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Solid Minerals: FG Attracts Over $2.6bn FDI In 2 Year — Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, disclosed that the Tinubu-led administration has attracted over $2.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI into the sector in two years.Alake made this known in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, where the Minister advocated for regional hubs to power Africa’s

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PenCom Increases NSITF Pensions By 1,173%, Pays N8.70bn Arrears

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved an upward review of pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), increasing their total monthly pension payments from N12.56 million to N159.95 million.The upward review translated to an unprecedented 1,173% enhancement in the total monthly payout.According to PenCom: “The NSITF pension increase is

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The Economic And Security Benefits Of Ranching Reform

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to comprehensive ranching and livestock reforms at the National Economic Council (NEC) conference in Abuja. His message was clear: reforming Nigeria’s livestock sector is not optional, it is imperative for economic revitalisation and national security.The President emphasised that dairy farming, livestock investment, ranch development, and agricultural

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Declines To 15.15%, Says NBS

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 15.15 percent in FEBRUARY 2026, marking the ninth consecutive month of moderation, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).The data bureau said the CPI, which tracks changes in the prices of goods and services, rose to 131.2 points in

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Why Fuel Prices Are Rising in Nigeria: Analysts Point to Global Oil Supply Disruption

Dr. Tijjani Ahmad, a senior lecturer at Hussaini Adamu Polytechnic, Kazaure, has attributed the recent fuel price hike in Nigeria to global oil price changes, logistics constraints, and the nation’s historical dependence on fuel imports. Speaking exclusively to our correspondent, Dr. Ahmad explained that Nigeria remains highly vulnerable to shocks in the international crude oil

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Subsidy Debate Reignites as Fuel Hike Worsens Economic Strain

Three years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that “subsidy is gone,” the contentious debate over fuel subsidy removal has returned to the forefront of national discourse as a fresh wave of petrol price hikes intensifies the cost-of-living crisis, pitting the federal government’s defence of its reforms against a chorus of opposition figures, labour unions,

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Ministers Could be Forced to Make NHS Workforce Plans Public

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Ministers Could be Forced to Make NHS Workforce Plans Public

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Ministers Could be Forced to Make NHS Workforce Plans Public

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Business & Economy

Ministers Could be Forced to Make NHS Workforce Plans Public

Ahen an unknown printer took a galley of type and their scrambled imaketype specimen book has follorrvived not only fiver centuriewhen an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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