FG

January 18, 2017

There’s enough evidence that Justice Ngwuta involved in corrupt practices – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that it had evidence that Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court was involved in corrupt practices. Ngwuta who was among the judges whose house was raided by the DSS in October has been arraigned on 16 counts, including money laundering and others... Read More

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January 17, 2017

I can’t join the FG in lying to Nigerians – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose says the Federal Government was in the habit of lying to Nigerians. Fayose, who stated this on Monday in Ado-ekiti, the state capital while fielding questions from reporters the government had been economical with the truth on varying issues. He cited the war against Boko Haram, the crisis in Southern Kaduna... Read More

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'Lie', Ayodele Fayose, boko haram, Ekiti, FG, insurgency, Southern Kaduna crisis

January 17, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. BBOG, FG delegation search for Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, conveners of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu on Monday joined the Air Force sorties in search of the... Read More

#BBOG, chibok, FG, kemi Adeosun, sambisa, The Big 5, Udoma Udo Udoma

January 17, 2017

BBOG, FG delegation search for Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, conveners of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu on Monday joined the Air Force sorties in search of the missing Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest. Some selected reporters from local and international media houses also participated in the exercise.... Read More

#BBOG, Air Force, Chibok girls, FG, sambisa forest, search, Sorties

January 16, 2017

BBOG, FG delegation arrive North-East for guided tour

The Federal Government delegation and the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group (BBOG) have arrived the North East for a guided tour. Channels TV reports that the Nigerian Air Force breifed the team on their operations so far on arrival to Yola. The Commanding Officer, Air Vice Marshal Nurudeen Balogun explained that over two billion... Read More

#BBOG, Air Force, FG, Guided Tour, north-east

January 16, 2017

FG to release N400m to 5 states for school feeding programme

The Federal Government has said it would release N400m to five states for the continuation of the its Homegrown School Feeding Programme this week. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande on Monday. He listed the states as Ogun, Oyo, Ebonyi,... Read More

5 states, FG, N400m, School feeding

January 16, 2017

Nigerians cannot cope with another oil price increase – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the harsh economic situation of the country will make it hard for Nigerians to adapt to increase in fuel price, Punch reports. General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson on Sunday said the government should review its policy on subsidy that led to the increase in the... Read More

FG, Fuel pruce increase, nlc

January 16, 2017

FG to commence N458bn Lagos-Ibadan rail project in February

The Federal Government has said it would commence the construction of a standard gauge rail line from Lagos to Ibadan next month. This was disclosed by the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr. Fidet Okheria. Okheria revealed that the project has been awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and jointly funded by the... Read More

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January 14, 2017

#ChibokGirls: FG invites BBOG group to witness first-hand rescue efforts

The Federal Government has invited the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign Group (BBOG) to witness efforts being made to release the remaining Chibok girls abducted by terrorist group, Boko Haram. In a letter by the Ministry of Information and Culture dated January 11 to the co-convener of the group, Oby Ezekwesili, the Federal Government invited... Read More

#BBOG, boko haram, Chibok girls, FG, trip

January 13, 2017

Paris Club loan: FG refunds N388.3bn to states

The Federal Government has effected the payment of about N388.3 billion to 35 states as refund of the Paris Club loan over deductions. This action is in line with helping states fulfil their financial obligations due to the economic recession. This figure is different from the budget support facility the states have received on a... Read More

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January 13, 2017

YNaija Says: On BBOG, this government still refuses to get it

Ever since the abduction of 287 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in April 2014, the group Bring Back Our Girls has emerged as a pressure group to sustain pressure on the Federal Government to not relent in efforts to rescue the girls. The constant embarrassment they caused the administration of former President Goodluck... Read More

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#BBOG, APC, Borno, Chibok girls, FG, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, YNaija Says

January 12, 2017

FG grants citizenship to 335 foreigners after 4-year break

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved citizenship of 335 foreigners and disqualified 165 others. This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, AbdulRahman Dambazzau after the FEC meeting in Abuja. He said the approvals were given based on the recommendation of an advisory committee comprising representatives of the Department of State Security and Ministries... Read More

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January 11, 2017

Just In: Senate rejects ban on vehicle importation through land borders

The Senate on Wednesday called for the reversal of the Federal Government’s policy banning the importation of vehicles through land borders. Deliberating on the issue during plenary, the red chamber said the ban which took effect from January 1, 2017 will lead to a loss of 500,000 jobs. The issue was brought through a a motion... Read More

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ban, Customs, FG, senate, vehicles

January 10, 2017

FG commences audit of states’ utilisation of bailout funds

The federal government has hired private accounting firms to commence audit on how 35 states utilised about N510 billion given to them to meet their financial obligations. A statement, by Salisu Danbatta, a director in the finance ministry, entitled, “FG commences independent monitoring of State finances”, the audit firms will “monitor and evaluate the implementation of the... Read More

audit, Bailout funds, Budget Support Facility, FG, Fiscal Sustainability Plan, Salisu Danbatta, states

January 9, 2017

BREAKING: FG suspends law that led Adeboye to step down

The Federal Government on Monday suspended the controversial Corporate Governance Code which led to the stepping down of Pastor Enoch Adeboye as the overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church if God in Nigeria. The code which was enacted by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria was suspended on Monday in a statement by the Minister... Read More

Code, FG, FRCN, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Suspension

January 9, 2017

YNaija Editorial: The Federal Government needs to act in unison

A few days before Christmas, the Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja of the Nigerian Customs Service announced the seizure of a shipment of rice, which upon testing, turned out to be plastic pellets shaped in the form of rice. Expectedly, this seizure dominated the news headlines with Christmas festivities approaching and demand for rice, Nigeria’s staple... Read More

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IPOB

January 9, 2017

‘Probe killing of Nigerian in South Africa’ | IPOB tells FG

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged the Federal Government to probe the death of Tochukwu Victor Nanadi, a Nigerian who was allegedly killed by the police in South Africa. In a statement by its Zonal Coordinator Cape Town, Innocent Alia, the group likened the killing of Tochukwu to killings of Biafrans by the... Read More

FG, IPOB, Nigerian killed, PROBE, Soith Africa

January 8, 2017

FG bans specialised universities from running unauthorised courses

The Federal Government has warned specialised universities to stop running courses that are out of their mandates. The government described a situation where Universities of Agriculture offer programmes in Law and Management courses such as Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration as unfortunate. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has directed the Joint Admissions and... Read More

FG, Specialised universities, Unauthorised courses

January 8, 2017

You have no business meddling in church affairs, Adeboye tells FG

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has told the Federal Government to stay off the affairs of churches. Adeboye spoke on Saturday at the 2017 Ministers’ Annual Thanksgiving at the Redemption Camp. He said the Federal Government has been passing laws that interfere in church affairs. “The government... Read More

Church affairs, FG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye

January 8, 2017

FG plans to establish Aviation University

The Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Saturday said the Federal Government was planning to establish an aviation university. The minister made the disclosure in an interview with Journalists shortly after a familiarisation tour of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) in Zaria, Kaduna State. He said, “The aviation university will be different from... Read More

Aviation University, FG, Hadi Sirika

January 6, 2017

No new case of polio in Nigeria – FG

The Federal Government says there is no new case of polio in the country. Acting Executive-Director the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Emmanuel Odu, who stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, debunked claims that a two-year-old boy in Cross River State had been deformed by the disease. According... Read More

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January 5, 2017

Analysis: The Federal Government’s recent import duties hike leaves us very confused

by Mark Amaza On Monday, the Federal Government announced that it had raised import duties on what it termed as ‘luxury goods’ such as yachts and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and food items that have local alternatives like sugarcane, salt, crude palm oil, wheat flour, tomato paste, rice and cassava products. Also, packaged cement, alcoholic... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 4, 2017

FG approves arms bearing for Aviation security – Minister

The Federal Government has approved the bearing of arms for the Aviation Security personnel to enhance the use security of passengers. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika while speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting in Wednesday. He said the ministry with partner... Read More

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January 3, 2017

Analysis: How sustainable is FG’s payment to the poorest, vulnerable Nigerians?

by Mark Amaza 14 months after it assumed office, the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced payment of N5,000 monthly to one million poorest, vulnerable Nigerians. In a press release from the Office of the Vice President, the FG said the payment, which has started in four states, is a Conditional Cash Transfer... Read More

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January 3, 2017

Payment of N5000 stipends mere propaganda – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has described as propaganda the Federal Government N5000 monthly stipends to one million poor Nigerians. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi on Tuesday, Fayose said there has been no payments in his state which one of the states the Federal Government listed. The governor said most... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, FG, N5000, Stpends

January 3, 2017

FG to ban importation of refined petroleum products

The Federal Government has said it would ban the importation of refined petroleum products by 2018. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu said this in Ebonyi State while addressing a meeting of stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Onu said Nigeria has continued relegate its revenue base by relying on just oil products. “Even... Read More

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January 2, 2017

FG commences payment of N5,000 monthly stipends to poor Nigerians

The Federal has commenced the payment of N5, 000 monthly stipends to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its Social Investment Programmes. This was disclosed in a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande. Akande said one... Read More

FG, Monthly stipends, N5000

January 2, 2017

N-Power: FG begins payment of N30,000 stipends

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N30,000 stipends to the beneficiaries of the N-Power job creation scheme. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Akande said “all successfully verified beneficiaries... Read More

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January 2, 2017

FG condemns killing of Nigerian in South Africa

The Federal Government has condemned the killing of a Nigerian, Tochukwu Nnadi by South African Police. The Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the latest extra judicial killing as “worrying and condemnable”. Dabiri-Erewa in a statement signed by her media aide, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Monday said the latest... Read More

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, FG, south africa, Tochukwu Nnadi

December 31, 2016

35 Russian diplomats, 1240 Boko Haram suspects | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

1,240 – The number of suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested by the Nigerian Army in a mop-up operation carried out in Sambisa Forest. 35 – The United States government expelled this number of Russian diplomats and shut down two Russian compounds in the US following the hack of the DNC. 50,000 – FG announced that... Read More

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