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Nigeria Calls for Global Investment in Women at UN Event

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development convened the second edition of Nigerian Women’s Day during the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. The event was organised under the leadership of the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, bringing together...
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NAMA Explains Mobile Tower Delay at Lagos Airport

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has clarified the reasons behind the delay in deploying a Mobile Control Tower at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, following the recent fire incident that affected the airport’s main aerodrome control tower. The agency explained that the delay is not due to inaction, but is necessary to fully comply with...
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Govt & private sector unite for trade digitalisation in Nige

The National Single Window Secretariat, in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, has reinforced stakeholders’ confidence through an intensified nationwide engagement programme across Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano, ahead of the official launch later this month. A statement from the secretariat stated that the sensitisation sessions brought together NCS officers and critical stakeholders across Nigeria’s...
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BBA Motors Launches Zeekr 9X Electric SUV in Nigeria

Nigeria’s luxury automobile market took a decisive step into the electric mobility era recently as BBA Motors unveiled the Zeekr 9X in Lagos, marking the model’s first appearance in Africa. A statement from the firm stated that the launch, held at the company’s newly opened flagship showroom, also featured the delivery of the first unit...
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Crisis Looms Over NWC Positions

…As Working Committee members push for re-election…Groups purchase forms for Yilwatda, Alile-Idele Tension is mounting within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of its forthcoming National Convention, as controversy grows over the process for electing members of the National Working Committee (NWC). While several members of the current NWC are reportedly pushing for re-election,...
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Tinubu Commences State Visit To UK Tuesday

…To sign MoUs on trade, investment, defence, others President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, March 17, leave Abuja on a 2-day state visit to the United Kingdom (UK). New Telegraph reports that President Tinubu will be accompanied by his wife and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu and will be a guest of Their Majesties King Charles...
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Agora Policy Report Confirms 63% Poverty Rate

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has expressed worry at the deepening poverty in Nigeria, saying an economy cannot be said to be improving when the majority of its people are becoming poorer. Obi, in a statement issued on X on Monday, pointed at the recent report of Agora...
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FG Probes Gas Bubbling Reports In Rivers Community

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr Ekperikpe Ekpo, has announced that he had received briefings concerning reports of gas seepage observed in the ground and surrounding water bodies in Bille Community, within the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 corridor in Rivers State. In a statement issued on Monday by Ekpo’s spokesman, Louis Ibah,...
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