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FG Scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF, Sacks CEOs, Inaugurates New Agencies
The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund are all officially scrapped and do not exist anymore, the Federal Government said on Monday. It also said while workers of the three agencies would be protected, their chief executives had been relieved of their various appointments. The Minister […]
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Nigerian Government Declares Tuesday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday October 19th , 2021 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful both at […]
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Miners Happy with FG Licensing Reforms – Mining Chamber President
The various reforms instituted by the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) has largely met the expectation of mining stakeholders, President, Nigerian Chambers of Mining, Alhaji Sheu Sani has disclosed. The Chamber Chief made the statement just as the Director General of the Mining Cadastre Office, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom disclosed that his office has expanded […]
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FG Considering To Resolve VAT Dispute At Supreme Court, Says AGF
As more reactions trail the controversy over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federal Government has moved to find a permanent resolution to the disputes. The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, who disclosed this on Wednesday in New York, said the government was considering taking an action […]
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FG: We’ll Lift Twitter Suspension In A Few Days
The Federal Government has again assured Nigerians that all issues that led to the suspension of activities of the popular microblogging platform, Twitter, will be sorted out soon.The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance while fielding questions from State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), at the […]
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Federal Government Approves 5G Deployment In Nigeria
The Federal Government has approved the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network, otherwise called 5G in Nigeria. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) announced the approval after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Following the approval, the Minister has directed the […]
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FG Approves National Policy On 5G Network
The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on fifth generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja after the weekly Federal Executive Council in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that the benefits that accrue from employing such network […]
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FG Record ₦1.87 Trillion Trade Deficit In Q2 – NBS
The Federal Government recorded a trade deficit of N1.87 in the first half of the year; data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. This figure was contained in the Foreign Trade Statistics report released on Saturday. According to the report, total merchandise trade during the period stood at 12.03tn, indicating a N2.27tn […]
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Garba Shehu: Amnesty International Has No Right To Exist In Nigeria
The Nigerian Presidency has declared that Non-governmental organisation, Amnesty International has no legal right to exist in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by Garba Shehu, the presidency heavily criticized amnesty international over its ‘support’ for Pro-secession groups like IPOB. The statement read; “Amnesty International’s latest salvo at Nigeria is but more of […]