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Group Demands 0.5% Of Nations Tax To Fund SGBV Prevention

The Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi has called on the Federal Government to increase funding for the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP Act) while demanding at least 0.5% from the total national tax, for improved awareness-raising campaigns, and stronger enforcement mechanisms to end Sexual...
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Tinubu Hails Alhaji Tanko Yakassai On 99th Birthday Milestone

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, a respected elder statesman and politician, on his 99th birthday. In a press statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Tinubu lauded Yakassai’s enduring contributions to Nigeria’s development and his lifelong commitment to public...
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CBN Clarifies Voluntary Nature Of Early Exit Package

On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) clarified that its Early Exit Package is entirely voluntary, assuring eligible staff and the public that no employee would be forced into early retirement. In a statement issued by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, the bank emphasized that the initiative is designed to...
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PDP Chieftain Canvasses Stakeholders Active Participation

…Calls for adequate identification of brilliant students with academic excellent A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Engineer Anselm Ijebor has advocated full involvement of critical stakeholders if the nation’s quest for an improved standard of education is to be realized. Engineer Ijebor who is the Chairman of the just concluded National Educational Award...
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Nestle Expands Empowerment Initiative To Support Women Entrepreneurs In Calabar

Nestlé Nigeria has expanded its ‘Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Initiative’ to include 50 more female retailers in Calabar, Cross River State.At the event to launch this project, the participants were trained in merchandising, bookkeeping, and customer service. Speaking on the importance of this project, Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, and Sustainability Lead,...
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Delta Not Among States Owing New Minimum Wage

Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads) Mr Charles Aniagwu has said that the state was among the first to pay workers the new minimum wage. Speaking on a live television programme monitored in Asaba with the theme “Developments within the sub-nationals year 2024 in retrospect”, Aniagwu said Delta was among the first...
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Igbo Youth Forum opposes Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills

…Says bill is anti-people, unjust The Igbo Youths Progressive Forum (IYPF) has opposed the proposed tax reform bill introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement by its National President, Comrade Victor Onuoha Ukeh, the group said the bill is anti-people, unjust, and a clear attack on equity and fairness in Nigeria. According to...
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