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FG rolls out digital platform, targets 25 million women in empowerment drive
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has launched a new digital platform aimed at connecting Nigerian women to finance, skills, markets, and essential services, as it scales up the Nigeria for Women Programme to reach 25 million beneficiaries nationwide. The platform, known as the Happy Woman App, was unveiled on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during the national…
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New NSIA-MedServe deal to expand healthcare, create jobs, says Wale Edun
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has described a new healthcare investment agreement as a major driver for job creation and economic growth in Nigeria. The agreement, signed in Abuja on Thursday, brings together the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and MedServe to expand nationwide access to…
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The metaphor in Ngozi Okonjo Iweala’s visit to Ahmadu Bello University — by Abdullahi Haruna
Ordinarily, a university convocation should not wear the toga of national suspense. It should be ceremonial, predictable, procedural. But the recent convocation of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria refused to be ordinary. It arrived heavy with meaning, layered with symbols, and pregnant with metaphor. This was no mere academic procession. It was the coming of a star girl.It was the arrival…
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Court orders investigation into alleged evidence tampering in N10 billion fraud case
The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate alleged tampering with critical evidence in a N10 billion fraud case. Justice J. K. Omotosho gave the directive on Thursday, following revelations that his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu, and the second defendant in the case, Daudu…
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Nigeria targets $7.7 trillion global halal market with new national strategy
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has unveiled Nigeria’s National Halal Economy Strategy as part of a broader effort to position the country to compete in the estimated $7.7 trillion global halal market. According to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha on Thursday, the strategy was launched at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President…
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Dual carriageway, township roads put Ilesa in commercial spotlight, says Osun govt
As community endorses Adeleke for second term By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has explained that the construction of a 6.2-kilometre dual carriageway and 10 other township roads in Ilesa is aimed at stimulating industrial growth, expanding business hubs, and improving access across the ancient town. Speaking during an assessment of the roads on Thursday, the Director…
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NBA to petition police over Kwankwaso’s claim of taking Abba Yusuf to Supreme Court
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced plans to petition the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies following claims of political interference in the judiciary. The decision was made by the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) after remarks attributed to Rabiu Kwankwaso, national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), regarding the 2019 Kano governorship election. Kwankwaso reportedly…
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Nollywood, Omotola, and her moral high-ground posturing — by Chioma Ahaghotu
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde often slips into this purist, moral high-ground posture when talking about Nollywood, as if she’s standing outside the very system she benefited massively from. And the honest question is: wetin she dey act sef today? Legacy is not the same thing as relevance, and contribution in the past does not automatically confer authority over the present. Yes,…
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Europeans don’t admit Greenland concessions, JD Vance says
European allies of the US have made more concessions to the US over Greenland than they publicly admit, Vice-President JD Vance has said. “We definitely have gotten much more than we initially had,” Vance said in an interview on the Megyn Kelly Show. He suggested that the “framework of a future deal” – unveiled by President Donald Trump last month…
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Aiyedatiwa flags off Noreta Farms’ 100,000-hectare agribusiness project in Ondo
Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced the declassification of 100,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of oil palm, cashew and cocoa to boost industrial-scale agriculture and attract private investment into the sector. The governor made the disclosure on Wednesday at the groundbreaking ceremony of Noreta Farms, a technology-driven agribusiness project located at Owena-Idanre, off the Akure–Ondo…
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