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Ex-Lawmaker Urges Benue Assembly On Unity Of Purpose

A former member of the House of Representatives representing Gwer East/Gwer West federal constituency of Benue State, Chief Goddy Ikerave, yesterday advised members of Benue State Assembly to work in unison for their benefits and that of their constituencies. While reacting to the report of non-payment of N30 million constituency allowance and denial of some...
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Private sector vital to tackling internal crises – TGI

TGI Group has reiterated the importance of private sector involvement in tackling internal displacement crises across Africa at the 2024 Africa Roundtable on Private Sector Solutions to Internal Displacement. According to a statement, the Vice Chairman of TGI Group, Farouk Gumel, underscored the role businesses could play in creating sustainable solutions for displaced persons at...
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Betano announces N50m prize for Next Titan

A sports entertainment platform, Betano, has unveiled a grand prize of N50m for the 10th edition of the entrepreneurial reality television show, The Next Titan. Betano announced recently it was the show’s headline sponsor during a press conference at the Lagos Marriott Hotel. Organisers of The Next Nigeria’s 10th season, themed ‘The Unconventional,’ noted they...
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Gen Zs drive interest in embedded lending –Report – Punch Newspapers

Gen Z and millennial consumers are especially likely to use embedded lending. According to a report by Pymnts, a platform for innovation in payments, on Thursday, embedded lending, which is an aspect of embedded financing is already reshaping how consumers and smaller businesses access credit through its convenience and flexibility. According to Stripe, embedded lending...
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593 MDAs to fuel generators with N41bn

Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies will spend about N40.81bn to purchase petrol or diesel to power their generators in 2025, The PUNCH analysis has shown. The amount to be spent by 593 MDAs was listed as generator fuel costs in the 2025 appropriation budget, highlighting the unstable power supply situation in Nigeria. Nigeria has struggled...
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NHIA Initiative Targets Maternal Mortality With Subsidised Health Insurance – DG

The Federal Government, through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says it has inaugurated a groundbreaking initiative to reduce maternal mortality. The initiative is focused on subsidised health insurance for vulnerable women under the Vulnerable Group Fund (VGF). Dr Kelechi Ohiri, the Director-General, NHIA, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of...
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

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The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...