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Nigeria, UK, Others Launch £1.9m To Boost Tech, Innovation Ecosystems

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has partnered with Nigeria’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) to launch Sankore, a £1.9 million initiative designed to strengthen science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) in West Africa. The initiative, which falls under the UK-Africa Technology and...
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Discos rake in N509bn amidst serial grid collapses

Electricity consumers paid a total of N509.84bn in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite enduring five grid collapses within the same period, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said in a report that there were three incidents of total collapse and two incidents of partial collapse on the national grid in 2024/Q4. NERC...
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Reuben Abati Accuses Atiku Of Defamation Over Akpabio Allegations

Former presidential spokesman and veteran journalist, Reuben Abati, on Wednesday accused former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of making defamatory statements against Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, amid the sexual harassment allegations against him. Abati, who spoke on Arise TV’s Morning Show, said Akpabio could legally challenge Atiku to provide evidence supporting...
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Benin, Togo owe Nigeria $8.8m electricity debt — FG

Benin Republic and Togo owe Nigeria $8.84m for the electricity consumed in the fourth quarter of 2024, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed this in a report highlighting the remittances made by bilateral customers (domestic and international) and special customers for invoices issued in 2024/Q4 by the Market Operator. According to the...
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Cardoso Reinforces CBN’s Role In Intellectual Discourse

…engages Harvard scholars The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the bank’s commitment to fostering intellectual engagement and policy-driven solutions. Mr. Cardoso made this remark while hosting a delegation of scholars from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as part of their Africa Trek, which includes visits to Ghana and...
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Atiku Accuses Akpabio Of Corruption, Misconduct

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, of corruption and misconduct, alleging that the National Assembly leadership is compromised. Speaking in an interview on ‘Untold Stories With Adesua’ on Arise TV, Atiku criticized the Senate’s approval of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State,...
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