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*Says Nigeria needs $14bn annually to bridge infrastructure gap *As IsDB invests over $2.4bn By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Adesina Wahab THE Minister of Finance, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Olawale Edun, has said the nation is targeting an annual 7 percent growth in its Gross Domestic Product, GDP, […]
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•Signals revolution in Nigeria’s trade value chain By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor A major shift in Nigeria’s trade modernization journey may have started as global logistics giant DHL, alongside the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency NESREA), successfully commenced the electronic submission and […]
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National Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Moses Cleopas, has said the party would resist any attempt to steer the country toward a one-party system, stating that the NDC was poised to change the dynamics of Nigerian politics.
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For the Nigerian Army, March 2026 was a test of courage and resilience. One moment, troops celebrated Eid-el-Fitr with residents of Ngoshe, Borno State, after securing a Forward Operating Base. The next, they retrieved fallen comrades from Goniri, Yobe State, and Malam Fatori, Borno State, standing firm against relentless attacks.
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President Bola Tinubu’s ardent critic and former Presidential Aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, has been around and in the news for a while. Ogbonnia recently resigned from the ruling party APC and not long after he joined the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) in a grand fashion in his ward at […]
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National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Monday, lamented the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, saying its members have lost between 30 and 40 per cent in ticket sales owing to disruptions in travel demand.
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has called on the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, to take immediate and decisive action following the March 27 attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos, which claimed over 30 lives, mostly Christian worshippers.
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A wave of outrage has trailed the United Kingdom’s position on slavery reparations, as African workers under the umbrella of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, condemned comments by a British lawmaker opposing a United Nations resolution on the issue.
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DRIVERS operating along Upper Sakponba Road part of Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Monday blocked sections of the busy road in protest against the recent increase in petroleum product prices.
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“I hereby formally resign my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC), effective March 29, 2026,” the letter read in part.
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