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Farmers laud approval of cocoa regulatory board

The Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa, Nigeria Chapter, and the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria have lauded the efforts of President Bola Tinubu for approving the National Cocoa Management Committee to the cocoa regulatory board. At a press briefing in Lagos, the two leading cocoa farmers’ organisations, led by Adeola Adegoke, said the board...
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Poor infrastructure hindering tertiary digital reforms – ICT directors

Directors of Information and Communication Technology from tertiary institutions across Nigeria have identified poor infrastructure, funding constraints, and resistance to change as major impediments to the digital transformation of the country’s higher education system. This was disclosed at the 2025 Annual Conference of the Committee of Directors of ICT of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, which was...
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FG issues new N300bn Sukuk series

The Federal Government has successfully repaid its first-ever Sovereign Sukuk of N100bn, issued in 2017, thus fulfilling all obligations to investors and reinforcing its commitment to transparent and responsible debt management. This milestone was announced on Monday at the investor meeting hosted by the Debt Management Office in Abuja, during the formal issuance of a...
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ExxonMobil Foundation boosts STEM programme for 1,500 students

ExxonMobil Foundation, in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa, is supporting over 1,500 secondary school students across Africa through its 2025 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Africa programme. The initiative, launched in Abuja, Nigeria, seeks to cultivate the next generation of innovators by providing skills and resources to pursue careers in STEM fields. The programme, spanning...
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Oil drilling to resume in North, says NNPCL GCEO

The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the state-owned energy firm would resume oil drilling in the northern part of the country. Ojulari stated this in an interview with BBC News Hausa on Monday, as this comes over two years after the past administration of former...
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Shipowners get single-digit interest rate repayment plan

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has stated that the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, to be disbursed by the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy through the agency, would attract an eight-year repayment plan at a single-digit interest rate. In a statement on Monday, the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, announced this...
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Custodian Investment grows profit to N60bn

Custodian Investment Plc has recorded a profit before tax of N60.67bn for the 2024 financial year, representing a 133 per cent increase from the N25.99bn posted in 2023. This was disclosed during the company’s 30th Annual General Meeting held over the weekend in Lagos. The group also reported a gross revenue of N152bn in 2024,...
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