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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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Starlink suspends internet price hike amid regulatory scrutiny

25.10.2024
Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has suspended its decision to increase monthly internet subscriptions for Nigerian users. In a message to subscribers on Thursday, Nigeria’s third-largest internet service provider explained that the price increase would be put on hold while it addresses regulatory concerns. The company, with 24 million internet...
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Enugu honours Iwuanyanwu, cancels monthly clean-up

25.10.2024
The Enugu State Waste Management Authority has cancelled the monthly clean-up exercise that was scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024. A statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Water and Waste, Andreas Gebauer, said the cancellation was due to the state-wide funeral rites in honour of the late...
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Gospel Singer Dare Melody loses wife

25.10.2024
Adedoyin Odunuga, the wife of prominent gospel singer, Damilare Odunuga, also known as Dare Melody, is dead. The news was shared in a statement on Instagram late Thursday by Dare Melody, who expressed grief over the loss of his beloved Adedoyin. The company released an official statement earlier today, confirming Odunuga’s passing in the early...
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Kano gov insists on LG poll despite court judgment

25.10.2024
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has said there is no going back on the planned October 26, 2024, Local Government election in the state. This is coming despite a Federal High Court judgement voiding the poll over what it termed “having card-carrying NNPP members as executive officers of the election commission.” Yusuf made the...
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Govt takes action to combat non-communicable diseases, mental health

25.10.2024
High-level government leaders and multi-stakeholder partners have pledged to strengthen their commitment to addressing non-communicable diseases and mental health. They made the pledge at a side event held during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa, according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday. The event, titled “Weaving a healthy...
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14-year-old stabs police officer to death in Bosnia

25.10.2024
A 14-year-old broke into a police station in Bosnia late Thursday and stabbed to death one officer and wounded another, police said. The attack took place in the town of Bosanska Krupa, 300 kilometres (186 miles) northwest of the capital Sarajevo, said Ramo Isak, interior minister for the Bosniak-Croat federation, one of the two entities...
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No system upgrade underway, says FirstBank

25.10.2024
FirstBank has refuted reports suggesting that it is undergoing a system upgrade, clarifying that the notice about transitioning to a new cloud-based platform was specifically intended for vendors, not customers. The bank, in a statement on Friday, explained that a message sent to vendors was misinterpreted and incorrectly reported. It said the message concerned transitioning...
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Lagos seals building without toilet

25.10.2024
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office said on Friday that a building without a toilet in the Agege area of the state was sealed off. The Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who made this known on his X handle, said that it aimed to achieve a sustainable environment. “LSWMO in continued...
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Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza

25.10.2024
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory’s main southern city, killing at least 20 people. Fourteen people were killed in a strike that hit the home of the Al-Fara family, and another six were killed in a separate air raid, according to...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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