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By Joseph Erunke Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged African governments to reposition the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry as a major economic tool, saying the continent currently accounts for only about four per cent of a global market estimated at $1.3 trillion. Mohammed said African countries could […]

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…as FG okays quarterly policy dialogue By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday identified vote-buying as a major problem that the Federal Government must find ways to tackle ahead of the 2027 general elections. In separate presentations at the 2026 National CSOs Summit held in Abuja, representatives of various organisations working […]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how he saved the plane after being attacked.

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Following the recent bandit attacks on some communities in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi, Governor Nasir Idris has assured residents of the affected communities that his administration will establish a military base in the area as part of intensified measures to curb persistent insecurity.

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The Federal Government has been urged to step into the deadly communal crisis between Akpa-Mbakor and Agasha in Benue State, where a leader in one of the communities said over 500 houses have been razed in two months.

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