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Nigeria’s exceptional, value-adding female professionals (1)
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Challenges Are Not Stumbling Blocks But Learning Points – Barbra Obika-Anioke, General Counsel, Veritas Registrars Can we have an insight into your background and profile? I am a qualified legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and a...
Day Buhari Wept at Aso Villa
This Day
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July 14, 2025
FEMI ADESINA All that some people knew about former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was his stern nature, which they mistook for wickedness. But the man had his soft side, which you never got to know except when you got close to him. Let me tell the...
EFCC declares Kano indigene, Auwalu Tijjani wanted over alleged $1.9m money laundering
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a Kano state Indigene, Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani, wanted over alleged $1,931,700.12 money laundering allegations. This was disclosed in a notice signed by Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head, Media &...
New chief at British International Investment unveils Africa vision
African Business
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July 11, 2025
British International Investment (BII) has grown its portfolio at a brisk pace in recent years, increasing the value of its holdings from £4.736bn ($6.43bn) in 2019 to £7.319bn ($9.94bn) in 2023. Much of this represents fresh investments that the...
WAPCo, govt agencies partner on cross-border gas distribution
Punch
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July 11, 2025
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited has met with agencies of the federal and state governments to enhance cross-border gas distribution. At a stakeholder meeting held recently in Abuja, relevant agencies in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector...
J’Berger’s total assets hit N1tn in 2024
Punch
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July 9, 2025
Julius Berger’s total assets crossed the N1trn mark in 2024, marking a significant milestone in the company’s financial performance. In a statement, it was revealed that the disclosure was made during the company’s first forum under its new...
WAPCo, Government Agencies Strengthen Partnership For Cross-Border Gas Distribution
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 11, 2025
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has deepened its collaboration with federal and state government agencies to enhance cross-border gas distribution across West Africa. During a recent stakeholder meeting in Abuja, agencies...
‘New BDC capital requirements will deepen poverty’
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
A coalition of northern business operators under the aegis of Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has warned that the new Bureau de Change (BDCs) recapitalisation will throw many families in the north into deeper poverty and exacerbate hunger in the...
Niger Delta Devt: We’ve recorded improved IOC funding support – NDDC MD
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
From Ben Dunno, Warri The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Samuel Ogbuku, has expressed delight over an improved statutory financial obligation rendered by the management of International Oil Companies...
$1.5bn Lekki Port Begins Cargo Transhipments To Togo, Ghana, Others
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has started international transhipment of cargoes to neighbouring West African countries such as Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan and Ghana. The Port, on Thursday, disclosed that it initiated efforts to ramp up...
STATEMENT: 8 African Nations Commit to 100% Sustainable Ocean Management
World Resources Institute
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YAOUNDÉ (July 11, 2025) – Yesterday, eight African nations — Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria — adopted the Yaoundé Declaration, committing to sustainably manage 100% of ocean areas...
Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...
‘Don’t do it,’ Wike cautions Okpebholo against Obaseki’s probe
Punch
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July 14, 2025
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State against embarking on a probe of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, urging him instead to focus on the development of the state. Okpebholo,...
BDC recapitalisation rules may worsen northern poverty, group warns
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
A coalition of northern business interests, led by the Arewa Economic Forum (AEF), has warned that the new recapitalisation requirements for Bureau de Change (BDCs) will push many families into severe poverty and worsen hunger in the north. The...
Okpebholo vows to probe Obaseki's tenure
Punch
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July 11, 2025
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, said his administration will set up a Commission of Inquiry to look into former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s records. The governor disclosed this while speaking to party leaders, youths, market...
Lekki Port to expand transshipment to W’African ports, eastern Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Lekki Deep Seaport has established international transshipment links to key West African ports, including Tema in Ghana, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Lomé in Togo and Cotonou in the Benin Republic. The $1.5 billion deep seaport also plans to expand...
Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project Design Enters Final Phase
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 ABUJA – The much awaited design for the 1,028-kilometre six-lane dual carriageway Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project has entered final, the ECOWAS Commission has said. This was achieved when key professionals from the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor...
Julius Berger’s total assets cross N1trn milestone in 2024
Business Hallmark
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July 10, 2025
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc recorded a historic financial milestone in 2024, as its total assets soared to over N1.023 trillion, underscoring the company’s financial strength and operational momentum despite Nigeria’s volatile economic climate. The...
Faulty meters, billing errors drive electricity complaints to 254,000
Punch
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July 10, 2025
Electricity distribution companies received over 254,404 customer complaints in the first quarter of 2025, largely driven by grievances over faulty metering, erratic service, and inaccurate billing, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission...
Lekki Port Eyes 500,000 TEUs in 2025, Ramps Up Transshipment to West Africa
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Oluchi Chibuzor The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport is fast establishing Nigeria as a maritime hub for West and Central Africa, with expanded international transshipment operations to key regional destinations including Togo, Benin Republic,...