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Reject Child Domestic Servitude, Group Urges Nigerians

The Devatop Centre for Africa Development has called on Nigerians to reject the domestic servitude of children, stressing that they must be valued as learners, not labourers. According to a statement, the group made this appeal during a press conference, noting that exploitative child domestic work was on the rise and had become a pressing...
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Citizens Deserve to Know How Taxes are Spe

The Technical Assistant to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service on Broadcast Media, Aderonke Atoyebi, has urged African leaders to be transparent about the spending of tax revenue. According to a statement on Wednesday, Atoyebi made this call at the 2025 Annual Congress of the African Tax Research Network in Cape Town,...
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Nigeria Imports 560,000 Tonnes of Fertilizer in 2025 Boostin

The Ministry of Finance Incorporated has disclosed that Nigeria imported more than 560,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser raw materials in 2025 alone, underscoring the Federal Government’s determination to guarantee steady access to agricultural inputs under the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative. In a statement released on Wednesday, MOFI explained that at least 10 vessels had already discharged...
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8 Million Nigerians Gain Electricity Access

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, says the agency has already provided electricity access to about eight million Nigerians under the Nigeria Electrification Project, with millions more set to benefit in the coming years. Out of the 90 million people said to be without electricity supply, Aliyu said...
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Nigeria Inflation Projected to Fall to 17% by Year-End

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative forecasts that Nigeria’s inflation will drop to 17 per cent by December 2025, predicting continued disinflation. The latest inflation data from the National Bureau of Statistics indicated that inflation dropped 20.12 per cent in August from 21.88 per cent in July. In a policy statement on Wednesday, the policy...
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Guinness Drives NGX Gain: Market Up ₦143bn

The Nigerian Exchange sustained its bullish momentum on Thursday as investors recorded a gain of N143bn, driven largely by price appreciation in Guinness Nigeria Plc, Eunisell Interlinked Plc and Regency Alliance Insurance Plc. At the close of trading, the market capitalisation of listed equities rose from N89.89tn on Tuesday to N90.03tn, while the All-Share Index...
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FG to Issue N758bn Bond for Pension Liabilities

The Federal Government may issue a N758bn bond before the first week of October to clear outstanding pension liabilities, the National Pension Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Contribution and Bond Redemption Department at PenCom, Usman Musa, explained that the process had already begun and was...
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A Global Game-Changer, Says Bombardier

Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier Inc. has endorsed the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, describing it as a world-class facility with the potential to reshape Africa’s energy landscape and transform the global aviation industry. Leading a high-profile delegation to the refinery, Chairman of Bombardier’s Board of Directors, Pierre Beaudoin, said he was struck by the scale, technology, and...
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Nigerian Oil Companies Poised for Deepwater Expansion

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Felix Ogbe, has urged leading Nigerian oil and gas service providers to channel their expertise into the deepwater segment of the industry, where significant opportunities are opening up. Ogbe made the call during an inspection tour of West African Ventures Nigeria Limited’s fabrication yard,...
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