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NPA vows to tackle poor port infrastructure

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, says six Nigerian ports are grappling with decrepit infrastructure. While determined to ensure that the Nigerian ports take advantage of the intra-African trade that is expected to increase with the coming into operation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Dantsoho said the NPA...
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AfDB plans $230m trade finance package for Access Bank

THE African Development Bank has announced plans to provide a $230m trade finance package for Access Bank Plc to support trade finance activities and ease foreign exchange liquidity constraints for small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria.This was contained in a Project Summary Note seen by The PUNCH on Wednesday, detailing the facility’s structure and expected...
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Orji Kalu Pays Courtesy Visit To Tinubu In Aso Rock

The former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kali on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock. Confirming the visit in a statement issued on his official Facebook page, the former two-term governor revealed that he paid a friendly visit to President...
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Renowned Poet, Playwright, Mabel Segun Dies At 95

Renowned Nigerian poet, playwright, writer of children’s books, teacher, broadcaster, and sportswoman Mabel Segun has died at the age of 95. She passed on in the early hours of Thursday, March 6, 2025, according to the family announcement in a statement made available to New Telegraph. The statement reads: “It is with gratitude to God for...
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Lent: Solemn Reminder Of Life’s Transient Nature

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday extended his heartfelt wishes to all Christians in Nigeria and across the world as they commence the season of Lent, describing the period as a solemn reminder of life’s transient nature. Tinubu said that beginning from Ash Wednesday, the 40-day period is a sacred time of fasting, prayer, and repentance,...
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Anambra Guber: Only 12 Parties Notified Us Of Primaries

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said it received notification from only 12 out of the 19 registered political parties, of schedules of their primaries in Anambra State. INEC in a statement issued by its Chairman on Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, reminded the parties that the conduct of primaries for...
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