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Firm urges Policy Reform for Afforda

21.07.2025
The Chief Executive Officer of Reftop Homes Limited, David Assogba, has called on the government to implement a robust and effective housing policy to address Nigeria’s housing deficit and drive the development of affordable mass housing. Assogba made the call at the company’s first inaugural meeting with its Board of Advisory members, which was held...
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NDPHC to Sell 200MW of Stranded Power by 2025

21.07.2025
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Plc, Jennifer Adighije, has stated that the company plans to free and commercialise approximately 200 megawatts of its 2,000 megawatts of stranded electricity by the end of 2025. This was as the company signed new Power Purchase Agreements with eligible off-takers and traders amid low...
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Nigeria Implements 150+ Slum Upgrades Nationwide

21.07.2025
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has announced implementing over 150 slum upgrading and urban renewal projects across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones through the National Urban Renewal and Slum Upgrade Programme. Disclosing this in a recent interview with The Punch, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, said...
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CAC’s AI Portal Handles 11,000+ Cases Daily, Refutes Poor De

21.07.2025
The Corporate Affairs Commission has revealed that its newly deployed Artificial Intelligence-driven registration platform, the Intelligent Companies Registration Portal, now handles over 11,000 company registration and compliance cases daily. The commission made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday, while responding to complaints of poor service delivery and technical hitches on its newly launched AI-powered...
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Heather Gerken Named Ford Foundation’s 11th President

21.07.2025
Heather Gerken   The Ford Foundation has announced that Heather Gerken, the current dean of Yale Law School, will become its 11th president in November 2025. Gerken, a nationally recognised expert on constitutional law and democracy, will succeed Darren Walker, who has led the foundation for over a decade. Chair of the Board of trustees...
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FAAC Disbursements May Trigger Inflation, CBN Warns

21.07.2025
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has raised concerns over the inflationary risks posed by rising liquidity levels in the banking system, warning that increasing statutory revenue disbursements through the Federation Account Allocation Committee could frustrate the bank’s disinflation efforts if not matched with tight monetary conditions. Cardoso, in his personal...
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Nigerians Spent $3.6bn Annually on Medical Tourism Under Buh

21.07.2025
Nigerians spent at least $29.29bn on foreign medical expenses during the eight years of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, The PUNCH reports. This translates to an annual spending of about $3.6bn during the review period. This is according to a detailed analysis of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletins. The sum,...
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Customs Seize N20.5bn Illicit Drugs in Onne Port

21.07.2025
The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt 2 Area Command, Onne, has handed over 16 containers loaded with illicit pharmaceutical products, valued at over N20.5bn, to officers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. In a statement on Sunday, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, explained that the...
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Enugu Slashes Band A Electricity Tariff to N160/kWh

21.07.2025
The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, reviewing electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025. MainPower is the utility that succeeded Enugu Electricity Distribution Company after the state got the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...
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Cancer Risks & Early Detection: PenOp Educates Nigerian Yout

21.07.2025
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria has held a knowledge-sharing session to sensitise young professionals within the industry to cancer and boost overall well-being within the industry. In a statement on Friday, PenOP said that the two-hour session was aimed at sensitising participants to the risks associated with cervical and prostate cancers and the...
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