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Tell Governors To Settle Pension Arrears

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has once again called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to compel governors of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to pay outstanding pension increase arrears owed to retirees. The Union made this appeal on Sunday, in a press statement issued in Abuja by its National President,...
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AMVCA Announces Nominees For 12th Edition

On Sunday, the organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) announced the nominees for its 12th edition. According to the organisers of the prestigious award, the 2026 edition consists of 32 categories, featuring 18 jury-voted awards, 11 audience-voted categories, and three special recognition awards, including Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer honours. Announcing the programme...
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Alkali Dismisses PDP Return Claim

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali, has distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing as fake and malicious an image circulating on social media linking him to the opposition party. In a statement,  Alkali described the image, which allegedly showed him in a setting linked to PDP...
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Portfolio Investments Up 85% Ahead FDI Inflows

Despite a steady increase in foreign direct investment inflows into the country in the last three years, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the FDIs still ranked the lowest when compared with other types of capital inflows recorded by the country. Findings by New Telegraph showed that within the...
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CAPPA Urges FG To Increase Tobacco Control Budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary allocation for tobacco control. CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, made the call in a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communications Officer, CAPPA, yesterday in Abuja. Oluwafemi said Nigeria’s current budgetary allocation remained grossly...
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