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Nigeria Targets 8,500MW Electricity Output in 18 Months

The Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious target to ramp up national electricity supply from the current output of about 5,500 megawatts to 8,500 megawatts within the next 12 to 18 months, as part of efforts to stabilise and expand Nigeria’s power infrastructure. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ayodeji Gbeleyi, gave the...
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IDIPR Lauded for Grassroots Empowerment and Record Income

Stakeholders have commended the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction for its financial performance in 2024 and grassroots empowerment programmes. The commendation came during its 25th Annual General Meeting held recently in Ijebu-Ode, the Ogun State capital. IDIPR is a community-based non-governmental organisation. The initiative’s core objective is poverty reduction and improving livelihoods. Since its...
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Arunma Oteh’s Book Wins Top Business Award 2025

A book written by former Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh has been named the winner of the BCA Business Book of the Year Award 2025. The book titled ‘All Hands on Deck: Unleash prosperity through world-class capital markets’ espoused the critical role of capital markets and the need for integrated, well-functioning...
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Nigeria’s China Import Reliance Sparks Economic Concerns

Nigeria’s reliance on China as a primary source of imports has sparked fresh concern among economists and trade analysts, who warn that the country’s current import structure exposes it to serious vulnerabilities. This call was made by the Group Managing Director of GMD, Cowry Asset Management, Johnson Chukwu, at the Cowry Quarterly Economic Discourse on...
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PTML Customs Generates N204.7bn Revenue in H1 2025

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited Command, has announced collecting the sum of N204.7bn as revenue for the first half of 2025. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abdullahi Abubakar. Abubakar added that the figure increased by N52bn when compared to N152.6bn...
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NANS Commends NPF For Establishment Of 24/7 School Emergency Response Centre

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) heartily commends the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its proactive and commendable initiative in establishing 24/7 functioning emergency response centres dedicated to addressing school-related emergencies across the country. This landmark effort, led by the National Coordinator of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), CP Abayomi Shogunle, demonstrates the NPF’s...
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Tinubu Renames UNIMAID After Buhari

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday renamed the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) as Muhammadu Buhari University. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. READ ALSO “President Tinubu renames University of Maiduguri as MUHAMMADU Buhari University. President Tinubu announced the honour at the session of tributes of the Federal Executive...
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Court Advises Parties To Maintain Status Quo

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi and presided over by Justice A. Aluko has advised all parties involved in the legal dispute over the realignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit. The matter, brought by the Foreign Investors Network of Nigeria against the Attorney...
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