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Kogi sues Dangote over Obajana ownership
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Obajana: FG reopens plant, Kogi, Dangote continue talks

The Federal Government has reopened the Dangote Cement Plant located in Obajana, Kogi State after it was shut down by the state government. The plant was closed over issues bordering on the legality of the company’s acquisition of the defunct Obajana Cement Company. According to The PUNCH, the plant was reopened after an order by […]

FG, firm to build $1.5bn fertiliser complex
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FG, firm to build $1.5bn fertiliser complex

A global provider of phosphate and its derivatives, OCP Africa and the Federal Government are set to build a $1.5bn fertilizer complex in Akwa Ibom State. According to The PUNCH, the firm in partnership with FG will establish a multi-billion dollar fertilizer complex in Nigeria to deepen the use of standard fertilizers by Nigerian farmers. […]

Clearing agents have warned that the Federal Government will lose more revenue from the implementation of its Vehicle Identification Number policy if refused to intervene.
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VIN implementation: ‘FG’ll lose more revenue without intervention’

Clearing agents have warned that the Federal Government will lose more revenue from the implementation of its Vehicle Identification Number policy if refused to intervene. Less than a year after the introduction of the VIN policy by the Nigeria Customs Service introduced the Vehicle Identification Number, some agents operating in the nation’s maritime sector have […]

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Asset declaration: Ensure strict compliance, FG warns officials

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has warned directors in public offices to strictly adhere to the assets declaration code of conduct or risk sanctions. According to The Punch, the permanent secretary in the ministry, Bashir Alkali gave the warning during a sensitisation workshop organised for public servants holding directors positions. Akali who spoke […]

Buhari unveils SDG financing framework
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Buhari unveils SDG financing framework

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has unveiled a national template for advancing its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and the nation’s development aspirations. According to Nairametrics, Buhari while launching the Nigeria Integrated National Financing Framework Report on Sustainable Development stated that achieving the SDGs will mean ending poverty and hunger, safeguarding the […]

FG loses N16tn to tax waivers - Report
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FG loses N16tn to tax waivers – Report

The Federal Government has lost N16.76tn in revenue between 2019 and 2021 as a result of tax breaks and concessions offered to large businesses. According to The PUNCH, by the end of 2021, 46 businesses had benefited from various tax advantages and duty waiver programs, while 186 businesses’ requests were still being processed. These were […]

Naira redesign: CBN has my approval, Buhari clarifies
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Buhari okays Gombe airport takeover

Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the “takeover” of the state airport. According to The Punch, Yahaya on Friday disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after an audience with the President at the Aso Rock Villa. Yahaya noted that the move would ensure the availability […]

Pay hazard allowance in two months, NMA urges FG
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Pay hazard allowance in two months, NMA urges FG

The Nigeria Medical Association gave the Federal Government two months to pay for the newly approved hazard allowance to its members. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, this was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s August National Executive Council meeting on Sunday in Gombe. The communique was signed by […]

FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS
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FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS

The Federal Government has announced that it has suspended the proposed five per cent excise duty on telecommunications services. According to The Nation, this was announced by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, in Abuja on Monday. Pantami said the decision to suspend the tax was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting […]

Why FG suspended Eastern rail line construction - Minister
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Why FG suspended Eastern rail line construction – Minister

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo has revealed why the work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern rail line was suspended by the Federal Government. According to The Vanguard, the Minister in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday said the rail line was suspended due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties […]

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Amid rising debt, FG increases ministers, others’ tour allowances

Amid rising debts, the Federal Government has increased the Duty Allowances of ministers, permanent secretaries and other civil servants in the federal public service effective September 1, 2022. According to The Punch, a circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, with reference SWC/C/04/S.6/II/333, dated August 31, 2022, and titled, “Review of Duty Tour […]

Power generation dropped 43mw after worker's strike - FG
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Power generation dropped 43mw after worker’s strike – FG

Data received from the Federal Ministry of Power on Sunday revealed that the recent one-day strike by employees of the Transmission Company of Nigeria caused Nigeria’s power generation to plummet from a peak of 4,829.5 megawatts to as low as 43MW. AMBusiness reported that the nation’s electricity grid was shut down last Wednesday by transmission […]