TechnoServe
16 May 2024
To positively impact the lives and livelihood of millions of people with a ripple effect on their families, this was the key message at the launch of Nigeria’s Plastic Solution Activity, an initiative that is jointly funded by USAID and Coca Cola Foundation. More specifically, the initiative is focused on creating Decent Work, Economic Growth…
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Palestinian militant group Hamas has been significantly battered by 15 months of war in Gaza but has not suffered the eradication
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The President of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Professor Adeola Adenikinju, has called on the Federal Government to prioritize direct cash transfers to the poor and significantly increase capital spending in the proposed 2025 budget. Professor Adenikinju, an economist from the University of Ibadan, made this appeal during an interactive session organized by the Senate…
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces his first vote of no confidence in parliament Thursday, with the motion unlikely to pass.
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The Kaduna State High Court has denied Muhammad Bashir Sa'idu, former chief of staff to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, bail in the money laundering and corruption case filed against him. The court had adjourned the ruling on a bail application for Sa'idu till Thursday 16th January 2025. However, when the case came up on Thursday,…
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The Federal Government has debunked a rumour that the Third Mainland Bridge is shaking, describing it as baseless and driven by ulterior motives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some messages on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook claim that a part of Third Mainland Bridge has opened up and the…
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The legal team representing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has condemned the handling of his case, describing it as a gross miscarriage of justice and a violation of constitutional rights. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the team, led by Aloy Ejimakor, outlined a series of…
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Two former German lawmakers went on trial in Munich on Thursday accused of illegally accepting money to lobby
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 779.26kg of illicit drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2024, its Commander in the state, Mrs Obot Bassey said. Briefing journalists in Uyo on Thursday, Bassey said that the command also secured the conviction of 56 drug offenders in the year under review. She said that the Akwa…
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British energy giant BP on Thursday said it would axe 4,700 staff jobs -- about five percent of its workforce -