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Nigeria, W’Bank project reclaims degraded land

Nigeria has reclaimed 178,235 hectares of degraded land across 19 northern states, a major milestone in the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project, funded by the World Bank. The $700m initiative, launched in 2022, targets the restoration of one million hectares by 2028 in a bid to counter land degradation and halt the encroaching Sahara...
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Coronation Registrars retains ISO certifications

Coronation Registrars Limited has reaffirmed its position as a leading provider of corporate registry services following its recertification to two internationally recognised standards by the Management System Evaluation and Certification Body. The disclosure was made in a statement on Tuesday, in which the company announced it had been recertified to ISO 22301:2019 for Business Continuity...
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Gunmen Abduct Ondo APC Ward Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in the Ifon Ward 5 in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. It was learnt yesterday the incident occurred on Monday evening at the entrance of his farm along the Ifon-Owo Road, an area known for...
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Fuel import ban fears re-ignite Dangote, marketers’ row

Oil marketers have declared that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and others in Nigeria may raise the pump price of petrol to N1,500 per litre once there is an outright ban on fuel importation. While the National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Udadike, affirmed this, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet...
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Rivers Women Protest Abduction Of 8 WASSCE Candidates

Women yesterday stormed Government House Port Harcourt to protest against the abduction of eight students sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the Bille Community in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State by suspected pirates. The students were reportedly kidnapped by the sea robbers terrorising Bille-Port Harcourt waterways alongside...
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CBN unveils new platform, eyes $1bn monthly diaspora remittances

The Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number platform, an initiative aimed at enhancing financial access for Nigerians in the diaspora. The platform, which enables Nigerians abroad to obtain their Bank Verification Number remotely, removes the need for physical presence in Nigeria. Speaking...
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The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...