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Abuja: The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reviewed the minimum capital requirements for Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) to strengthen the financial stability of the pension industry. The commission disclosed this in a circular signed by Mr Saleem Abdulrahman, Director of Surveillance Department, PenCom. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the […]

Abuja: A total of 840 scholars in Africa have been awarded fellowships under the Next Generation (Next Gen) Programme, as announced by Dr. Cyril Obi, the Programme Director of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Gen Programme. This announcement was made during the inaugural African Peacebuilding Network and Next Gen African Universities Seminar Series […]

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has approved the compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) as a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into or exemption from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The policy mandates that, effective from Oct. 6, no Nigerian graduate-whether from a Nigerian university, polytechnic, college of education, […]

Abuja: Nigeria has been re-elected into Part 2 of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a specialised global agency responsible for overseeing safe, secure, and sustainable air travel. The re-election took place during the ongoing 42nd Assembly of ICAO in Montreal, Canada. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Ben Tukur was […]

Bwari: Residents of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended the Federal Government for introducing skill-based subjects into the basic education curriculum. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, some residents said the new curriculum would encourage self-dependence after school. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the […]