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SMEDAN lauds Katsina govt over N250m MSME loan

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria has commended the Katsina State Government for disbursing N250.7 m in MSME loans, aimed at strengthening small businesses across the state. According to a statement signed by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, SMEDAN, Charles Odii, congratulated and commended the Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency for...
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Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News January 29

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Wednesday, January 29, 2025 $360m Ogoni Clean Up: Senate Threatens To Arrest HYPREP Coordinator The Senate on Tuesday threatened to arrest Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), if he fails to appear...
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Idowu named technical member for N’Delta Mangrove Conservation

In a significant development for environmental advocacy in Nigeria, Olumide Idowu has been selected as a technical member for the Niger Delta Mangroves Awareness initiative by the National Council on Climate Change. A statement disclosed that the appointment underscores the commitment of the NCCC to enhancing awareness and protection of the vital mangrove ecosystems in...
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Femi Pedro At 70: Between Fate And Diligence

According to Edward Morgan Forster, English novelist, and short story writer, “failure and success seem to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting with their star or against it, and in the whole universe the only really interesting movement is this wriggle”. The concept of...
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Firm begins campaign on cleaner, safer cooking

SustyVibes, a youth-led organisation making sustainability actionable and relatable for young Africans, has launched the Naija CookWise campaign to promote the adoption of cleaner cooking fuels among one million women and youth in Nigeria. The campaign, supported by the Urban Movement Innovation Fund, aims to raise awareness of the dangers of traditional cooking methods, highlight...
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Afenifere To FG: Deploy Modern Tech To Stop Insecurity, Allow Amotekum Carry Lethal Weapons

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere yesterday asked the Federal Government to overhaul the security architecture and “include modern technology more comprehensively in the efforts at combating banditry and terrorism”. The group, who met at the Akure home of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, also asked the government to license the South-West Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps...
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Nem Insurance records N23.3bn gain

Nem Insurance Plc recorded a profit after tax of N23.3bn, reflecting a 76 per cent increase compared to the N13.3bn achieved in 2023. In the company’s financial statement for the fourth quarter of 2024 filed on the Nigeria Exchange Limited on Tuesday, its revenue for the year soared by 87 per cent, reaching N97.1bn in...
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Operators to discuss CNG benefits at expo

Global and regional energy stakeholders will convene for the sixth West Africa LPG Expo 2025, a flagship event advancing West Africa’s clean energy transition to discuss the economic benefits of compressed natural gas. The West Africa LPG Expo 2025, scheduled for March 3–4, 2025, in Lagos, would feature discussions on liquefied petroleum gas and compressed...
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$3bn power investment to benefit 23m Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is leveraging over $3.25 billion in foreign investment to ensure a steady power supply to 23.7 million people. He said Nigeria is resolute in electrifying its most remote and hard-to-reach communities for energy equity. Tinubu said this at the just concluded Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam,...
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