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CATO & BATNF Empower Osun Farmers

A new initiative is transforming small-scale cassava farming in Osun State into a profitable, thriving enterprise. The Micro Cassava Enterprise Support Programme, a collaboration between CATO Foods & Agroallied Global Concepts and the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, is empowering 100 smallholder farmers by providing them with a comprehensive suite of resources, training, and guaranteed...
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Nigeria Signs Offshore Oil Block Deal with TotalEnergies

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, has signed a production sharing contract with TotalEnergies and South Atlantic Petroleum for Petroleum Prospecting Licences 2000 and 2001. The blocks, awarded in the 2024 licensing round, cover about 2,000 square kilometres in the Niger Delta Basin. TotalEnergies will hold an 80 per cent interest...
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Nigeria’s Electricity Tariff Debate: NERC Meets Regulators,

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission met with state regulators, power distributors, and other stakeholders on Monday to address transition challenges in the sector, following concerns around the tariffs payable by consumers. The two-day meeting ongoing in Lagos is the commission’s quarterly meeting for the power sector, and it is the third for the year. The...
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Senator Alli Celebrates Vice-President Shettima At 59

Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has congratulated Vice-President Kashim Shettima on his 59th birthday, describing him as a visionary leader whose dedication to national development continues to inspire millions of Nigerians. In a statement personally signed and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday, Alli said the Vice-President has consistently demonstrated wisdom, courage, and...
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Lagos Resumes Ogudu–Ifako Bridge Repairs September 3

The Lagos State Government has announced that the second phase of rehabilitation works on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge, inward Island, will commence on Wednesday, September 3. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, assuring residents that a revised traffic management plan has been adopted to ease movement and reduce gridlock...
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Tinubu Reverses NTA Appointments, Recalls DG, Others

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reversal of recent appointments into the management of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). According to a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President directed the reinstatement of Mr. Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as Director-General of the NTA. Dembos, who briefly vacated the post following management changes, was first appointed...
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APC Commends Shettima’s Loyalty To Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, on his 59th birthday, praising his unwavering loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party described Shettima as an exceptional leader, astute administrator, and a quintessential progressive whose life and career have...
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