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Lagos Food Bank launches new campaign to tackle hunger

Lagos Food Bank, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to fighting hunger and food insecurity across Lagos State, has launched a new awareness and fundraising campaign calling on Lagosians to act against the growing hunger crisis in the state. Developed in collaboration with X3M Ideas, the campaign is being deployed across digital and out-of-home platforms, featuring two...
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Why Nigerian SMEs Need Access to Liquidity to Thrive

The Acting Executive Director of Commercial Solutions at Zedvance, Ayooluwa Oladimeji, has stated that the growth of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Nigeria is heavily dependent on access to liquidity. He stressed that improved financing remains critical to unlocking business expansion and driving economic productivity. Oladimeji stated this during a live interview monitored by our...
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Why 9,536MW Capacity Stays Idle

Nigerians have continued to experience electricity shortages as about 9,536 megawatts of installed power generation capacity remain unavailable, according to the latest data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The operational report published by the regulator indicated that grid-connected power plants had a total installed capacity of 13,625MW in March, but only 4,089MW was...
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Oyo surveying school gets approval for university upgrade

Chairman of the Governing Council, Federal School of Surveying, Oyo State, and the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Abdulganiyu Adebomehin, has disclosed that the National Assembly has granted approval for the upgrade of the school to the status of a university. Adebomehin stated this on Monday while speaking with newsmen shortly after the 64th Governing Council...
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NCAA pushes reforms as ICAO aviation safety audit begins

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Chris Najomo, has said Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen aviation safety oversight as the International Civil Aviation Organisation Coordinated Validation Mission begins in the country. Speaking on Wednesday during the welcome ceremony for the ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission team in Abuja, Najomo described the exercise as...
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MTN Nigeria earns dual global IT certifications

MTN Nigeria, has been awarded two major international certifications, the ISO/IEC 20000 certification for IT Service Management Systems and the ISO/IEC 38500:2024 for IT Governance Management Systems. A statement from the firm on Wednesday stated that these achievements underscore the company’s continued commitment to delivering world-class, reliable, governed, and continuously improving technology services to customers...
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GIGM to Unify Nigeria Mobility Services at 2026 Conference

GIG Mobility has announced plans to host its 2026 Product Conference, themed “INTEGRATO,” as part of efforts to address fragmentation in Nigeria’s mobility and logistics sector. The event, scheduled for April 23, 2026, in Lagos, is expected to bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and technology innovators to explore the future of transportation and logistics in...
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Nigeria inflation rate rises to 15.38% on energy costs

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 15.38 per cent in March 2026, reversing the recent easing trend as global shocks from the US–Iran conflict pushed up energy, transport, and food costs. The PUNCH observed that this is the first increase in headline inflation since March 2025. Members of the Organised Private Sector raised concerns over the...
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