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Seven major operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry have undertaken to remit a total of $37,435,094.52 (approximately ₦58 billion) to the Federation Account before August 2025. The pledge by the oil firms followed the intervention of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Mr. Bamidele Salam. The seven firms that have…
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The IgniteHer Bootcamp, an initiative by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), concluded on March 7 after five days of intensive training of women entrepreneurs. The program, which brought together 90 female entrepreneurs, focused on equipping participants with essential digital skills, business strategies, and mentorship…
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A dramatic police chase along the Gwarinpa-Kubwa service lane in Abuja on Friday evening ended in a crash, leading to the arrest of a suspect involved in a drug-related incident. The incident, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., began when officers of the Crack Squad, led by ASP Segun Ozioma Edene, stopped a Toyota Venza with…
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In the face of unrelenting violence and oppression, women’s voices have long been the spark that ignites the flames of revolution and change. Today, we stand at the precipice of a new era, one where women are refusing to be silenced, refusing to be marginalised
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, with legal action if he fails to rescind the “unlawful” suspension of his fellow senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
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Telecommunications body, the GSMA, has rallied member nations, including Nigeria, on the need to build a resilient infrastructure to set the stage for a connected future expected to add nearly $11 trillion in economic value by 2030 to the global economy.
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Uncertainty in global stock markets sent ripples through the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), last week, prompting a wave of selloffs and causing market capitalisation to fall by N570 billion.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze over a recent attempt to export two kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola.