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- 4 Mar 2021
AGF Urges Postmaster General to Explore Human & Material Resources to Improve NIPOST
Ahmed idris FCNA, the Accountant General of the Federation, has advised the Postmaster General of the Federation and the management team of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to explore its vast…
- 20 May 2025
NITDA Takes IT Projects Clearance Campaign to Office of Accountant General, Others
In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to enhance governance for effective service delivery, and with NITDA asserting its mandate as the clearing house for all government…
- 13 Feb 2025
FG Order MDAs to Close Commercial Banks’ Accounts, Enforce TSA Policy
Federal government has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) operating in states to close their accounts with commercial banks and fully comply with the Treasury Single Account…
- 8 May 2026
FG Says It May Reject World Bank Loans over Delays
Dr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, accountant-general of the federation, has warned that the federal government may reject loan facilities from the World Bank if delays in approval and disbursement persist,…
- 15 Jun 2020
FG Rakes in Over N1.68Bn COVID-19 for COVID-19 Eradication
Federal government has received a total of N1,689 billion as COVID-19 eradication support donations in two months, according to office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). Henshaw…
- 12 Aug 2014
IT System Saved FG N160Bn
Jonah Otunla, accountant general of the Federation, yesterday said the introduction of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System in the public sector has saved the Federal Government…
- 18 Aug 2013
AGF Asks MDAs to Furnish it with NUBAN Accounts
Joseph O. Otunla, accountant-general of the Federation (AGF), has directed all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to update their bank details with his office without further delay…
- 22 May 2022
Buhari Names Anamekwe Nwabuoku as Acting AGF
Mr Anamekwe Nwabuoku has been appointed by the federal government as the acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). Anamekwe Nwabuoku, Acting AGF The appointment of Mr Nwabuoku followed the…
- 3 May 2016
In London, AGF Enumerates TSA Benefits, as Over 900 MDAs Join
Alhaji Ahmed Idris, accountant general of the Federation (AGF), has enumerated the benefits of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to global audience in London, saying the federal government has…
- 8 Jun 2021
Malami Logs into Twitter to Deactivate Account
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account to show solidarity with the Federal Government which had…
- 14 Sept 2017
FG’s N70Bn Trapped in Failed Banks
Alhaji Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation, on Thursday said over N70billion of funds belonging to the federal government had been lost to failed banks in the country. He said this in a…
- 11 Mar 2013
Reps Order Arrest of NNPC Boss, Others over N142.7Bn Debt
House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) owes the Federal Government N142.7 billion and that the Corporation has not shown any…
- 30 Oct 2013
AGF, Budget Office Say Nigeria is Cash-Strapped
Nigeria is officially cash-strapped, though not broke, according to Dr. Bright Okogwu, director-general, Budget Office of the Federation and Mr. Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, accountant general of the…
- 22 Dec 2013
Reps Accuse FG of Spending N4.7trn Without Approval
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, at the weekend, accused the Federal Government of spending about N4.7 trillion from 2004 to 2012 from the Service-wide vote without the approval…
- 15 Feb 2024
REMITA Platform Generates N34.311 Trillion for FG in 7 Years- Atanda
Mr. ‘Deremi Atanda, managing director/CEO of REMITA, , has said that the platform generated N34.311 trillion into the Federation Account between 2015 and 2022. He made the disclosure during the…
- 26 Dec 2014
Oshiomhole Says $30Bn Excess Crude Fund Unaccounted For
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has accused the Federal Government of failing to account for about $30billion that have accrued to Nigeria’s excess crude account in the last three years,…
- 12 Jan 2017
FG Adopts Integrated Personnel and Payment Information System for Workers
Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Accountant-General of the Federation, (AGF), has said that all federal government employees would be brought into the Integrated Personnel And Payment Information System (IPPIS).…
- 15 Feb 2017
Bankers, Civil Servants in Trouble over $151m in Fictitious Accounts
Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the Federation, has said that the federal government was compiling lists of suspects who will face trial over the $151million and N8billion found in…
- 29 Jun 2015
FG Begins Probes of N3.8trn Missing Oil Money
A panel of four governors was, yesterday, constituted to probe the affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), following revelations that the corporation withheld N3.8 trillion of…
- 21 Feb 2024
Tinubu Directs Government Agencies to Digitalize all Operations
In a bid to curb the perennial and increasing cases of leakages of sensitive materials from government offices, the federal government has ordered all Permanent Secretaries to fast track the…
- 16 Sept 2018
NIMC Receives Accolade Over Accountability
The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, has applauded the management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for its mannerism in carrying out its functions and…
- 13 Oct 2024
SERAP Urges Tinubu to Reverse Petrol Price Hike Pending Court Verdict
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol prices…
- 11 May 2025
SERAP Challenges CBN to Publish Local Government Allocations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to immediately disclose whether it has commenced the direct disbursement of allocations to the 774 local…
- 20 Feb 2015
Reps Seek Information on $20Bn NNPC Audit Report
House of Representatives yesterday asked the federal government to furnish it with the detailed report of the forensic audit of accounts and transactions of the Nigerian National Petroleum…
- 16 Apr 2016
FG Will Not Frustrate MTN over N780Bn Fine- AGF
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of Justice, has revealed that it is not the intention of the federal government to frustrate MTN as a result of the fine imposed…
- 18 Mar 2019
FG Orders MDAs to Move Payroll to IPPIS
Mr. Ahmed Idris, accountant general of the Federation, has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that have not moved their payroll to the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System…
- 16 May 2022
EFCC Confirms Arrest of Ahmed Idris, AGF over Alleged N80Bn Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that its operatives on Monday, arrested Mr. Ahmed Idris, serving accountant general of the federation,in connection with alleged…
- 18 May 2022
Finance Minister Suspends AGF over Alleged N80Bn Fraud
Zainab Ahmed, minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has suspended Ahmed Idris, the embattled Accountant-General of the Federation, from office over his alleged involvement in N80billion…
- 17 Sept 2024
FG Reassures on Integrated Personal Payroll Information System’s Safety
The Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) database is safe and secure, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) assured. The assurance is on the heels of recent…
- 26 Nov 2015
Cost of Governance: Buhari Approves E-Unit for FMF
‎In line with the current administration’s resolve to institute reform policies that will ensure effective management of the nation’s economy and reduce cost of governance, President…