Tag: FG

  • Reps asks FG to Conduct national census before end of 2020

    Reps asks FG to Conduct national census before end of 2020

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    The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to immediately put in motion, preparation for the conduct of a comprehensive national census before the end of 2020, saying the exercise was long overdue. The House said it is unfortunate that Nigeria has relied solely on projections by foreign bodies on her population figures for…

  • FG seeking Sowore, Bakare’s transfer to prison –Falana raises alarm

    FG seeking Sowore, Bakare’s transfer to prison –Falana raises alarm

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    Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), said on Sunday the Federal Government had applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of transfer of his clients who were arrested for their call for the #RevolutionNow protest from the custody of the Department of State Service to prison. The #RevolutionNow protest convener…

  • Licence cancellation: FG queries BEDC, 6 other Discos, gives deadline

    Licence cancellation: FG queries BEDC, 6 other Discos, gives deadline

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    Power distribution companies have till December 7 to submit their written responses providing reasons why their licences should not be cancelled, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission declared on Tuesday. In an updated document on the notice of hearing on the petitions by Discos on the Minor Review and Minimum Remittance Order dated November 5, 2019,…

  • Governors seek variation of loan repayment plans

    Governors seek variation of loan repayment plans

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    Governors on Tuesday sought the variation of the budget support loan repayment, which they said will compound the state governments’ burden. They rejected the proposed monthly repayment of N164billion, stressing that the states could not cope with the stiff condition. The governors also kicked against the proposed plan by the Federal Government to extend the…

  • Ngige: govt can’t meet Labour’s wage demand

    Ngige: govt can’t meet Labour’s wage demand

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    The Federal Government cannot meet the demand of Labour in the new minimum wage regime, Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday. According to him, the economy will grind to a halt like that of Venezuela, should the government accede to Labour’s request, the minister added. Although the Federal Government has started…

  • FG moves to seize Maina’s multi-million property in Nigeria, abroad

    FG moves to seize Maina’s multi-million property in Nigeria, abroad

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed court papers to confiscate a number of properties traced to the embattled former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. At the same time, the anti-graft agency has filed another motion to get an extended order to detain the former deputy director with the Customs,…

  • Senator Ndume to FG: don’t increase VAT

    Senator Ndume to FG: don’t increase VAT

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    The former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to jettison its plan to increase Value Added Tax from 5% to 7.2%. According to him, it will affect the poor masses more. He spoke with State House correspondents after closed doors meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…

  • Revealed: FG Perfects Plans To Re-arraign Sowore Before Another Judge on Monday

    Revealed: FG Perfects Plans To Re-arraign Sowore Before Another Judge on Monday

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    The Federal Government has perfected plans to re-arraign Sahara Reporters publisher and convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, before another Federal High Court Judge in Abuja on Monday, Starnews has learnt. The government is arraigning him on seven counts of treasonable felony, money laundering and cybercrimes which was instituted against him by the Office of…

  • FG to drag judge before NJC for granting Sowore bail

    FG to drag judge before NJC for granting Sowore bail

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    There were indications last night that the federal government was contemplating reporting Justice Taiwo Taiwo, to the National Judicial Council (NJC) on account of his decision to grant bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Justice Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja admitted Sowore to bail on Tuesday and dismissed…

  • Nigeria optimistic of setting aside 9.6bn judgment debt – Lai Mohammed

    Nigeria optimistic of setting aside 9.6bn judgment debt – Lai Mohammed

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    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed optimism that the entire arbitration decisions and judgment debt of N9.6 billion against Nigeria by a UK court over a botched gas contract would be set aside. The Minister stated this in London while reacting to Thursday’s ruling by a UK commercial court staying…