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The newly appointed Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran has assumed duties with a pledge to explore new frontiers in the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
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Contrary to reports circulating on some online news platforms, Omolola Oloworaran, the newly appointed acting director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), was not sacked by her former employer, First Bank of Nigeria. Findings have revealed that this is fake news. Some news blogs had inaccurately reported that Ms. Oloworaran was dismissed from her position…
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Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported. The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed in five years, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew was quoted as saying at a press…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Michael Ango as acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the FCT Minister, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said that Ango’s appointment was expected to expand FCT-IRS revenue base. The News Agency…
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MTN Nigeria executives, staff and partners on Friday honored its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hassan Jaber, as he bowed out of the MTN Group after 29 years of dedicated service and leadership. He will be replaced by Ayham Moussa as the new COO of MTN Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola,…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasized that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development was a major priority of his administration. Tinubu made the declaration when he received members of the group led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, at the State…
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The All Progressives Congress, United States (APC USA) chapter has blamed weak institution, corrupt practices for the biting poverty afflicting Nigerians. Led by Professor Tai Balofin, the APC chapter in a statement on Thursday remarked that the challenges were responsible for the slow speed in the implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's renewed hope agenda.…
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Delta State Police Command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped former commissioner for Technical Education, Joan Onyemachi Mrakpor.
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The Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has announced that its presidential ticket for the 2027 elections will be open to qualified candidates from all six geopolitical zones. The party has stated that it will not zone the presidential ticket, instead, the flag bearer will be determined through a presidential primary. Chairman of the party, Olusegun Peters,…
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The past President of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), Dr. Danjuma Adda, has identified hepatitis as a leading cause of death after Covid-
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Mr Kenneth Maduka, Kogi Project Manager Malaria Consortium, has said that malaria prevalence in the country decreased from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021. Maduka, made this known during the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMCbriefing, organised by the organisation in collaboration with Kogi Ministry of Health held in Lokoja. He said…
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The Nigeria Police Force said the Aug. 7 raid on Labour House in Abuja by its operatives was not targeted at the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday in Abuja, said the raid was in connection to a criminal suspect traced…