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Eligible Nigerian policewomen and military women are among those covered by the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s share subscription grant programme for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals public offer. According to Punch⁠, the Dangote Group clarified that the programme’s category for eligible non-commissioned servicewomen includes female personnel in the police and military. The initiative targets up to

Nigeria’s National Pension Commission says a ₦758 billion Federal Government Pension Bond has cleared inherited pension liabilities, including obligations dating back to 2007. PenCom Director-General Omolola Oloworaran gave the update at the commission’s media conference in Lagos on Tuesday, 6 October. According to The Guardian’s report⁠, she said the intervention had benefited 957,045 Nigerians. The commission

Premium Bonds currently have an annual prize fund rate of 4.35%, with each eligible £1 bond number having a one-in-21,000 chance of winning a prize in the monthly draw. According to NS&I’s official announcement⁠, the rate increased from 3.80% for the September 2026 draw. The odds also improved from one in 22,000. Both the rate and

Nigeria’s Debt Management Office has opened its October 2026 Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond offer, giving investors a choice between two fixed-interest instruments. Applications opened on 5 October and will close on Friday, 9 October, with settlement scheduled for 14 October 2026. The DMO’s official offer document confirms that the bonds are issued on