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Nigeria Challenges $1.5bn War Risk Insurance Premiums

28.08.2025
The Federal Government has commenced discussions with international insurers, including the International Chamber of Shipping and Lloyd’s of London, among others, to prove that Nigeria has secured its waters, in a bid to stop the huge loss of $1.5bn paid as war risk insurance premiums for Nigerian bond cargoes. The Minister of Marine and Blue...
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China Donates $1M to Nigeria Flood Relief Efforts

28.08.2025
The Federal Government’s flood relief efforts were boosted on Wednesday as the Chinese government donated $1m to support victims in the northern states. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, signed the exchange notes on the financial support with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, in Abuja. Bagudu, in a statement on...
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Rotary Urges Global Service, Impacting Communities

28.08.2025
The Rotary Club in Lagos has called on Nigerians and the international community to adopt the values of service and giving, as the organisation deepened public awareness of its activities. Speaking at the Rotary Public Image Seminar held in Lagos on Tuesday with the theme ‘Beyond the Logo: Building a Compliant and Impactful Rotary Image,’...
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CBN Mandates Payment System Upgrade by October 31

28.08.2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a fresh directive mandating all participants in the country’s payment ecosystem to complete migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard and implement mandatory geo-tagging of payment terminals by October 31, 2025. In a circular published on its website on Tuesday, the apex bank reminded Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance...
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Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment Injures Several

28.08.2025
A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. The incident occurred around 11:09 am at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station. According to eyewitnesses, the derailment happened without warning, causing confusion and chaos as passengers rushed out of...
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Ondo Govt Bans Graduation Ceremonies Of Non-Existing Students

28.08.2025
…Streamlines Private Schools’ Operations The Ondo State government has unveiled plans to re-accredit private schools, sanction illegal ones, ban underage admissions, and graduation ceremonies for nursery pupils and Junior Secondary School (JSS) students. These policies, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, said, were part of efforts to reposition the education...
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PDP Criticizes Okpebholo’s Gift Of ₦2.5bn To UBTH

28.08.2025
…says Edo deserve hospitals, not eye-service politics The Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, condemned Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to allocate a staggering ₦2.5 billion to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), a federal institution, at a time when the state-owned hospitals are in ruins. In a statement issued...
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