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LEDAP Calls on FG to Implement Recommendations of Presidential Panel on SARS

The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has urged the Nigerian government to fully implement the recommendations of the Presidential Panel on Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as an actionable step toward promoting justice and support for victims of torture. The organisation also urged…

01/07/2022

House to Re-evaluate Benefits, Contributions of ECOWAS to Nigeria

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Inter-parliamentary Relations and ECOWAS Parliament and Foreign Affairs to appraise the benefits and contributions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards the socio-economic development of Nigeria and Nigerians in the…

01/07/2022

NDLEA Opens Call Centre to Assist People with Drug Issues

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd), has commissioned a modern 24/7 call centre that would attend to Nigerians with needs on drug related issues from all parts of the country. Marwa said that…

01/07/2022

Varsity Strike: Labour to Embark on One-day National Protest

The organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared its intention to organise a one-day nationwide protest within the next two weeks to compel the federal government to resolve issues with the university workers. The Labour movement also…

01/07/2022

World Bank to Provide Scholarship to 152,000 Girls in Katsina State

The World Bank through its Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has concluded plans to give scholarships to 152,000 school girls in Katsina State to enhance enrolment, retention and transition of girls in school. The State Coordinator of AGILE, Mustapha…

01/07/2022

House Passes Bill to Exempt National Assembly from Contributory Pension Scheme

The House of Representatives yesterday passed through second reading a bill to amend the Pension Reform Act, 2014 to exempt personnel of National Assembly Service from the contributory pension scheme and to establish the National Assembly Service Pensions Board. The Bill titled, “Bill…

01/07/2022

UK Partners FG, Civil Society to Sensitise against Illicit Finance

The United Kingdom has extended its partnership and support to the Nigerian Government, civil society and media with the launch of the #ProtectWhatsYours campaign, which aims to raise awareness against illicit finance. According a statement yesterday, by the Senior Communications & Public Diplomacy…

01/07/2022

OPEC Faces Critical Oil Production Decision as Nigeria Gets 1.826m bpd August Quota

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will in August decide whether to continue its current measured oil supply to the global market or set a new quota for its members as the ration agreed upon last year expires. This was just as…

01/07/2022

Fitch: Nigeria’s Rocketing Inflation Dampening Economic Growth, Eroding Purchasing Power

A Fitch Ratings report yesterday stated that Nigeria’s rising inflation was dampening the country’s economic growth and eroding consumer purchasing power. According to the ratings agency, persistently high inflation remains a key macroeconomic weakness, contributing to Nigeria’s relatively modest growth rates and weighing…

01/07/2022

CBN Guarantees N130.90bn to Farmers under Agricultural Credit Scheme

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said a total of 1,232,326 loans valued at N130.90 billion had been guaranteed to farmers under its Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) from its inception in 1977 to May 2022. The bank added that 973,646…

01/07/2022

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