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From Hidden to Heard: CWSI Dismantles Stigma Against Women with Disabilities

By: Bukola Adetinuyo For years, many women and girls with disabilities in Nigeria have lived in silence, hidden by their families, excluded from opportunities, and left out of national conversations. But in Gwagwalada, a bold initiative is changing that story. The Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI), in partnership with CAFOD and Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Global, has launched a pilot empowerment project that’s doing more than teaching skills, it’s shattering the cycle of invisibility that has defined […]

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Economy

CBN Revises Documentation Requirements For PAPSS Transactions

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a significant review of the documentation requirements for transactions conducted through the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Bank on Monday, this initiative is part of CBN’s ongoing commitment to foster seamless intra-African trade, financial inclusion, and operational efficiency for Nigerians engaging in cross-border payments within Africa Launched by Afreximbank in partnership with the African Union and the African Continental Free […]

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Business

Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports Hit $1.791bn In Q1 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC on Monday, revealed that the nations value of exports in the first quarter of 2025 stands at one point seven nine one billion dollars. The Executive Director of the council, Nonye Ayeni, who disclosed the figures while addressing the journalists in Abuja on Monday, said the amount surpassed the one point four three six billion dollars generated in the first quarter of 2024. She said the significant growth reflects the resilience […]

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Nigeria’s Democracy Must Reflect All Voices — Speaker Abbas

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says Nigeria’s democracy must be measured by how much the critical stakeholders in the nation are involved in the processes. He stated this while addressing a group of social media influencers, most of whom were youth, at the National Assembly on Monday, highlighting the importance of the teeming youth population and their voice on the Internet to democracy. A statement on Monday by the Special Adviser on Media, […]

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Education

NILDS Records Sharp Rise in Postgraduate Enrollment

By: Julian Adetinuyo The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, has recorded a sharp rise in postgraduate enrollment, with two hundred and forty-four students matriculated for the twenty twenty-four to twenty twenty-five academic session — a nearly ninety percent increase compared to the previous year. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony in Abuja, Director-General of NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, said the surge in enrollment reflects the growing relevance of legislative and democratic studies in nation-building. He attributed the […]

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2027: Monarchs Pledges To Deliver 70% of South-East for Tinubu’s Re-Election Bid

By Oluwakemi Kindness Traditional rulers across Igbo land in the South east of the country have pledged to deliver at least, 70 percent of the region's vote to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The monarchs under the aegis of Ndi Igbo Progressive Traditional Rulers Council, stated this when their chairman, His Royal Majesty, Eze Nnamdi Oforegbu from Abia State paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu in Umuahia, […]

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Economy

Federal Government Set To Pay Arrears Of Wage Award

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government on Monday says it is set to pay the outstanding five months N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director Press, Bawa Mokwa. The OAGF explaines that the Federal Government had earlier paid five months wage award to federal government employees in instalments, adding that the outstanding arrears would be paid in […]

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Economy

PenCom, NERC Crack Down on GENCOs, DISCOs Over Pension Arrears

By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has sought the intervention of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to compel electricity Generation Companies (GENCOs) and Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to remit outstanding pension contributions owed to their employees. PenCom’s Director General, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, stated this when she led a delegation to seek NERC’s intervention in addressing the non-compliance by 16 electricity companies. According to a statement by the commission, the firms have failed to remit billions of naira in […]

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Economy

Liquidation Dividend: NDIC pays ₦46.6bn To Depositors Defunct Heritage Bank

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared the first tranche of liquidation dividends of ₦46.6bn from the proceeds of sales of the defunct Heritage bank's assets and recovery of debts owed to the defunct institution. Liquidation dividend represents amount paid by the Corporation to depositors of a closed bank, in excess of the maximum insured limit, from the proceeds of sales of assets and recovery from the debtors of the failed bank. It also includes amounts […]

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