. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commissi...

May 6, 2021 No Responses

Labour Rejects Plans By FG To Slash Salaries

The Organised Labour (NLC) has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country.The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Waba, who said this in a statement on Wednesday...

May 5, 2021 No Responses

FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline To June 30

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 30th of June, 2021. A joint statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Dir...

April 23, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves Intervention Funds For FRSC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved intervention funds for the renewal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) fleets and formations damaged during the 2020 #EndSARS protests across the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

FG Trains Rice Farmers, Distributes Seedlings In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FEMARD) has trained 40 rice farmers in the rice value chain in Edo State as part of measures to boost production. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ministry also...

April 17, 2021 No Responses

FG Flags-Off Freight Services From Warri To Itakpe

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the freight services on Warri-Itakpe Standards Guage Railway Line would create more jobs and promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria. Amaechi said this on Friday during the inaugurati...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves $526m For Power Projects In Abia, Imo, Benue

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved $526 million for power projects in Abia, Imo and Benue. The Federal Executive Council at its weekly meeting also approved N190.5 million for the purchase of a microscope by the University of Ibadan. Mini...