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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Michael Olugbode |Adeyinka Salami |Sunday Aborisade |Ugo Aliogo
Michael Olugbode in AbujaThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has noticed some unscrupulous individuals, cyber cafes, and organisations indiscriminately printing unauthorised ‘NIN’ cards and charging unsuspecting members of the public exorbitant fees.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Ugo Aliogo |Ibrahim Oyewale
Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has called on African countries to invest more on female education to increase the number of female scientists on the continent. The Executive Director, UNFPA, Dr. Natalia Kanem, made the call on Tuesday at the 15th Bi-Annual General Assembly and Scientific Conference of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) holding in Abuja themed: “Empowering and Advancing Africa’s Scientific Enterprise”.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Ugo Aliogo |Ojogun Victor |Ima Ekanem |Nume Ekeghe
Union Bank of Nigeria has announced the launch of the fourth edition of its Save and Win Palli Promo, which will run from December 2024 to May 2025. A statement issued by the bank said the campaign offers customers the chance to win over ₦131 million in cash prizes, Motorcycles, Tricycles, Fuel Vouchers, and a star prize of ₦5 million to be handed out to three lucky winners at the grand finale in May.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Segun Awofadeji |Emmanuel Addeh |Okon Bassey |Ugo Aliogo
Michael Olugbode in AbujaThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2.3 million to procure 4.8 million doses of life-saving malaria tablets from Swiss Pharma (Swipha) in a landmark partnership that will expand access to essential medicines in Nigeria and West Africa.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | James Emejo |Ima Ekanem |Ugo Aliogo
Kasim Sumaina in AbujaThe federal government has constituted a 5-man joint ministerial committee comprising the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy charged to mediate, address and proffer remedies to challenges faced by the Association of Maritime Truck Owners.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Deji Elumoye |Ndubuisi Francis |Sunday Aborisade |Ugo Aliogo
Kayode TokedeIn an unprecedented move aimed at strengthening the economy and advancing financial inclusion, the Federal Government has raised over $900million from its first-ever Domestic Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) US Dollar Bond issuance. The Debt Management Office (DMO) described the achievement as a pivotal step in Nigeria’s economic development.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Ndubuisi Francis |Sunday Aborisade |Ugo Aliogo
•We want prosperity democratised, support govt on levy, says Elumelu•Balogun: we’re confident of government’s support for economic growthDeji Elumoye in AbujaNigeria’s banking sector representatives yesterday, met formally with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, to seek clarifications on the recently imposed windfall levy.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Addeh |Okon Bassey |Ugo Aliogo |Ima Ekanem
Segun Awofadeji in BauchiUSAID Palladium-funded project, Health System Strengthening Cluster has observed that if all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi State are adequately supervised, it would guarantee quality healthcare service delivery in the state.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Okon Bassey |Ugo Aliogo |Ima Ekanem |Onuminya Innocent
Emmanuel Addeh in AbujaThe federal government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday signed a N115.2 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support current reforms in the power sector as well as back the country’s push to provide electricity through cleaner sources.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Sunday Aborisade |Ugo Aliogo |Ndubuisi Francis |James Emejo
•Commission raises the alarm over fake social media accountsNdubuisi Francis in Abuja and Kayode Tokede in LagosThe Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has urged the new board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to embrace innovation to make the agency better prepared to regulate a dynamic capital market.
