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PTAD pledges swift payment of pensioners’ arrears

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has assured pensioners of its commitment to addressing critical issues, including the payment of the N32,000 pension increase and other outstanding arrears. This was contained in a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday, signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi. According to the statement, the Executive...
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Abbas To Engage Young Nigerians On Social Media Today

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas will today, interact with Nigerians, especially the youth on activities of the parliament under his leadership. The engagement, which will be streamed live on his official and personal social media handles (Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), will have a sample population at the National Assembly...
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Sen Natasha Issues Scathing Sarcastic Apology To Akpabio

  The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has issued a satirical and sharply worded “apology” to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, further intensifying the ongoing tensions within Nigeria’s legislative arena. In a letter laced with biting irony, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan mockingly apologised for what she described...
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Stanbic IBTC reports N82bn gain

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has reported a profit after tax of N82.06bn for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, representing an impressive growth of 80 per cent compared to N45.64bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. The financial services group disclosed its performance in its unaudited consolidated and separate financial statements filed with...
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DSS Arrests 54 Bandits, Gunrunners In Kaduna

…gov hails Tinubu over Ajayi’s appointment   The Kaduna State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has carried out 34 operations in the state, leading to the arrest of 54 suspects, including serving security operatives, and the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunitions. This is as the Kaduna State Governor,...
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PenCom to recover unpaid pensions from power firms

The National Pension Commission has intensified efforts to recover unpaid pension contributions from electricity generation and distribution companies across the country. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday, PenCom’s Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission recently, led a delegation to seek NERC’s...
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Kaduna Govt To Meet ASUU Over Strike-Perm SEC

The Kaduna State Government has expressed its willingness to meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve all contentious issues that led to the strike action embarked upon by the Kaduna State University (KASU) lecturers. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Rabiu Yunusa made the promise at a press...
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