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The Federal Government says it has commenced payment of agro-dealers and suppliers Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) claims for the 2014/2015 farming season. Mr Ohiare Jatto, Director, Farm Input Support Services Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, that N12.5 billion was approved for the part-payment of the claims. …

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The Federal Government has approved the closure of five foreign missions and embassies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama said. Onyeama told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The minister, who did not mention the embassies or missions, said the process for closure was underway and was also subject to the approval of the president. “We do not want to …

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The federal government wednesday handed over the letter of award appointing General Electric (GE) as the concessionaire for two narrow gauge rail lines in the country, after the company’s emergence as the preferred bidder for concessions. The concession will see the U.S. multinational invest in excess of $2.2 billion in the two major narrow gauge rail lines that traverse several …

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Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma told the Kano State Government on Tuesday that Nigerians would like to see   the state return to its former status as a major industrial and commercial hub in the country. The Minister who was speaking at the Second Kano Economic and Investment Summit, in Kano City, noted that under Governor Abdullahi Ganduje …

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Nigerians are honourable and hard working people who are making remarkable contributions all over the world, the Federal Government said on Monday in New York. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, said that only a handful of the citizens were deviants. Enikanolaiye lauded the giant strides Nigerians have made in all walks of life, commending their ingenuity, …

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to stick to the 2020 end date for gas flaring in the country in order to cut the harmful effects of the practice on the environment and the huge economic losses to the country. Worse still, the House observed that International Oil Companies operating in the country had defaulted in …

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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a consultant that will be saddled with the responsibility of supervising the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan railway. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the council presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. Amaechi was joined at the …

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The Federal Government has commenced consensus building with experts and critical stakeholders in and outside the government to ensure the successful delivery and implementation of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) Roadmap. Faithful implementation of the ERGP is one of the cardinal focus of government, having realized that lack of diligent implementation was largely responsible for the failure of …

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The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers’ Day celebration.  The Minister of  Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Friday by the Director, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido. He congratulated Nigerian workers for their …

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Folake Sokoya The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development to State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that the enthusiastic response of Nigerians to …

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