Tag: Federal Government
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Some freed Chibok girls to undergo surgery – FG
Federal Government, on Thursday, said some of the schoolgirls released by Boko Haram militants over the weekend would need surgery for various ailments. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Jummai Alhassan, who said this at a press conference in Abuja, stated that the girls were undergoing treatment that would take a few…
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TSA implementation: FG rakes in additional N4 billion monthly – Accountant General
The Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has said the implementation of the Single Treasury Account, TSA has helped the Federal Government blocked multiple accounts where over N4 billion which could have been to banks’ advantage now comes directly to its coffers. He also said with the TSA, it recorded over N7 trillion…
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FG denies importing Genetically Modified rice
The Federal Government has denied that it had imported and flooded the nation’s markets with Genetically Modified rice. The Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba made the position of government known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. An online news platform had alleged that the Federal Government through…
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Reappraise PHCN sale agreement, labour urges FG
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Company (SSAEAC) has urged the Federal Government to re-examine the privatization agreement of the nation’s power sector. Mr. Chris Okonkwo, the President of the association, who made the call at an interactive session on Sunday in Lagos, decried what he called the dwindling fortunes of the sector…