Local News
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268Hardship: States Get ₦570b Grant
The Federal Government has released N570bn to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens, President Bola Tinubu announced on...
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269₦1.7b Disbursed to 20,000 Student Loan Applicants – NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund said on Wednesday it had disbursed a total of N1.17bn to 20,000 students in five of the...
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282Monthly Power Subsidy Soars by 151% to ₦211b
The electricity subsidy obligation of the Federal Government rose from N252.76bn to N633.30bn in the first quarter of 2024, a report by...
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263Reps Direct NNPC to Suspend Crude-for-loan Deal
The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating factors working against the petroleum sector has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited...
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437FG Suspends Import Duty on Rice, Flour, Other Essential Food Items
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended import duties on rice, flour, wheat and other essential food items...
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375Panel Berates MOFI for Taking Money without Authorisation
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets yesterday queried the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) for taking money from the budget...
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505FCT-IRS Generates ₦126.54b Half Year Revenue
The Federal Capital Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has collected and remitted N126.54 billion from January to June 2024. The acting Executive Chairman,...
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295FG Okays ₦1.4tr for 13 Roads
The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The...
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210NIMC’s Identity Regulatory Function Will Be Strengthened By New Act –DG
The National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC’s) identity regulatory function will be strengthened by a new act being enacted by the National Assembly,...
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203BVN Enrolments Surge by 854,267 to 62.7m in Two Months
Enrolment for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) by bank account owners surged to 62.7 million as of July 2024, recent data from...
