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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...
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...
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...
Police tighten security in Edo over Black Axe 7/7 cult activities
Daily Post
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July 7, 2025
Security agencies have intensified surveillance and patrols across Benin City and other local government headquarters in Edo State in response to intelligence reports over planned cult-related activities associated with the so-called ‘7/7’...
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 airline takes off amid jubilation, investment boost
New National Star
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July 6, 2025
BY SAM OTUONYE Enugu State is in a celebration mode as Enugu Air, a State-owned commercial airline flags off its inaugural flights today, Monday, July 7, 2025. The airline, poised to boost investment and economic activities, is operated by XEJet,...
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...
CNG Conversion: 50 Nigeria Lady Mechanics Graduate From Specialised Training
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 BENIN – No fewer than Fifty women on Friday graduated from a specialised training programme in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Conversion, marking what was described as “a historic milestone” in the country’s push for cleaner automotive...
EXCLUSIVE: Nine Boko Haram wives arrested in Niger State
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
At least nine women kidnapped and forcibly married to Boko Haram insurgents have been arrested by security operatives while relocating from their enclave in Alawa forest reserve, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State to areas bordering...
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...
Sam George unveils bold digital vision for Ghana: AI Trainin...
Modern Ghana
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Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Sam George, has unveiled an ambitious digital transformation plan that promises to reshape the country’s technological future. Speaking during a comprehensive sector briefing,...
Will Europe Bother to Fight for an Imploding ICC?
CEPA
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July 15, 2025
Two tweets, sent five months apart, provide a stark illustration of falling support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the face of US sanctions against it. The first was sent by Slovenia, after President Trump sanctioned the court’s...
Nigeria placed 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...
London arts centre to amplify global majority voices and ‘urgent questions’
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
A new London art institution aimed at promoting global majority voices wants to be a space for “difficult, urgent questions” alongside civil debate, according to its founder, who claims freedom of expression is under threat. Ibraaz will open this...
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,...
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...
Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 15th July, 2025
Naija News
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July 15, 2025
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 The Federal Government has announced that the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari will arrive Katsina on...
Liberia: Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Mr. Daniel B. Wehyee: Photo Credit: The event organizer 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...
US Amb. Bridgewater to launch memoir, ‘Bridging Troubled Waters’
Business Ghana
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Three-time United States Ambassador, Pamela E. Bridgewater has announced the launch of her anticipated memoir, Bridging Troubled Waters, written to include anecdotes from her success stories against all odds, and the key figures in her life...
Edo: PDP screens aspirants for Senate, House of Reps by-elections
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has screened aspirants vying for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency seats ahead of the August 16, 2025, by-elections. The Independent National Electoral...