Omokhudu Idogho
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Barely two weeks to the end of the year, Nigeria’s hope of achieving 95 per cent financial inclusion by December may not be realised as emerging socio-economic challenges, including escalating digital fraud, rising mistrust and deepening poverty slow the process.
44 mins ago
Former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the party’s inability to build an enduring structure after the 2023 elections is responsible for the gale of defections from the party.
45 mins ago
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said only 18,000 pensioners are yet to receive pension accrued benefits despite the Federal Government’s N44 billion provision between March and September 2023.
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Heavy transactions in the shares of banks, last week, lifted the volume of shares traded, as a turnover of 2.5 billion shares worth N91.3 billion was recorded in 51,406 deals on the floor of the Exchange.
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Accusing fingers were pointed at President Bola Tinubu and the policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government yesterday, as critics claimed they were responsible for the recent deadly stampedes that caused the death of dozens across the country.
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Hareter Babatunde Oralusi, an impact investment advocate and Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Capital Development Fund (NCDF)
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The statement attributed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), that its personnel encounter security risks in their bid to probe high-profile corruption cases is unexpected and constitutes a slap on the government’s much-touted commitment to fight corruption.
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to cut the proposed budget of N9.4 billion on travel, refreshments and meals for the Presidency, and the proposed N344.85 billion for the lawmakers.
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Despite efforts to tackle unending cost-push inflation affecting building materials prices, many investors and property developers are being forced to abandon their housing projects due to the cost of financing, logistics and labour.