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Rivers, firms sign $300m waste-to-wealth deal

25.10.2024
The Rivers State Government has stated that it will promote, strengthen and implement the use of Artificial Intelligence in waste management to maximise its economic potentials for the benefit of Rivers people. Governor Siminalayi Fubara said this shortly after the official signing ceremony of two Memoranda of Understanding on the development of a $300 million...
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US rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder-for-hire plot

25.10.2024
Popular Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, is currently incarcerated at Broward County Jail, facing federal charges, including a murder-for-hire charge. His arrest was carried out by U.S. Marshals between late Thursday and early Friday, according to NBC on Friday. Lil Durk’s arrest “coincides with the indictment of five members...
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Obasanjo blames Africa’s food insecurity on policy somersault  

25.10.2024
A former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed lack of continuity and policy somersault as one of the major hindrances to achieving food security in Africa and the continent’s overall development. Obasanjo said that the government should also stay away from getting involved in the business of production but rather provide the enabling environment that could...
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NNPC helicopter crash: Tinubu calls for probe, condoles families

25.10.2024
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Board, its staff, and the families affected by the recent helicopter crash off the coast of Bonny Finima in Port-Harcourt. In a Friday statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,  Tinubu expressed his “deepest...
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Kano LG poll: Police to comply with court order – Spokesman

25.10.2024
The Kano State Police Command has stated that it would comply with the court order restricting it from participation in the upcoming Local Government election scheduled for Saturday, 26, October 2024. This is contained in a video message made available to The Punch on Friday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi...
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Bayelsa working to address power challenges

25.10.2024
The Bayelsa Commissioner for Information, Orientation, and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, has said progress is being made to restore power to the state. Bayelsa was on July 29 thrown into darkness following the vandalism of the 132 KVA twin circuit transmission towers that fed the state. The commissioner said contractors handling the damaged transmission towers...
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Adesina calls for bold action to tackle Africa’s challenges

25.10.2024
President of the African Development Bank,  Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has issued an urgent call for innovative, bold actions to tackle poverty and accelerate Africa’s development. This, he said, stemmed from how the continent grapples with climate change, global financial turbulence, and rising food insecurity. Addressing leaders of multilateral development banks (MDBs) at a meeting with...
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Traditional rulers key to Ogun’s development, says Abiodun

25.10.2024
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has said that traditional rulers are very vital to fostering peace and unity as well as accelerating the socio-economic development of the country. Abiodun also urged the traditional rulers in the state to use their vantage position to support every effort of the government tailored towards making life a lot...
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Stakeholders examine future of Nigeria’s cocoa industry

25.10.2024
The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria and other key stakeholders have vowed to ensure compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulations in Nigeria. They underscored the need to support the inclusion of youths in cocoa farming and processing through entrepreneurship development for the sustainability of the cocoa sector. The national president of the association, Adeola...
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