President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said he is committed to ensuring the country wins the fight against corruption. The President, who stated this on Wednesday at the official unveiling of the Office of the Auditor-General’s Strategic Plan 2024 to 2028 in Abuja

The Federal Government, on Thursday, directed the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to increase its technical support to local government councils, aiming to enhance fiscal transparency, accountability, and effective resource management. It also said that it is part of efforts to strengthen fiscal discipline and ensure good governance at the local level. The Secretary to the…

The National Assembly Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr George Akume have underscored the importance of leadership role in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...

Federal Government has  inaugurated a ten-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment on local council autonomy Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume,

An Inter-Ministerial Committee has been inaugurated with the responsibility of enforcing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. The committee was inaugurated by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, on Tuesday. The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments gain full autonomy, allowing them…

Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has inaugurated a water scheme for communities in Borgu Local Council of Niger State. The waterworks, which was first built in 1983, has over years provided potable water to the inhabitants until it went moribund two decades ago. Moved the people’s plight, the National Hydro Electric…

Nigerians are still weighing costs of last week’s industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Some confessed that Labour did well to knock some seriousness into this government, which since inception has relied more on soap-box promises

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it did not commit treason, defending it's demands for a better wage as clear and just. The NLC responded to comments by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who accused labour of committing treason by shutting the national grid. “Nowhere in the world…

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm despite the economic challenges facing the country, as President Bola Tinubu is working to improve the economic fortunes of the country.  

The National Salaries Wages and Income Commission (NSWIC) has scheduled a meeting with organised labour over the ongoing nationwide strike which started on Monday. The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a national strike following their failure to reach an agreement with the Federal Government on a…

It is the tradition that governments and individuals alike mark important days in their lives; sometimes with fanfare and other times with things symbolic, depending on the season. It is in this context that we reflect on the announcement

One year into the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration, the Federal Government said it had accomplished so much within the short period. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who spoke yesterday