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Morning recap: FG targets inflated contracts, INEC flags AI photos, other top stories

Morning recap: FG targets inflated contracts, INEC flags AI photos, other top stories

As a new week begins, PUNCH Online brings you some of the major stories making headlines across health, security, politics, metro and business. The Federal Government has warned heads of public institutions against inflated contracts and procurement violations, threatening sanctions for breaches of the Public Procurement Act. Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has flagged

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