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19 Nigerian Pension Funds Express Interest in Proposed $750m Infrastructure Fund

19 Nigerian Pension Funds Express Interest in Proposed $750m Infrastructure Fund

Nigeria’s pension industry is seeking to mobilise approximately $600 million from domestic pension funds for a proposed $750 million infrastructure investment platform, which has already attracted interest from 19 Nigerian pension funds. The initiative, known…

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IFAD warns El Niño could cost global economy $11tr, food security

IFAD warns El Niño could cost global economy $11tr, food security

Global economy could lose up to $11 trillion to El Niño, with the climate phenomenon expected to have significant and lasting “May cause disease outbreaks, heat risks in 2027” Global economy could lose up to…

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Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign To Kebbi, Pledges To Restore Fuel Subsidy

Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign To Kebbi, Pledges To Restore Fuel Subsidy

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to restore fuel subsidy, improve security and create employment if elected president in 2027. Atiku made the pledge on Thursday during a…

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FG, Moniepoint Enable Nigerians to Access N50,000 Emergency Relief

FG, Moniepoint Enable Nigerians to Access N50,000 Emergency Relief

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has introduced a USSD channel through which eligible Nigerians can check their status and access the Federal Government’s N50,000 National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI). The bank in a statement said…

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FG Rolls Out ₦50,000 Monthly Cash Relief For Vulnerable Nigerians

FG Rolls Out ₦50,000 Monthly Cash Relief For Vulnerable Nigerians

  The Federal Government has commenced a monthly cash relief programme offering ₦50,000 to vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising living costs. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, announced…

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Panel Recommends N1.4bn Compensation over 37 Miners Suffocated in NSCDC Custody

Panel Recommends N1.4bn Compensation over 37 Miners Suffocated in NSCDC Custody

A federal government investigative panel has found that 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State died from asphyxiation, recommending N1.4 billion…

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BARCELONA FINED ÂŁ503 OVER APPROACH FOR ALVAREZ

BARCELONA FINED ÂŁ503 OVER APPROACH FOR ALVAREZ

Barcelona have been fined 602 euros (ÂŁ503) following a complaint by Atletico Madrid over contact the club made with striker Julian Alvarez. Atletico accused La Liga rivals Barcelona of approaching Argentina international Alvarez without first…

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NIGERIAN MAN WHO FLED US in 2019 ARRESTED at US AIRPORT

NIGERIAN MAN WHO FLED US in 2019 ARRESTED at US AIRPORT

A 34-year-old Nigerian man accused of involvement in a fraud and money-laundering scheme targeting elderly Americans has been arrested at an airport in the United States after fleeing the country for Nigeria in 2019. The…

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Oyo Assembly approves N100b for infrastructure

Oyo Assembly approves N100b for infrastructure

• Alli campaign organisation alleges Makinde bent on bankrupting Oyo to fund elections • You’ll refund every kobo after office, Oyo APC tells governor Oyo State House of Assembly has approved a N100 billion loan…

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2027- MAKINDE VOWS to RESET NIGERIA ECONOMY

2027- MAKINDE VOWS to RESET NIGERIA ECONOMY

Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has promised to reset Nigeria’s economy through public-private partnership arrangements to reduce poverty. He also promised to reform Nigeria’s tax…

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