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How depressed stay-at-home mum revived career with 3MTT programme

A stay-at-home mother, Victoria Adefila, has shared her inspiring journey of how the 3 Million Technical Talent programme, a Nigerian government-backed scheme, reignited her passion for technology and helped her rebuild her career. 3MTT, the four-year initiative launched in 2023, spearheaded by the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, seeks to train...
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Senate committee vows to revive Ajaokuta steel plant

The Chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating activities at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, both in Kogi State, has asserted that it is high time the “jinx” surrounding Ajaokuta Steel Company was broken. The committee, led by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, made this statement on Wednesday during a...
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Asian markets struggle amid US election uncertainty

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday following steep losses on Wall Street, as a spike in US Treasury yields led investors to scale back their expectations of interest rate cuts. With the US presidential election still seen as a close contest less than two weeks away, there was significant uncertainty on trading floors. However, observers...
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Insecurity, population movement fuelling polio variant in Nigeria, others — WHO

The World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has said that despite significant efforts, the continued spread of Circulating Variant Polio Type 2 is primarily fuelled by insecurity, restricted healthcare access, and heightened population mobility in specific countries across the region. Moeti made this statement in her message on Wednesday, for the...
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Poor preparation may worsen flooding devastation

Flooding devastation has persistently put Nigeria in the global news for the wrong reasons. The country’s profile may worsen if stringent efforts are not made to up its preparation ante. This genre of natural disaster has consistently escalated the nation’s already alarming fatality, health, out-of-school children, internally displaced persons, poverty, development, and other human index...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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