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UK launches £12.4m reforms to boost Nigeria’s economy

The United Kingdom has launched two economic reform programmes worth £12.4m to support Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience, and private-sector growth. The initiatives – the Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation programme and the Nigeria Public Finance Facility – were unveiled on Thursday at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Abuja. In her opening remarks, the...
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Lagos Lawmaker’s Market Stall Donation Empowers 400 Traders

A lawmaker representing Epe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Tasir Raji, has donated 400 stalls in the reconstructed Ayetoro Market, located in Epe Town, to his constituents. According to a statement shared with Saturday PUNCH by the lawmaker’s Media Assistant, Babatunde Kaka, the initiative forms part of the official commissioning of the heritage...
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No Intrusion into Bank Accounts

The Federal Government has reassured citizens and investors that the implementation of the new tax laws will be done fairly, transparently, and with a human face. The Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee, Mr Joseph Tegbe, gave the assurance after the committee was inaugurated by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of...
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Bishop Says No Notification Yet

The cheering news circulating on a private television station regarding the release of some abducted children cannot be confirmed, as the Proprietor of St. Mary’s Private Catholic School, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, says neither he nor any staff member has been contacted. Despite the uncertainty, the Bishop expressed strong optimism that the children will return...
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Otuaro: Salvation Speaks Against Misinformation

The Phase 2 leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has dismissed as false and misleading reports claiming that the National Assembly threatened to arrest the programme’s Administrator, Dennis Brutu Otuaro. In a statement on Sunday, the National Chairman of PAP Phase II, Ibena Rufus Salvation, said the comment allegedly credited to the Leader of...
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Ganduje’s Independent Hisbah Commences Recruitment

The Independent Hisbah Guard, an initiative conceived by former Kano State Governor, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, has begun its recruitment exercise to engage 12,000 prospective guards. The idea for the new outfit emerged after the reported dismissal of 12,000 personnel from the Kano State Hisbah Board by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Alhaji...
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ADC Says APC Insensitive To Plight Of Nigerians

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government over its failure to pay more than N500 billion owed to local contractors for completed projects, describing the situation as evidence of the ruling party’s insensitivity to the suffering of Nigerians. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji...
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