Tag: FG
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FG Pushes For Improved Detention facilities to safeguard detainees’ rights
By: Isaac Thlama- Abuja The Federal Government has initiated moves to ensure that detention facilities in the country conform with international best practices. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the Police Visitors Week on Monday at Life Camp Police station, in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, explained…
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FG Postpones Fuel Subsidy Removal till Further Notice
The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, said in Abuja on Monday that the Federal Government had postponed the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products till further notice. Ahmed stated this at a meeting held at the National Assembly. The meeting was convened at the instance of the President of…
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FG commences construction of Kaduna-Kano rail
In a bid to link the country through rail, President Muhammadu Buhari will do the ground breaking of the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge by Thursday. Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement by Eric Orjiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations, said the event would…
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FG solicits road users understanding as bridge works advance
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Tuesday solicited road users understanding as work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway moved to another phase. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the first cross beam of the flyover on the Ibadan-bound lane in the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project was…
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No fresh lockdown over COVID-19 – FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of a second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Nigerians’ll benefit from COVID-19 vaccines – FG
The Federal Government has said Nigerians will be part of the early beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccine when developed in commercial quantity. Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Abuja on Tuesday that anytime a potent vaccine is found or developed as a solution to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians will not be left out.…
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FG vows to discourage physicians’ “brain drain” from the country
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage “physicians’ brain drain” from the country. Ehanire said this on Friday in Abuja after inspecting work on the new cancer centre at the National Hospital, Abuja. “I have heard the challenge of doctors leaving the country. We have…
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NLC urges FG to end medical tourism
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called on governments at all levels to end medical tourism by improving funding to the health sector. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a ceremony to mark the 2020 Global Day of Action on Care. This year’s ceremony has the theme: “Invest in Care…
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FG declares Oct. 29 public holiday for Eid-el-Maulud celebration
The Federal Government has declared Thursday as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this is in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday in Abuja. Aregbesola, who made the declaration on…
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FG seeks support of lawmakers in tackling fake news
The Federal Government has solicited the support of the National Assembly in formulating a national policy on use of social media to control fake news and misinformation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the request in Abuja while defending the 2021 budget proposal of the Information sector of his ministry. Mohammed,…