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The federal government has adjusted the list of tertiary hospitals to carry out a new subsidy scheme to ease the cost of dialysis for patients in Nigeria. The government said it is a significant move to save lives, reduce both  physical…
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Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced that the state government will subsidise the cost of petrol to farmers in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday evening in Bama town when…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), says it has not paid fuel subsidy to anybody in the last nine years. Chief Financial Officer of the company, Alhaji Umar Ajiya made the clarifications on Monday in Abuja. …
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The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and  Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged…
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President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government decided to remove fuel subsidy and abolish multiple foreign exchange rates to grow the economy for national development. The president said this while addressing the nation in a…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday gave a breakdown of how it spent the N90 billion Federal Government’s subsidy for the 2024 Hajj pilgrims. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, gave the breakdown…
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The Presidency has said two trending fiscal policy documents in circulation are still proposals and have not been approved by President Bola Tinubu. It also reiterated that the fuel subsidy regime has ended, and the government’s…
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A cross-section of some Nigerians in Plateau, Benue, and Taraba states, have expressed divergent views over the current prices of goods and services in the country. The respondents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency…
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Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has approved the payment of N2.1 billion as subsidy for the state’s 2024 intending Hajj pilgrims. Each of the state’s 2,290 intending pilgrims will get a subsidy of N959,000 amounting to 50 per cent of…
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The chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Sanusi Garba, says the Federal Government will continue to subsidise electricity to ease the financial burden on Nigerians due to economic challenges in the country. …
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