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Each of them reportedly failed to get Tinubu’s nod for Elliot’s 4th term bid as the President insisted on respect for internal democracy
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By Yinka Kolawole The African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million financing facility for the Bank of Industry (BoI), aimed at boosting industrial growth and strengthening private sector productivity across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. AfDB disclosed this in a statement, noting that the facility would provide medium- and long-term financing support […]
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By Cynthia Alo The Federal Government, in a bid to improve livestock healthcare delivery, has completed and handed over new Veterinary Primary Health Centres in Lagos and Ogun states. The centres, located in the Epe area of Lagos and Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State, are part of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development’s nationwide plan to […]
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By Efe Onodjae Nigerian and other countries in West and Central Africa have committed over $27 billion to port infrastructure expansion projects aimed at strengthening regional trade integration, improving maritime logistics and driving economic growth across the sub-region. Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this yesterday during the opening of […]
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By Rosemary Iwunze The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has called on insurers to transition from a product-centric approach to a customer-centric model. Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, who stated this at the opening ceremony of the Insurance Week 2026, explained that customer-centric model entails actively involving clients in the product development process seeking their […]
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•Sub-Saharan Africa remains most expensive By Babajide Komolafe Diaspora remittances into Nigeria stabilised at $21.8 billion in 2025 despite mounting global economic pressures, tighter immigration policies in major economies and rising transfer costs across Sub-Saharan Africa. Vanguard analysis of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Quarterly Statistical Bulletin for fourth quarter 2025, Q4’25, showed […]
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The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has said that developing Nigeria’s sugar industry could significantly address unemployment, insecurity and rural community underdevelopment by creating massive jobs and attracting investments to rural communities. Bakrin stated this during a strategic meeting between the NSDC and the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted N100 million bail to the detained immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai
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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,390 per dollar last Friday. Likewise, the local currency depreciated to N1,373.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM . Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market […]
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The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services.
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