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Partnership with Google will turn Nigeria to global tech hub – FG

By Stellamaris Ashinze Lagos, Feb. 13, 2025 The Federal Government on Thursday  said its partnership with Google is set to transform Nigeria into a global technology hub. Mr. Inuwa Kashifu, the Director-General, National Information  Technology  Developmental Agency  (NITDA) said this in a television interview  monitored in Lagos. Kashifu said that …

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Protesters barricade East-West road over alleged  marginalisation in NDDC appointment 

Protesters on Wednesday blocked the East-West Road from the Ughelli axis in Delta, demanding appointment of a Delta indigene as next Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The scores of protesters under the group, Niger Delta People’s Assembly stormed the busy highway as early as 7:00 am …

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Gov. Adeleke raises alarm over plot to destabilise Osun State, directs security operatives to deal with trouble makers 

OSOGBO – 13/02/2024 Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised alarm over credible reports of a sinister plot by elements within the opposition parties to launch vicious attacks on local governments’ secretariats across the state including orchestrated onslaught on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and top government officials. In a …

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Three passengers onboard Air Peace flight from London to Lagos arrested  

Security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, apprehended “three unruly passengers aboard an Air Peace flight from London after they engaged in disruptive behavior that endangered the safety of the flight and its passengers and crew.” This is according to a statement by …

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African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 11, 2025 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Madagascar. The Climate Action Window of the Bank …

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NAFDAC takes over Ariaria drug Market’; Confiscates ‘mind-boggling’ amounts of Mkpuru Mmiri, other unregistered, banned drugs

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Feb. 10, 2025 The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday took over Ariaria International Market in Aba, Abia after discovering huge amounts of unregistered and banned drugs. The agency also confiscated a huge amount of unregistered and banned medicines …

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Energy expert urges Tinubu to end petrol import racket, prioritise local refining

Energy expert Dan Kunle has warned that the continued importation of petrol and diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and certain marketers, despite the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capacity to meet domestic demand, is a disservice to the country. Recent reports indicate that NNPC, Oil Marketers spent N5.5tn …

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 Tinubu announces leadership overhaul at federal Universities; Ike Nwachukwu, Joy Emordi, Prof. Chigbu, others affected   

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University. These changes, according to a statement by  Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) are effective immediately. At Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu …

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Shettima inaugurates DMO supervisory board

 By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Feb. 5, 2025 Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination of the Federal Government. The vice-president, while inaugurating the board at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said it was part of government’s efforts …

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FG must support domestic industries to achieve $1 trillion economy – NESG… as Dangote refinery exports jet fuel to Saudi Aramco

The Federal Government has been urged to support local industries to drive economic growth and meet the $1 trillion economy target. The call was made on Tuesday by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) during a visit to Dangote Fertiliser Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju …

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Passport: NIS to launch contactless passport solution in Europe Feb. 7; New York gets passport processing facility  

ABUJA, FEB. 4, 2025: Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that NIS is set to launch the contactless passport application solution in Europe, with UK serving as the coordinating centre on February 7. The Comptroller General announced this on Tuesday when she paid a …

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Zenith Bank raises over N350b through combined Rights Issue and Public Offer, secures regulatory approval for new capital 

Zenith Bank Plc has raised a total of N350.4 billion through its recently concluded hybrid Rights Issue and Public Offer. In a statement released to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group on Sunday, January 26, 2025, the Bank announced that it has secured the full regulatory approval of the Central Bank …

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