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• FG needs funds to finance immediate needs, pay minimum wage, says Senate leader • Opposition lawmakers stage walkout as Reps raise limit on CBN loans to 10% • Reps repeal, re-enact 2024 Appropriation Act over legal issues The Senate yesterday amended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to increase the borrowing limit the…
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After initial ‘magic wand’ that cleared passport backlog in weeks and initiated reform of the tortuous processing system, a lull has since returned to that arm of the Nigeria Immigration Service. Self-evident is the failure to commence contactless biometric services amid the completion of the Data Control and Command Centre – a reason the concerned…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has cautioned intending protesters and the general public against attacks on critical national assets and infrastructure, saying this contravenes the law.
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Stakeholders have adopted Nigeria’s Climate Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report aimed at strengthening the resilience and adaptive capacity of the health systems to deal with the adverse health effects of climate change. They met at a stakeholders validation workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the World…
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Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed The Guardian story that applicants for student loan will get a stipend of N20,000 monthly. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, revealed that students, who applied for upkeep allowance would receive N250,000 per annum,…
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