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NDPC Issues 21-Day Ultimatum to Banks Over Data Protection A

25.08.2025
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a 21-day compliance notice to banks, insurance firms, pension companies, gaming operators, and insurance brokers suspected of violating the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. The compliance notice, the commission said, forms part of a sector-by-sector investigation to enforce adherence to the law, which came into...
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IOCs Divest Nigerian Assets as Profits Dwindle

25.08.2025
Veteran petroleum geologist and Chairman of Renaissance Africa Energy Company, Dr Layi Fatona, has stated that international oil companies only stay in Nigeria for profit and divest their assets once returns begin to dwindle. Speaking recently at the Oida Fireside Chat, an industry experience-sharing platform sponsored by Oida Energy Group, Fatona warned that indigenous companies...
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Vaalco Eyes Nigeria Return: Oil Giant Signals Investment

25.08.2025
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to attracting international oil companies back to Nigeria’s energy sector with globally competitive incentives, as American oil giant, Vaalco Energy, signals plans to re-enter the country’s oil and gas industry. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this during a meeting with a...
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Nigeria Secures $190M Renewable Energy Loan from JICA at TIC

25.08.2025
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening strategic alliances with Japan and other international partners during the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan. The Nigerian delegation, led by President Bola Tinubu, participated in high-level engagements that prioritised power, infrastructure, and industrial transformation as critical levers for sustainable development, according to a...
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Zenon Petroleum Denies HQ Seizure in N7.2bn Case

25.08.2025
Zenon Petroleum & Gas Limited has debunked reports that claimed its Victoria Island property was seized over a N7.2bn judgment debt. In a response obtained by our correspondent and signed by Zenon’s management through its counsel, Paschal Chimezie, tagged “Re: Appeal Court Seizes Zenon property over unpaid judgment debt,” the company denied the allegation of...
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Sustainable Fashion Innovation Hub Launched in Lagos

25.08.2025
Stakeholders in the women’s fashion industry have called for innovation and sustainability to boost the quality of locally made garments and enable the country to compete in the African and global markets. In separate interviews with The PUNCH at the unveiling of the Garment Innovation and Sustainable Production Hub in Lagos on Friday by the...
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Warri-Itakpe Train Service to Resume Soon – NRC

25.08.2025
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced that operations on the Warri-Itakpe train corridor will resume soon, following a temporary suspension due to critical track repairs. In a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Public Relations Officer of the NRC, Callistus Unyimadu, the corporation confirmed that the repair work has reached an advanced stage, and...
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New Hope to End Malaria Scourge in Africa?

24.08.2025
On World Mosquito Day, Target Malaria, a not-for-profit research consortium, has called for more investment in technology, talent and partnerships to defeat malaria, a disease that kills over half a million Africans every year, mostly children. The group, which is developing what it called gene drive technology to reduce malaria-transmitting mosquitoes, said in a statement...
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Tincan Customs Collects Record N16.4bn Revenue in One Day

24.08.2025
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Port Command, has achieved a remarkable feat by collecting N16.4bn in revenue on August 19, 2025, through the effective deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, B’Odogwu. This milestone is a testament to the efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness of the system in streamlining port operations. According to a statement...
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Nigeria Aims for 2.5mbpd Oil Output by 2026

24.08.2025
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, has declared that the country is firmly on course to ramp up crude oil output to 2.5 million barrels per day by 2026, following its strategy to unlock deepwater potentials, revive dormant fields, and accelerate approvals for new projects. It also announced the completion of...
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