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PenCom urges retirees to embrace data capture

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

by October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

The National Pension Commission has urged retirees and retirement savings account holders to participate in the Data Recapture Exercise DRE which is ongoing. The exercise...

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Nigeria elected into management of African Organisation for Standardisation

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

by October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Nigeria through the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has been elected into the first ever six (6) member, Standards Management Committee (SMC) of the African...

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Over N9bn unaccounted on 32 projects

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

A Civil Society Organisation, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative says data from the 2017 Federal Audit Report indicates that N9.7bn is yet to be accounted for...

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Special grant for rural women kicks off

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq has launched a special grant for rural women in all the local...

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Application for FGs N75bn youth investment fund opens

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Minister, Mr Sunday Dare, on Thursday, inaugurated the application for the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund in Abuja. The...

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FG to ban importation of fish

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

by September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

The Federal Government says it will soon ban the importation of Fish and Milk into the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Natural resources Sambo...

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Inflation rises by over 13 per cent

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

by September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Nigeria’s inflation rate for August has risen by 13.22 percent, the highest increase in 28 months. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...

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Minister, Labour to meet over ‘State of the Economy’

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

by September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige to meet with the organised labour, to hear their grievances over the state...

N10bn relief fund to be disbursed to road transport subsector

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

by September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Minister of State, Transportation, Sen.Gbemisola Saraki with Executives of the NURTW in her office in Abuja, on Thursday, September 10 Ministry of Transportation has constituted...

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FG awards over N5bn irrigation projects in southeast

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

by August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

The Federal Government has awarded contract for the construction of concrete lining on a 40 kilometer irrigation canal along the Lower Anambra Irrigation Project, in...