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Lawmakers back N500bn annual housing budget

Federal lawmakers have expressed support for the plan to increase the housing ministry’s yearly budget to a minimum of N500bn, starting with the 2025 budget cycle, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Musa Dangiwa, has said. Dangiwa said this was following the ministry’s engagement with the National Assembly leadership while speaking at the 2024...
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Marketers differ on advance payments for Dangote petrol

Oil marketers have expressed diverse opinions on the recent demand by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which stated that dealers must make advance payments before they can begin off-taking products from the Lekki-based refinery. This demand was advanced to marketers during a high-level stakeholder meeting organised by NNPC Group CEO Mele Kyari, representatives of the Major...
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Real estate firm woos diasporan investors

A real estate firm, Pelican Valley Nigeria Ltd, has provided a 100 per cent return on investment to its members within one year of investment in the estate products. In a statement, it was stated that the socioeconomic fortune of Ogun State, particularly the Abeokuta and its environs, was set to witness about two dozen...
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FESTAC residents petition IG against FHA officials

Residents of Festac Town, Lagos, have raised alarm over an alleged violation of court injunction by officials of the Federal Housing Authority. The residents petitioned the Inspector-General of Police through their legal representative, Adetayo Bello. They alleged in a statement that the FHA has continued to demolish properties in the Festac extension area of 6th...
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Capital market operators get new registration requirement

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a new requirement for Capital Market Operators seeking to renew their annual registration. As part of the renewal process, CMOs will now be required to submit evidence of their registration with a trade group. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday, this directive, signed by...
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Impactful research can make Nigeria investment hub – Minister

The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Dr Uche Nnaji, has said that producing impactful research with global solutions can turn Nigeria into an investment hub. Nnaji said this at the First Annual Convening of the Nigerian Impact Investing Research and Industry Collaborative themed ‘Impact Investing: Shaping Policies, Research, and Innovation to Commercialisation – The...
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