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FG Begins Payment of N18bn Severance Benefits to 2,700 Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers

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Precious Nwonu, Enugu The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N18bn in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways, more than 20 years after the airline was liquidated. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at … [Read more…]

FG Moves to Remove Criminal Penalty for Attempted Suicide

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Precious Nwonu, Enugu The Federal Government has commenced steps to remove criminal penalties for attempted suicide following the approval of the decriminalisation proposal by the Federal Executive Council. The move is expected to pave the way for amendments to relevant provisions of the Penal Code and Criminal Code when the proposal is presented to the … [Read more…]