Labour Rejects Plans By FG To Slash Salaries

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...
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FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline To  June 30

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...
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FG Approves Intervention Funds For FRSC

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...
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FG Trains Rice Farmers, Distributes Seedlings In Edo

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...
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FG Flags-Off Freight Services From Warri To Itakpe

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

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...
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Group Task FG On Agric Inputs For Rural Women

Group Task FG On Agric Inputs For Rural Women

The Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (NAWE) has urged Federal Government to provide agricultural input for rural women as part of measures to enhance food production.  The National President of NAWE, Mrs Vera Ndanusa, said this at a n...
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FG, States, LGAs Share N640.3b

FG, States, LGAs Share N640.3b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this was made known in a communiq...
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Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

A community leader at Sampou, Bayelsa, Chief Ashane Usukoromo, on Monday, applauded the massive rehabilitation of the railways by the Federal Government and called for nationwide coverage. He said that an integrated transportation system where different modes ...
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FG, States, LGs Share N619.3b

FG, States, LGs Share N619.3b

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) have shared N619.343 billion as federation allocation for December, 2020. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning announced this on Wednesday...
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FG Approves N8.1b For Rehabilitation Of Roads In Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Edo, Others

FG Approves N8.1b For Rehabilitation Of Roads In Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Edo, Others

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N8.1 billion for the rehabilitation of some roads across the country.  Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Counc...
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FG Tasks States On Repositioning Fiscal Revenue Management Systems

FG Tasks States On Repositioning Fiscal Revenue Management Systems

The Federal Government on Monday advised state governments to use opportunities offered by the  impact of COVID-19 pandemic to strategise and reposition their fiscal revenue management systems for the  ‘new normal’ era. The Minister of Finance, B...
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FG Inaugurates PENCOM Board

FG Inaugurates PENCOM Board

The Federal Government has inaugurated 16 members of National Pension Commission (PENCOM) board, to proffer innovative and feasible solutions to the challenges of the pension administration in Nigeria.Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federa...
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FEC Boosts NRC‘s Security With N1.28b Equipment, N22b For Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Road

FEC Boosts NRC‘s Security With N1.28b Equipment, N22b For Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Road

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.28billion for the purchase and installation of security equipment at seven stations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano lines. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, ...
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