July 2025 – Page 6 – Rise Africa

Girls Tech Skills Boosted: 100+ Empowered by Foundation

31.07.2025

The Thrive Above and Beyond Foundation has empowered young girls aged 15-20 with tech skills required for the future of work and innovation. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the seven-day training program, tagged ‘Thrive Girls in STEM,’ culminated in a showcase. Thrive Above and Beyond Foundation is an organisation...

Presidential Debunks Nwosu’s Claims Of Ministerial Offerings

31.07.2025

The Presidency on Wednesday night dismissed as false and implausible claim by former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, that he was offered three ministerial slots in exchange for abandoning plans to align the ADC with an opposition coalition. On Wednesday, through his verified X handle, Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser...

Marine Debris Clogs Nigeria’s Coastline, Threatens Economy

31.07.2025

Marine debris is choking Nigeria’s coastline, threatening biodiversity, livelihoods, navigation, and port efficiency. Stakeholders warn that without urgent enforcement, innovation, and policy reform, the country’s blue economy faces rising risks to health, trade, and environmental sustainability, ANOZIE EGOLE reports Nigeria, with more than 800 km of Atlantic coastline and major ports in Lagos, Port Harcourt,...

ADC Advices Tinubu To Visit Streets

31.07.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern that President Bola Tinubu may be misled by state governors regarding the true state of insecurity in the country. The party urged the President to step out of official circles, engage directly with ordinary Nigerians, and experience firsthand the realities they face. During Channels Television’s Politics Today...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigerian News July 31

31.07.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Ogoniland: Tinubu Appoints Governing Council For Varsity President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Pro-Chancellor, members of the Governing Council, and principal officers for the newly established Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa,...

Oil Firm Donates State-of-the-Art Science Labs to A’Ibom Sch

31.07.2025

An indigenous oil and gas company, Engineering Automation Technology Limited, has donated fully equipped science laboratories to Esteem Schools, Abak, in Akwa Ibom State. The donation, which includes furnished chemistry, physics, and biology labs, is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed at supporting education in its host community. Speaking during the handover...

Nigeria Customs Adopts Pidgin for B’Odogwu System

31.07.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service has concluded plans to adopt Pidgin English as the official language for the B’Odogwu, an indigenous Unified Customs Management System. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Monday in Lagos during a town hall meeting with stakeholders on the B’Odogwu clearance platform, themed ‘Enhancing trade compliance and system optimisation...

African Ports Key to Continental Sustainability

31.07.2025

The Port Management Association of West and Central Africa has stated that the sustainability of the world, especially Africa, rests heavily on the sustainability of its seaports. According to Tuesday’s release, the President of the PMAWCA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this while speaking at the PMAWCA Board of Directors and Ports Statisticians Network meetings in...

Nigeria’s CBN Holds Monetary Policy Amid Global Pressures

31.07.2025

In a year marked by mounting global economic headwinds, persistent domestic inflation, and fiscal pressures, the Central Bank of Nigeria has kept its foot firmly on the brake. At its July 2025 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the bank chose to retain all key policy instruments in a bid to consolidate ongoing disinflation trends while guarding...

Oando Unveils 1.2GW Solar Plant Project in Nigeria

31.07.2025

Oando PLC has announced progress on the development of a 1.2-gigawatt solar PV module assembly plant, according to its unaudited Q1 2025 results. The company said land had been secured and financial modelling completed for the project. Oando Clean Energy and the Rural Electrification Agency had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the groundbreaking...