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15 Jan
Intra-African trade’s value has declined to $190.9 billion, demonstrating persistent challenges the regional economies continue to face in trading with one another under the continental common market, blamed on both tariff and non-tariff barriers.
17 Dec
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has conducted an applied training on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT). Desmond Utomwen, Media aide in the office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) in…
14 Apr 2024
The Director, Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division, United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Sweta Saxena, has said that African Continent has all the ingredients required to be successful.
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It was against the run of play that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ran a race of his life. The first
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Detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has announced that he won't, both now and ever, face any trial conducted by any judge or court without jurisdiction or whose jurisdiction does not pass constitutional muster. He said that this decision would stand even "if it will take the rest of my life in…
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Nothing screams indulgence like a creamy, tropical smoothie that is refreshing and satisfying. This sweet treat, perfect as a dessert or a midday pick-me-up, combines the richness of coconut with the natural sweetness of ripe bananas, crowned with a tangy strawberry topping to deliver pure bliss with every sip. READ ALSO: Demand for coconuts has…
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The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, in observance of Presidents' Day, a federal holiday in the United States. The embassy made the announcement in a short statement on Sunday, confirming that normal operations will resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. "The U.S. Embassy…
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Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Sunday issued a stern warning to property owners, agents, and private occupiers in the state to desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing, and trading of recyclable waste in their facilities and public spaces around them. Commenting…
33 mins ago
Worried by rising security concerns and fraudulent activities within Ogun State’s informal transport sector, the Commercial Motorcycle (Okada) Riders Associations have announced a bold digital transformation aimed at revolutionizing riders’ accountability and public safety. Speaking on behalf of the chairmen of all affiliated motorcycle riders’ associations yesterday, Kayode Showunmi said the decision was reached during…
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The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has called on Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other stakeholders to engage with the duly constituted Assembly to promote stability and progress in the state. In a communiqué signed by the Director General, Busari Sarafadeen, on behalf of the Chairman, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, the…
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A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has urged the Police Service Commission (PSC) to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. RULAAC's appeal followed allegations by one Mr. Olu Agwu,…
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At just 26, DJ Khalipha is reshaping Nigeria’s electronic dance music scene with his pioneering genre—originally known as Mara and now rebranded as Street House. In this exclusive interview, he discusses his early passion for DJing, his creative process, and his ambitious vision for the future of Nigerian EDM. Nigeria’s electronic dance music (EDM) scene…
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A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has faulted the claim by Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members defecting to the APC lack conscience. Answering questions from journalists on Tambuwal’s position, Okechukwu said that Tambuwal cannot truly talk of conscience when he connived to wreck…