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NPA, LASG partner to clear port corridor congestion

19.05.2025
Determined to clear the port corridor of congestion, the management of Nigerian Ports Authority, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government and other relevant agencies, recently embarked on a three-day clean-up and sensitisation operation at the Lagos Port Corridors. In a statement on Friday, the NPA disclosed that the exercise themed, ‘NPA security clearance operations...
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NDPHC, partners to deploy 20MW solar power in Kano

19.05.2025
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has announced a partnership with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure and Haier Technologies to deliver a 20-megawatt embedded solar power facility to the Challawa Industrial Area in Kano State. The initiative was formally set in motion during a high-level site assessment visit led by the Managing...
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Firm secures $5m investment for 108 solar mini-grids

19.05.2025
The International Finance Corporation, alongside the Canadian Government, has made a $5m investment in Husk Nigeria to scale up the deployment of solar hybrid mini grids and renewable energy to underserved communities in Northern Nigeria. The investment deal was announced in a recent statement sent to our correspondent in Abuja. The financing is intended to...
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Inflation surges above 30% in Abuja, 10 states

19.05.2025
The National Bureau of Statistics released its Consumer Price Index report for April 2025, revealing a slight easing in Nigeria’s inflation rate compared to previous months and the same period last year. The headline inflation rate moderated to 23.71 per cent year-on-year, marking a decline from 24.23 per cent recorded in March 2025 and a...
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Customs warn importers against false declarations

18.05.2025
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja, said it would leverage on intelligence-driven operations to tackle smuggling. This is even as the unit warned importers and their clearing agents against false declarations. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Mohammed Shuaibu, stated this on Thursday when he received members of...
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OAGF to tackle irregular payments in constituency projects

18.05.2025
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has pledged to intensify enforcement of government guidelines on the execution and payment of constituency projects, promising to clamp down on irregularities that have long plagued the disbursement of public funds. This was made known in a statement on Thursday by the OAGF’s Director of Press and...
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Digital boom drives demand for AI skills

18.05.2025
Africa’s booming digital economy is driving an unprecedented demand for artificial intelligence and cybersecurity skills, with companies struggling to keep pace, according to a new SAP report released Thursday. The study, Africa’s AI Skills Readiness Revealed, warns that a shortage of expertise is already derailing projects and stifling innovation across the continent. Conducted at the...
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Cascador provides $3m in debt funding to startups

18.05.2025
Cascador, a Lagos-based accelerator programme for mid-stage Nigerian entrepreneurs, has awarded over $3m in debt funding facilities to nine local startups to support their operations and reposition them for global competitiveness. The beneficiaries, Crop2Cash, Oriki, N.E.A.T, Adunni Organics, Sycamore, DoChase, Drive45, 24Seven and ExCare—received the funding at Cascador’s inaugural Pitch Day event held in Lagos...
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Access Holdings shareholders approve N125bn dividend

18.05.2025
Shareholders of Access Holdings Plc have approved a total dividend of N125.3bn for the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The approval was granted at the company’s Annual General Meeting held on Thursday in Lagos, where shareholders commended the board and management for the group’s performance and expansion strategy. According to the board, a final...
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Africa needs $600bn annually for energy growth – NUPRC

18.05.2025
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, has said that Africa will require more than $600bn annually in upstream oil and gas investment to meet its fast-growing energy demands. He added that Nigeria is well-positioned and fully prepared to attract a substantial share of the capital inflow needed to...
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