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November 17, 2021 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N671.9 b For October

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) on Wednesday, shared N671.910 billion as Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for October. A statement by Mr Oshundun Olajide, the Acting Director, Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, explained...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N696.9b

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N696.965 billion as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget an...

August 25, 2021 No Responses

Tax Evasion: Tribunal Orders DSTV To Pay N900b Tax Backlog

The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, 24th August 2021 ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of popular cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 percent of N1.8 trillion which the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has determine...

July 23, 2021 No Responses

National Assembly Lauds CAC Reform Initiatives

The National Assembly has commended the reform initiatives of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) geared towards improving ease of doing business initiative of the Federal Government. A statement issued by CAC Head of Media Unit, Rashee...

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...

July 6, 2021 No Responses

Full Text Of Southern Governors’ Communique

The communique read by the forum Chairman and Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, also demanded that presidency be zoned to the South in 2023. The full text is reproduced below: “The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday,.....

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 15, 2021 No Responses

PDP Governors Task NNPC, NIMASA, FIRS, Others On Transparency

The PDP Governors’ Forum has advised revenue generating agencies in the country, to be more transparent in their operations as well as in their contributions to the federation account.The forum said this in a communiqué at the end of its...

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 12, 2021 No Responses

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ASABA, DELTA STATE, ON TUESDAY, 11TH MAY, 2021

At its meeting, held today, 11th May, 2021, the Southern Governors Forum reviewed the situation in the nation generally and focused on the current security situation, agitations/restructuring, prospect for inter-state collaboration and partnerships as well as ...

February 19, 2021 No Responses

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...

January 19, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Appoints Abubakar Fikpo NDE DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General for the Agency. A statement by the president’s ...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

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...

October 16, 2020 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N639.9b For September

For the Month of September, 2020, the Federal Government, States and Local Government councils have shared N639.901 billion, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said. Director of Information in the minist...