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Ijaw Traditional Rulers, Elders Fault INC Election

The Council of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE), has called on the Ijaw nation to disregard any election purportedly conducted by Professor Benjamin Okaba and the electoral body of Ijaw National Congress, saying that the Ijaw Nation has not conducted any election yet. The outgoing President of INC, Professor Benjamin Okaba, and the ELECO...
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LCCI Warns of Risks to Firms, Consumer

The resurgence of inflation in Nigeria poses significant risks to business sustainability, consumer purchasing power, and overall economic competitiveness, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned. In a statement on Thursday, the Director-General of LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona, reacting to the latest inflation figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, said the...
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Don urges FG to address Nigeria’s power crisis for business

The Vice-Chancellor of Bells University of Technology, Ota, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, has called on the Federal Government to step up its investment to address the hurting epileptic power supply across the country. Prof. Ojediran emphasised the importance of a stable power supply to creating jobs, empowering the teeming Nigerian youth population, and ultimately enhancing the...
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Hunye Congratulates APC Consensus Candidate

A governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Abayomi Hunye, has congratulated the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), as the party’s consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 elections in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun, at the APC Strategic Caucus Meeting held recently in Abeokuta, had...
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United Nigeria Airlines Grounds 3 Planes After Bird Strikes

United Nigeria Airlines has confirmed another bird strike involving one of its aircraft, bringing the total number of such incidents affecting its operations to three within 48 hours. In a statement signed by the airline’s Public Relations Officer, Chibuike Uloka, and issued on Friday, the airline said the latest incident involved its Embraer 190 aircraft...
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FG, Airlines Meet Over Aviation Fuel Hike & Fare Increase

The Federal Government has appealed to domestic airlines to suspend plans to halt flight operations following the sharp rise in the price of Jet A1 fuel. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo also urged the carriers to reconsider any planned increase in airfares. This is as he further disclosed that an emergency stakeholders’ meeting had been convened...
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LBS Trains Elderly in Emergency Response Skills in Lagos

Participants from the Senior Management Programme 99 of the Lagos Business School, on Thursday, trained elderly residents of the Lagos Old People’s Home in Yaba, Lagos State, on fundamental emergency response skills. The team also donated physiotherapy and exercise equipment to the home and refurbished the physiotherapy area to make it more welcoming and engaging....
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Experts advocate for improved HPV vaccination awareness

Health experts have called for increased awareness of the Human Papillomavirus, warning that the virus remains one of the most common sexually transmitted infections globally, yet is poorly understood by many Nigerians. Speaking on the issue, the Chief Executive Officer of Inocul8, Dr Emmanuel Egbroko, described HPV as a group of over 150 related viruses,...
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AfriStakes platform connects SMEs with investors in Africa

AfriStakes has launched a new capital platform in Nigeria aimed at linking African small- and medium-scale enterprises with a broad range of investors in a move to address persistent funding gaps across the continent. In a statement, the firm said the platform would improve capital allocation by bridging the disconnect between available funds, investment-ready businesses,...
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Delta North Monarchs Seek End To Kingship Disputes

Traditional rulers from across the Anioma Nation have called for strict adherence to customs, stronger legal frameworks, and the insulation of traditional institutions from politics as key measures to curb kingship disputes and succession-related conflicts in Delta North. These resolutions were part of a communiqué issued at the end of the inaugural Delta North Traditional...
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