Tag: #Reforms
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AFDB SEEKS URGENT REFORMS TO UNLOCK AFRICA’S $4 TRILLION SAVINGS
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, has called for urgent reforms to unlock Africa’s estimated four trillion dollars in domestic savings. Tah made the call at the official opening of the 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. According to him, Africa’s challenge is not…
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GROUP CRIES FOUL OVER ‘SMEAR CAMPAIGN’ AGAINST MILITARY PENSION BOSS
The Northern Security Advocacy Group has alleged a coordinated campaign to discredit Mikail Abdulraheem, Chairman of the Military Pension Board. Speaking in Abuja, the group’s spokesman, Jonathan Onoja, claimed the attacks are being driven by some retired military officers unhappy with ongoing reforms. According to him, Abdulraheem’s leadership has improved transparency, sped up pension payments,…
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ABDULSALAMI STEPS IN: EX-HEAD OF STATE BACKS VETERANS’ REFORMS
Nigeria’s military veterans may be getting long-overdue attention as a former Head of State moves to push their concerns to the top. Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has pledged to engage the Federal Government on critical issues affecting military veterans, promising to push for improved welfare and institutional reforms. The assurance came after a…
