El-Rufai, Yahaya Bello storm Supreme Court over naira scarcity
The two governors arrived the court room around 8:30am in company of their supporters and top government officials.
Association urges FG to maintain ban on importation of frozen chicken
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has urged the Federal Government to maintain the total ban on importation of frozen chicken for the poultry industry to expand, reduce unemployment, and boost the economy. Mr Ezekiel Mam, President of PAN made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in […]
Artisans in Ekiti seek more government patronage
Mr Ayegbe Isaac, the President, Association of Trading, Craftsmen, Ekiti State chapter, on Wednesday identified low patronage by the government as one of the major challenges confronting the association. Isaac made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He said “government present patronage of our products […]
DPR generates N742.4bn revenue in 8 months
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it generated a total sum of N742,471,639,376. 96 billion for the Federal Government from January to August 2020. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR made the disclosure during a visit of the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to the DPR headquarters in Lagos on Wednesday. […]
FG contractors begin indefinite hunger strike over delayed payment for executed projects
…As Finance Ministry alleges insertion of fictitious names into its payee list By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja At least 5,000 contractors, who executed validly awarded contracts in Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies have begun an indefinite hunger strike demanding payment for projects they completed as far back as 2008. The strike came as the […]
FG earmarks N126bn for health infrastructure upgrade
By Emmanuel Elebeke Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has said that the Federal Government had provided a whopping N126 billion in the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to upgrade health infrastructure across the country. The upgrade, he said will include: Federal Medical Centres and teaching hospitals with intensive care units, […]
