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Metering gap persists amid 187,000 Q1 installations
Punch
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July 14, 2025
Despite the various initiatives aimed at tackling estimated billing and enhancing customer satisfaction, over half of Nigeria’s electricity consumers remain unmetered, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said in its...
On the Occasion of the Sod-Cutting for the Blekusu Phase 2 S...
Modern Ghana
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Your Excellency, With hearts full of gratitude and hope, we, the people of the Anlo Coast - encompassing Agavedzi, Salakope, Amutsinu, Adina, and surrounding communities - extend our deepest appreciation to you for awarding the Blekusu Phase 2 Sea...
Nigeria places 3rd in Africa for highest air ticket charges in 2024 – New Report
Nairametrics
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July 6, 2025
Passengers departing from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Benin paid some of the highest air ticket taxes and charges in Africa in 2024, placing West Africa at the top of the continent’s air travel cost rankings. Sierra Leone ranked first for regional...
Buhari: The passing of an enigma
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
Although former President Muhammadu Buhari had been in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a few days in a London clinic before his death, many dismissed the news of his demise on Sunday as the usual death wish from the rumour mills. But a brief...
Edo ADC Vows To Give APC Run For Its Money In Coming Elections
Daily Independent
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July 16, 2025
1 The South-south vice chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Elder Festus Igbinoba, has declared that his party will be able to give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for its money in the forthcoming 2027 presidential...
Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program
GNN Liberia
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July 16, 2025
Accra, Ghana: The Coordinator of the Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) at the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) is calling on CSOs and individuals working in the land sector of Liberia to take advantage of the Network of Excellence on...
AfCFTA: NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
Tribune Online
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July 6, 2025
In a development that signposts readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts to berth the first wholly...
IGR: Edo generates ₦52.6 bn in six months
The News (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo By Jethro Ibileke The Executive Chairman of Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, has disclosed that a total of ₦52.6 billion revenue was generated between January and June 2025....
Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws are Fueling Poverty & Violence Against Women
Inter Press Service
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July 16, 2025
Democracy, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Maithreyi Kamalanathan is Global Media Coordinator, Equality Now NEW YORK, Jul 16 2025 (IPS) - Around a quarter of...
Edo Revenue Board Widens Tax Net
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
The executive chairman of Edo Internal Revenue Board (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, said the board has adopted measures to ensure that more people are captured under the tax net in a bid to deliver value added services and boost the state...
Former APC Chairman Oyegun Officially Defects to ADC
Lagos Post Online
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July 16, 2025
A former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State. Oyegun, a former Edo State Governor, received the membership card of his new party on...
THE REVIEW OF THE BOOK TITLED ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF INDIGENOUS CHIEFTAINCY INSTITUTION IN THE NIGER DELTA,’ AUTHORED BY...
Newswriter
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July 15, 2025
Samuel Marshall The review, authored by Samuel Marshall, a renowned cartoonist, book illustrator, and editor, was composed in June 2025. INTRODUCTION The book provides an insightful, non-fictional historiographical analysis of the rise and...
How schools are being built for extreme heat – without airconditioning
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
When prize-winning architect Francis Kere was growing up in Burkina Faso he spent his schooldays in a gloomy classroom that was so stifling he says it would have been better suited to making bread than educating children.Years later, while...
Enugu Air Commences Operation
Leadership
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July 7, 2025
Enugu State-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air, commenced operations on Monday following its official launch at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The ceremony had the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in...
Ivory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fields
The Times Republican - Iowa
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Stopwatch in hand, dozens of Ivory Coast students raced against the clock to design robots for the farms of the future in the world's top cocoa-producing nation. With each team facing off to draw up the best bot blueprint, the competition is part...
Julius Berger Reaffirms Resilience, Long-Term Value
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Sunday Ehigiator In a year marked by global economic shifts and domestic fiscal adjustments, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has once again positioned itself as a cornerstone of stability and performance in Nigeria’s infrastructure sector. At its 2025...
Edo rakes in N52.6 billion in internal revenue in six months
The Sun Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Barr. Oladele Bankole-Balogun, on Thursday announced that the state generated N52.6 billion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the first six...
How schools are being built for extreme heat - without aircon
Context
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What’s the context? As climate change brings record heatwaves, architects are innovating to keep temperatures down in the classroom. Heat threatens children's education Aircon fuels global warming Architects turn to passive cooling LONDON - When...
Julius Berger reaffirms resilience, long-term value at 2025 Investors Forum
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 5, 2025
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a construction giant in the country, reaffirmed its reputation as an investment-grade company at its 2025 Investors Forum, held virtually on June 24. The Forum was notably the first hosted by the company’s new Managing...
Togo Sets 92,500-Ton Cotton Goal, but Doubts Remain
Togo First
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(Togo First) - With cotton production declining and farmers aging, Togo is banking on an ambitious push to revive the sector. The goal is to exceed 92,500 tons in the next season. But unpredictable weather, a lack of young workers, and rising...