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FG: Nigeria Most Hit By President Deby’s Death

Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd)
Tightens security around Chadian border The Federal Government said yesterday that Nigeria is the most hit by the death of President Idriss Deby of Chad given its dire security implications,Read More

AGF to Assist NEITI In Tracking Oil Revenues

Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris, yesterday vowed to support the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in tracking oil and gas revenues due to theRead More

Warri-Itakpe Rail Line Freight Services To Create More Jobs

Warri-Itakpe Rail Line
The Federal Government at the weekend stated that the freight services on the Warri-Itakpe standards gauge railway line would create more jobs for Nigerians and promote the ease of doingRead More

Govs Propose Monthly Payment To State Judiciaries

Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have proposed a novel idea to resolve the impasse over the implementation of the constitutional provisions that grant financial autonomy to stateRead More

FG Inaugurates Warri-Itakpe Railway Line After 30 Years Of Neglect

Warri-Itakpe Railway Line
Says freight services will create more jobs The Federal Government has unveiled the Warri-Itakpe standards gauge railway 30 years after it started constructing the rail line designed to transport ironRead More

FG Counters Obaseki, Denies Printing N60bn To Augment FAAC

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
Stop playing the Ostrich, says governor The Federal Government yesterday faulted a claim by Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, that it printed N60 billion to augment funds fromRead More

SANs Back Direct Fund Allocation To State Judiciaries

Senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs)
Urge FG to ask court to enforce executive order Senior lawyers yesterday called on the federal government to remit allocations due to state judiciaries from the Federation Account directly toRead More

Abducted Chibok Girls’ Parents Express Hope Children Will Return Home Soon

Chibok school girls in Boko Haram’s captivity
They will be rescued, Zulum pledges Students not forgotten, says FG Some parents of 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity since they were abducted on April 14, 2014,Read More

Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Defends ambassadorial appointments The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama, at a farewellRead More