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Nigeria Customs Deepens Ties with China’s GACC

31.07.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service said it has further strengthened its international cooperation efforts through a high-level engagement with the General Administration of Customs of China. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada. He explained that the meeting held over the weekend in Beijing...

NIN Verification Upgrade Complete: Nigerian Telcos Now Live

31.07.2025

The National Identity Management Commission has announced the successful migration of all telecommunications firms in Nigeria to its upgraded National Identification Number verification platform, known as NINAuth. The identity regulator said in a note on Wednesday that the development would enhance data protection, improve service delivery, and strengthen digital trust across the country’s identity ecosystem....

Expert Urges Legal Reforms to Tackle Nigeria’s Energy Crisis

31.07.2025

Nigerian legislators and other stakeholders have been urged to seize the window of the planned review of the 1999 Constitution to bring about reforms that would mitigate the current energy crisis in the country. Energy expert and founder of PUTTRU, Africa’s frontline energy investment facilitating platform, Monica Maduekwe, said Nigeria’s current constitution needs to be...

Girls Tech Skills Boosted: 100+ Empowered by Foundation

31.07.2025

The Thrive Above and Beyond Foundation has empowered young girls aged 15-20 with tech skills required for the future of work and innovation. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the seven-day training program, tagged ‘Thrive Girls in STEM,’ culminated in a showcase. Thrive Above and Beyond Foundation is an organisation...

Marine Debris Clogs Nigeria’s Coastline, Threatens Economy

31.07.2025

Marine debris is choking Nigeria’s coastline, threatening biodiversity, livelihoods, navigation, and port efficiency. Stakeholders warn that without urgent enforcement, innovation, and policy reform, the country’s blue economy faces rising risks to health, trade, and environmental sustainability, ANOZIE EGOLE reports Nigeria, with more than 800 km of Atlantic coastline and major ports in Lagos, Port Harcourt,...

Oil Firm Donates State-of-the-Art Science Labs to A’Ibom Sch

31.07.2025

An indigenous oil and gas company, Engineering Automation Technology Limited, has donated fully equipped science laboratories to Esteem Schools, Abak, in Akwa Ibom State. The donation, which includes furnished chemistry, physics, and biology labs, is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed at supporting education in its host community. Speaking during the handover...

Nigeria Customs Adopts Pidgin for B’Odogwu System

31.07.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service has concluded plans to adopt Pidgin English as the official language for the B’Odogwu, an indigenous Unified Customs Management System. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Monday in Lagos during a town hall meeting with stakeholders on the B’Odogwu clearance platform, themed ‘Enhancing trade compliance and system optimisation...

African Ports Key to Continental Sustainability

31.07.2025

The Port Management Association of West and Central Africa has stated that the sustainability of the world, especially Africa, rests heavily on the sustainability of its seaports. According to Tuesday’s release, the President of the PMAWCA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this while speaking at the PMAWCA Board of Directors and Ports Statisticians Network meetings in...

Nigeria’s CBN Holds Monetary Policy Amid Global Pressures

31.07.2025

In a year marked by mounting global economic headwinds, persistent domestic inflation, and fiscal pressures, the Central Bank of Nigeria has kept its foot firmly on the brake. At its July 2025 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the bank chose to retain all key policy instruments in a bid to consolidate ongoing disinflation trends while guarding...

Oando Unveils 1.2GW Solar Plant Project in Nigeria

31.07.2025

Oando PLC has announced progress on the development of a 1.2-gigawatt solar PV module assembly plant, according to its unaudited Q1 2025 results. The company said land had been secured and financial modelling completed for the project. Oando Clean Energy and the Rural Electrification Agency had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the groundbreaking...