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Team Nigeria

‎Boluwatife Kehinde  ‎The National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed the clearance of allowances and bonuses for team Nigeria athletes competing at the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ‎The disclosure was made in a statement issued by the NSC’s Director of Press, Kehinde Ajayi. According to the release, the Director General of the Commission, Bukola Olopade, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare of Nigerian athletes during a meeting with the team and officials of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in Tokyo. ‎Olopade stressed that the recent restructuring of sports administration under President Bola Tinubu was…

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healthcare

By Eniola Amadu Keir Starmer’s government has been urged to establish a new “national occupational health service” to address rising levels of economic inactivity linked to long-term sickness. In a report released, the Fabian Society thinktank proposed funding the system through a £2bn levy on Britain’s largest employers. It argued that the new service could help more people remain in work, while addressing the patchy and inconsistent support currently available. The plan suggests adding a health component to Labour’s incoming growth and skills levy, which is due to replace the apprenticeship levy. Under the proposal, the biggest tenth of businesses…

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Jim Edgar

By Eniola Amadu Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a two-term Republican known for steering the state towards greater financial stability in the 1990s, has died aged 79. His family announced on Sunday that he died from complications linked to treatment for pancreatic cancer. Edgar had revealed his diagnosis earlier this year. A statement from his relatives expressed gratitude for the support received in recent months. “We are deeply grateful for the love, support and kindness so many have shown to Jim and our family over these last several months,” they said. Edgar, who began his career as a state legislator,…

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