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Agents oppose $100 tariff on Nigerian-bound cargoes

13.05.2025
Licensed customs agents have expressed worry as French Shipping firm, CMA/CGM, has slammed a $100 surcharge on twenty-foot equivalent units of Nigeria-bound container cargoes. According to a notice posted on the company’s site dated May 5, 2025, sighted by The PUNCH on Monday, CMA/CGM said that effective May 1, 2025, the surcharge, which it said...
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African deep tech innovation takes stage at summit

13.05.2025
The University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) has successfully hosted the second edition of the DeepTech Summit, strengthening its role as a continental innovation powerhouse. The event, themed “Redefining Progress: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming DeepTech Innovation,” brought together over 5,500 participants from 53 countries, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and frontier science rooted in...
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Farmers laud approval of cocoa regulatory board

13.05.2025
The Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa, Nigeria Chapter, and the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria have lauded the efforts of President Bola Tinubu for approving the National Cocoa Management Committee to the cocoa regulatory board. At a press briefing in Lagos, the two leading cocoa farmers’ organisations, led by Adeola Adegoke, said the board...
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Poor infrastructure hindering tertiary digital reforms – ICT directors

13.05.2025
Directors of Information and Communication Technology from tertiary institutions across Nigeria have identified poor infrastructure, funding constraints, and resistance to change as major impediments to the digital transformation of the country’s higher education system. This was disclosed at the 2025 Annual Conference of the Committee of Directors of ICT of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, which was...
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FG issues new N300bn Sukuk series

13.05.2025
The Federal Government has successfully repaid its first-ever Sovereign Sukuk of N100bn, issued in 2017, thus fulfilling all obligations to investors and reinforcing its commitment to transparent and responsible debt management. This milestone was announced on Monday at the investor meeting hosted by the Debt Management Office in Abuja, during the formal issuance of a...
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ExxonMobil Foundation boosts STEM programme for 1,500 students

13.05.2025
ExxonMobil Foundation, in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa, is supporting over 1,500 secondary school students across Africa through its 2025 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Africa programme. The initiative, launched in Abuja, Nigeria, seeks to cultivate the next generation of innovators by providing skills and resources to pursue careers in STEM fields. The programme, spanning...
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Oil drilling to resume in North, says NNPCL GCEO

13.05.2025
The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the state-owned energy firm would resume oil drilling in the northern part of the country. Ojulari stated this in an interview with BBC News Hausa on Monday, as this comes over two years after the past administration of former...
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