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FG, Labour talks on minimum wage end in deadlock as threat of strike rises
The Federal Government and the labour unions on Monday failed to reach an agreement on consequential adjustment on the N30,000 minimum wage. The...
Iranian Cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Araki’s phone call with Zakzaky in India angered FG
Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Araki looked to have sparked a potentially damaging row with Nigeria on Friday after speaking with Sheikh Zakzaky over...
FG may increase VAT to fund new national minimum wage- Minister
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, has said that the Federal Government is considering increasing Value Added Tax (VAT),...
SERAP drags FG, states to ECOWAS Court over ‘attacks on journalists, bloggers’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government and state governments to ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over “the...
US Secretary of State urges FG to hold election free of ‘intimidation’
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has called on the federal government and political leaders including the military to ensure that...
Amidst feud over revenue, FG, states, LGs share N668.8bn
The Ministry of Finance, has released the sum of N668.898bn to the three tiers of government for May, according to a statement, by Mr...
FG calls for unity and renewed commitment to solve killings by herdsmen
The Federal Government Sunday called for a new spirit of unity to solve the nation’s challenges, from economic disparity, climate change and killings...
Diezani, Oduah and 21 others in fresh FG’s looters list
The federal government on Sunday night released 23 additional names of alleged treasury looters during the Goodluck Jonathan’s government. In a statement by minister...
Contaminated water: FG agrees to publish details of spending, locations of projects
Following a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Federal Government has agreed to publish details of spending...
Environmental Issues Root Cause of Farmers/Herders’ Clashes,Says FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic...
FG’s Agric Revolution Is No Fluke – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the present administration’s agricultural revolution is not a mere propaganda but a...
Buhari administration unveils new initiatives to counter violent extremism
Facing increased threat and criticism of violent extremism at home, the federal government on Tuesday unveiled new initiatives to fight homegrown violent extremists,...
FG offers ‘Good Faith’ response to Obasanjo’s letter
The federal government Wednesday said that recent criticism by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation is due to the leader’s...
FG disagrees with Moody’s downgrade, says We have seen improvements in revenue in 2017
The federal government disagrees with rating agency Moody’s Investors Service Wednesday to downgrade Nigeria from a B1 stable to a B2 stable rating. “We strongly...
FG okays 2018 Budget proposal
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday approved the 2018 Budget proposal. The executive arm of government will liaise...
FG’s $406m suit against Shell stalled, hearing fixed for Nov. 15 again
The $406 dollars suit filed by the Nigerian Government against Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd over alleged crude oil shipment fraud has...
