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The Nigerian government has said the country’s N20 trillion pension fund is safe and secure. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Recall that after last Tuesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, Edun said the government would unveil a plan to harness local funds to finance infrastructure development. His statement was condemned by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, which urged the Federal Government to refrain from tampering with the pension fund. In a joint statement by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero and the TUC Deputy Preside…

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