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U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos Set to Depart for Morocco

Abuja: Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, will depart Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday, en route to Morocco, as they begin the final preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The team is scheduled to arrive in Casablanca, Morocco’s industrial and economic capital, where they will settle into camp before […]

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Lagos, Enugu, and Kano Lead Housing Unit Deliveries in Nigeria: Association Reveals

Abuja: Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has disclosed that Lagos, Enugu, Kano, Niger, and Borno States have delivered the highest number of housing units under the State Housing Corporation over the past year. Eno Obongha, President and Chairman of Council, AHCN, announced these findings during the State of the Nation’s Housing Address in […]

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Ebonyi Government Initiates N10 Billion Gratuity Payments to Local Government Retirees

Abuja: The Ebonyi government has commenced the payment of gratuity backlog amounting to N10 billion to over 4,000 retired Local Government Area (LGA) employees. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Uchenna Igwe, while inaugurating the payment in Abakaliki, said the move would ameliorate the suffering of the retirees. According to News Agency […]

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Nigeria Launches Comprehensive Household Survey to Guide Policy Decisions

Abuja: The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated the seventh round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7), a significant effort aimed at informing policy and development goals. The survey, titled ‘Data for Progress,’ was introduced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with UNICEF and other development partners. According to News Agency […]

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RHI and Tony Elumelu Foundation Launch N25m Grant for 500 Women in FCT

Abuja: The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, with support from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has unveiled a N25 million Recapitalisation Grant for 500 women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The RHI Coordinator in FCT, Dr. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, announced the initiative at an event in Abuja, stating that the grant would […]