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FG Breaks Silence On Selling Universities To Private Investors

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FG Breaks Silence On Selling Universities To Private Investors

The federal government of Nigeria has denied reports that it plans to sell the nation’s public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, made the public denial on Tuesday while speaking during the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with heads of units and chief executive officers of parastatals and agencies…

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Education and Institutions

Food Shortage: FG Pushes 20 Trucks Of Rice Each To State Governors

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Food Shortage: FG Pushes 20 Trucks Of Rice Each To State Governors

The Federal Government has distributed 20 trucks of rice each to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after Monday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The minister said this is the first step as the government takes steps…

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Finance and Economy

JUST IN: FG Lifts Tax, Import Duties On Maize, Wheat, Brown Rice

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JUST IN: FG Lifts Tax, Import Duties On Maize, Wheat, Brown Rice

The Federal Government on Monday announced the lifting of duties, tariffs and taxes on the importation of some food items through land and sea borders. The foods include maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this while announcing a 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for food…

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Finance and Economy

5000 NYSC Members To Get N10m Each As Entrepreneurial Capital

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5000 NYSC Members To Get N10m Each As Entrepreneurial Capital

The Federal Government has announced plans to disburse the sum of N5 billion to empower at least 5,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country for entrepreneurial ventures upon completion of their service year. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jimila Bio Ibrahim made this disclosure in Minna, Niger State, at…

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Youths and Youths Development

FG Terminates Road Contracts Over Alleged Non-performance

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FG Terminates Road Contracts Over Alleged Non-performance

The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6,136, 6,137 and 6,138 with Mothercat Ltd, Dantata & Sawoe Construction Ltd and RCC Ltd, respectively. The projects affected by the termination are the dualization of Obajana – Benin road, section II (Okene – Auchi) in Kogi/Edo State; the dualization of Obajana – Benin road, section…

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News

FG Outlaws Single-Use Plastics In Ministries, Departments, Agencies

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FG Outlaws Single-Use Plastics In Ministries, Departments, Agencies

The Federal Government on Tuesday banned single-use plastics in ministries, departments and agencies of government. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, stated this when he spoke to reporters at the Presidential Villa after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. “If you look at…

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News

Kwankwaso Accuses FG Of Fueling Insecurity In Kano, Vows Resistance To State of Emergency

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Kwankwaso Accuses FG Of Fueling Insecurity In Kano, Vows Resistance To State of Emergency

A former governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has accused the government of Ahmed Bola Tinubu of compromising Kano security by their refusal to take away heavy operatives guarding the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Kwankwaso also accused the Federal Government of attempting to…

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Politics

Eid ul-Adha: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

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Eid ul-Adha: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday 17th, and Tuesday 18th June 2024 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration in a statement on Friday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government. The Minister congratulated the Muslim Ummah both at home and in the…

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Governance

FG Urged On Nationwide Metering, To End Electricity Subsidy

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FG Urged On Nationwide Metering, To End Electricity Subsidy

The 36 State governors in Nigeria have called on the federal government to enforce a “no-meter, no-service” policy for all new electricity connections in the country. The plea was outlined in the Development of the National Integrated Electricity Policy & Strategic Implementation Plan: Policy Recommendations by State Governments to the Federal Ministry of Power document…

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Power and Energy

LG Autonomy Suit: Governors Get 7 days To File Response

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LG Autonomy Suit: Governors Get 7 days To File Response

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, ordered the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation, to within seven days, enter their defence to the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 Local Government Areas, LGAs. The order followed an application that FG, through the Attorney General of the Federation and…

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Justice and Judiciary