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Transport minister seeks more funds for infrastructure development

20.01.2025
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, has called for increased funding to sustain and expand the nation’s transportation infrastructure as outlined in the 2025 budget proposal. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Chief Information Officer, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Gift Seddon, on Friday. Addressing the Joint Committees at the National Assembly in...
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Economic reforms turning Nigeria around — Oyedele

20.01.2025
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured Nigerians that the ongoing economic reforms by the Bola Tinubu administration are beginning to yield positive results. Speaking at The Platform, an event organised by the Covenant Nation on Saturday, Oyedele stressed that the removal of petrol subsidies, a...
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Afrexim Bank’s fund will boost aviation sector – Airlines

20.01.2025
Airline operators are optimistic the aviation sector will be significantly enhanced if Afrexim Bank implements its pledge to provide financing for aircraft acquisition in Nigeria. The Chief Operating Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Osita Okonkwo, expressed optimism while speaking with our correspondent about the transformative impact of the proposed access to finance for the acquisition...
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APC Commiserates With Niger Govt, Residents

20.01.2025
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has joined Nigerians to commiserate with the government and people of Niger State over fire explosion that was caused by petrol tanker last weekend. It has been reported that over 60 persons lost their lives in the explosion disaster, while many others sustained injuries of...
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NCRIB partners firms to widen insurance coverage

20.01.2025
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers has said it will partner with supermarkets in 2025 to ensure that Nigerians do not have an insurance-free 2025. This was disclosed by the President and Chairman of the Governing Board of the NCRIB, Bàbàtunde Oguntade, at a media parley at the council’s headquarters in Lagos. The poor...
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Southern Governors’ Forum Condoles With Bago

20.01.2025
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, has described the tanker fire explosion that claimed over 80 lives and injured 25 others along Dikko-Maje road in Suleja, Niger State, as a devastating tragedy. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, yesterday, Abiodun, who said the governments and...
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PalmPay does not give loans, says CEO

20.01.2025
Digital payment platform PalmPay has reaffirmed its role as a mobile payment provider, distancing itself from any direct involvement in loan disbursement. The Mobile Money Operator with 35 million customers explained that all lending activities on its platform are conducted by third-party financial institutions leveraging its ecosystem, not PalmPay itself. Speaking at a press conference...
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JAMB Workers Defend Oloyede Over N1.1bn Feeding Allocation

20.01.2025
The National Association of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have hailed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar Is-haq Oloyede for prioritising workers’ welfare. The unions clarified that the N1.1 billion proposed in the 2025 budget for the feeding scheme included expanding the free lunch...
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