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    Category: Economy and Finance

    FG to Convert 417 Grazing Reserves into Modern Livestock Villages with Power, Schools, Health Facilities

    September 12, 2025 (updated September 12, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ABUJA — The Federal Government on Friday announced plans to rehabilitate and transform 417 grazing reserves across the country into modern livestock villages equipped with power supply, schools, healthcare centres, markets, veterinary services, and other essential infrastructure. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, disclosed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)... Read more

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    DSS Summons Dangote, NUPENG as Row over Union Rights Deepens

    September 12, 2025 (updated September 12, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ABUJA — The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to an emergency meeting today over escalating tensions surrounding workers’ rights to unionise. The meeting, scheduled for 3 p.m. in Abuja, will also be attended by representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress... Read more

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