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Accra Weizo 2025: ECOWAS to rid bottlenecks, enforce free movement for seamless travel
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 5, 2025
The challenges facing West African borders are not just about protocols but implementation, thus, to have regular migration, it is imperative that implementation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols works – there...
Edo IRS generates N52.6b in six months
Punch
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July 3, 2025
The Edo State Government on Thursday said it generated N52.6bn between January and June 2025 in Internally Generated Revenue. The Executive Chairman of the Edo Internal Revenue Service, Oladele Bankole-Balogun, who stated this at a press briefing...
We sold Ibadan DisCo for N100bn –AMCON
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
By Uche Usim The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Thursday, confirmed the sale of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for N100 billion. The Corporation also accused debtors of undermining the Nigerian economy,...
The problem with Peter Obi, By Johnson Momodu
Prompt News Online
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July 5, 2025
Considering that the retinue of a typical Nigerian “big man” politician is often a raucous spectacle, Peter Obi is a baffling oddity. No convoy. No godfather. No appetite for grandeur. The former Anambra governor flies economy, chats with traders...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
MTN Group deploys AI for network optimisation in Nigeria, sets stage for Africa-wide rollout
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
Telecoms giant MTN Group has begun deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to optimise network traffic and enhance service delivery in Nigeria, as part of a broader continent-wide strategy to transform its operations using responsible AI...
How youths turned sacred festivals into feasts of blood (1)
Punch
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July 11, 2025
Once revered as ancestral messengers and custodians of sacred tradition, masquerades across Nigeria are increasingly morphing into tools of fear, violence, and lawlessness. From Enugu to Osun and other parts of the country, what was once symbolic...
Burundi eliminates trachoma and sets example for disease control in Africa
Medical News
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July 11, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO's African Region to reach this important milestone. Trachoma is also the first neglected...
First Wholly Nigerian-Owned Container Vessel Berths In Lagos Port
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 Dr Dantsoho, MD NPA The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in a development that signposted readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on July 2, 2025, at 5:05 am, deployed its state-of-the-art...
NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday, said it has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts...
Edo Youth Parliament Lauds Okpebholo’s N1bn Interest-Free Loan Programme, Says Move Will Tackle Restiveness
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 BENIN – The Edo Youth Parliament Speaker, Right Honourable Fawaz Muhammad, has declared that the N1 billion interest-free loan programme launched by the state government, would help reduce restiveness among the youths in the state. Mohammad...
We sold IBEDC for N100 billion – AMCON
The Sun Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
Silent on preferred bidder By Uche Usim The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday confirmed the sale of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for N100 billion. The sale, made to an undisclosed bidder, is a major...
Keyamo Sets To Launch Enugu Air Monday
New Telegraph
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July 5, 2025
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, will on Monday, officially launch the Enugu State government-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air. Saturday Telegraph reports that the launch ceremony will take place at the Akanu...
Nigeria Starts First Domestic Container Shipping Line
The Maritime Executive
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Clarion Shipping West Africa is starting what it calls “Nigeria’s first fully indigenous container liner,” as it looks to build regional trade and improve service versus the transshipment options of the major carriers. The company celebrated the...
AMCON sells 60% stake in Ibadan DisCo for N100bn
The Cable
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July 3, 2025
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has been sold. Gbenga Alake, the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of AMCON, disclosed details of the...
Tonya Lawani joins NASCON board as independent director
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
By Philip Nwosu NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of the Dangote Group, has announced the appointment of Tonya Lawani as an independent non-executive director on its board. Lawani, a seasoned corporate strategist and governance expert,...
EU, UNICEF, UNHCR launch project for forcibly displaced persons in Northern Ghana
GhanaWeb
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July 11, 2025
The European Union (EU), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a €2.7 million multi-donor initiative in Northern Ghana to significantly strengthen...
“Malami Has No Political Value” – Kebbi Govt Speaks on His Defection to ADC
Lagos Post Online
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July 10, 2025
The Kebbi State government has stated that the defection of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is politically inconsequential and irrelevant to the state’s populace or...
APC, PDP bicker over South-South summit
Punch
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July 4, 2025
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress on Friday exchanged words over the APC South-South Summit holding on Saturday (today) in Benin, the state capital. APC governors and leaders from the zone are...
Keyamo to launch Enugu Air July 7
Daily Post
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July 5, 2025
Nigeria’s minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, will officially launch the Enugu State government-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air, on Monday, July 7, 2025. The launch ceremony will take place at the Akanu Ibiam...