Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal Government yam export policy to grow the commodity. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Mr. Ogbeh dismissed the criticisms of the policy, saying the effort was in the best interest of the nation’s economy.Farming He said the energies being dissipated […]
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The 4,000 birth registration centres in Nigeria is grossly inadequate to effectively register all births across the country, Eze Duruiheoma, National Population Commission (NPopC), has said. The chairman made the remark on Thursday in Abuja when he featured in a forum organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He advocated the construction of more birth registration […]
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The federal government has promised to make public the list of suspected treasury looters. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), made the promise while speaking with state house correspondents on Wednesday. But he said that would only happen after the government had “fulfilled judicial principles”. A federal high court in Lagos had compelled the government […]
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The Federal Government has provided N40 billion to settle reconciled outstanding electricity bills of its ministries and agencies. Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, told “The Situation Room”, a group of civil society organisations, on Tuesday in Abuja. The gesture was part of strategy to revamp the power sector, he […]
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The acting president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday signed and launched the voluntary asset and income declaration scheme (VAIDS) to broaden the country’s tax base and offer incentives for tax evaders. Here is the full text of the executive order: “Whereas the Constitution imposes a duty on every citizen to declare his/her income fully […]
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The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry popularly called Nollywood to improve and support aspiring practitioners. According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Patricia Deworitshe, on Friday in Abuja, the money, which is the second tranche […]
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday morning signed an executive order backing the implementation of the voluntary assets and income declaration scheme (VAIDS). The executive order which was designed by the ministry of finance was signed at the state house banquet hall in Abuja, to ensure that the scheme is backed by […]
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, 26th and Tuesday 27th June 2017 as Public Holiday to mark Id-El Fitr Celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday said it was set to implement new guidelines for HIV prevention, treatment and care to consolidate previous efforts in tackling the scourge. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this at the opening of a two-day North-West Zonal Dissemination of 2016 National Guidelines for HIV prevention, Treatment and Care […]
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The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said that the federal government was ready to release N350 billion, being the first tranche for implementation of the 2017 budget. Mrs. Adeosun said this on Monday in Abuja at the public presentation of 2017 Appropriation Act. She said that the Federal Government had enough cash available to immediately […]
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