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Truck ban will reduce fuel supply to North – NARTO

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has expressed concern over the potential impact of the Federal Government’s impending ban on large tankers carrying over 60,000 litres of petroleum products. Also, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and mitigate the impact of the ban...
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Simplified tax regime will grow investments – Oyedele

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has said that Nigeria’s proposed tax reforms will create a simplified and transparent regime that will enhance the country’s appeal to both domestic and foreign investors. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria in...
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State govts usurping LGs’ control over property taxes – NIESV

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers has asserted that state governments are usurping local government’s control over property taxes. The body made this assertion at the 31st Annual John Wood Ekpenyong Memorial Lecture, which coincided with the 2025 Fellows’ Induction Ceremony of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, recently held at...
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COREN urges swift action against infrastructure collapse

The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Prof Sadiq Abubakar, has insisted that there’s a need for appropriate and timely sanctions to curb the recurring collapse of the national grid, building, and road infrastructures. He made this observation in Lagos recently while speaking with newsmen after the inauguration of the...
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43 million households live in substandard houses – Minister

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has disclosed that 43 million households in Nigeria are living in substandard houses. He disclosed this at the Ministry’s 2025 Sector Retreat, themed ‘Actualising the Renewed Hope Agenda for Housing and Urban Development: Examining Strategies, Identifying Opportunities to Boost Scale and Impact,’ held at Radisson Blu...
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SON set to prosecute dealers of inferior steel

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria is set to prosecute manufacturers and distributors of substandard steel products in the country. This was revealed by the Chairman, Special Task Force, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Enebi Onuchenyo, in a statement recently in Abuja. Onuchenyo said the agency has been inundated with complaints from distributors over the poor quality...
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Ecobank partners firm on digital training for students

Ecobank Nigeria has collaborated with Code 14 Labs to expand the accessibility and reach of coding education for schoolchildren across Nigeria. This collaboration was solidified with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in Lagos, a statement from the bank on Sunday indicated. The partnership leverages Code 14 Labs’ interactive coding workbooks, including the “Andrew...
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Ministry, council partner to boost housing climate resilience

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the National Council on Climate Change have unveiled a collaborative effort aimed at strengthening climate resilience in Nigeria’s housing and urban development sector. This was disclosed in a statement by the ministry recently after a meeting between the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa,...
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Climate change worsening psychological trauma, expert warns

A lecturer from the Department of Psychology at the University of Lagos, Dr Chima Okoro, says climate change contributes to the rise of psychological trauma in the country. Speaking on the topic ‘Climate Change and Trauma: Metal Health Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World’ at the 2025 Trauma International Community of Practice organised by the...
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