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I was in detention when Presidency approved PFIPC’s budget, I never prepared it – Adeyemi

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EFCC plays alleged contract-fixing voice note of ex-Aviation Minister Sirika in court

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Report raises concerns over neglect of children in budget allocations for crisis-hit communities

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Expert faults FG’s plan to scrap JSS/SSS structure, says poverty, insecurity fuel out-of-school crisis

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I was in detention when Presidency approved PFIPC’s budget, I never prepared it – Adeyemi

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I was in detention when Presidency approved PFIPC’s budget, I never prepared it – Adeyemi

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Nigeria tackles IMF, denies spending ₦8trn outside appropriation

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Tinubu orders probe of Meta, Google, X, AI platforms over alleged malpractices

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