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FG flags off Bela Dam, launches drip irrigation project in Kano
By Kunle Sanni- The Federal Government has flagged off the construction of the Bela Dam and launched a pilot Kaukau Drip Irrigation Scheme in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State. The projects were inaugurated on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen water management and boost agricultural productivity in the state. Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony…
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FDI: Why reforms must balance ratings and reality — by Testimony Akinkunmi
On January 23, 2026, the African Export-Import Bank did something unprecedented in development finance: it fired its credit rating agency. Afreximbank’s termination of Fitch Ratings followed a bitter dispute where Fitch downgraded the Cairo-based institution to junk status (BB+) before withdrawing coverage entirely. The bank’s statement was blunt—Fitch’s methodology was “analytically and legally flawed,” failing to recognise Afreximbank’s treaty-based preferred…
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Heavy rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ondo community, leaves residents homeless
By Boye Oyeyemi – Residents of Elemuletu Community in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have been thrown into distress after a powerful rainstorm struck the area, destroying several homes and leaving many people without shelter. The storm, which accompanied the first rainfall of February, lasted for about three hours on Monday, according to Pastor Mayegun, an elderly resident of the…
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South Africa’s ex-President Zuma mentioned in Epstein emails over London dinner plan
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been mentioned in the latest tranche of the Epstein files, after his name appeared in several emails from the late sex offender and others. They concerned a dinner Jeffrey Epstein seemingly arranged for Zuma in London in 2010, which the emails suggest was also attended by a “beautiful” Russian model. Being named among…
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How President Tinubu’s NELFUND provides equal access — by Dare Ojepe
In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues and temperaments, has long struggled with the burden of translation of names into networks, of accents into access, of origins into opportunity. Too often, the gates of progress have opened not to merit…
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Enugu, UNDP sign MoU to fast-track smart states initiative
The Enugu State Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate the state into the UNDP Nigeria’s Integrated Smart States Programme (ISSP), a partnership aimed at accelerating development and enhancing governance systems. The MoU signing, held at the Government House in Enugu, was praised by UNDP for Enugu Governor…
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Tinubu urges unity, resource mobilisation as Ondo marks 50th anniversary
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the people of Ondo State to strengthen unity, deepen democracy and harness the state’s human and natural resources to secure sustainable development over the next 50 years. The president made the call on Tuesday at the grand ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ondo State at the Akure Township Stadium.…
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Nigeria must lead Africa’s gas-driven energy transition, says NNPC GCEO
Nigeria must harness its vast natural gas resources to drive Africa’s economic growth and contribute to global stability, Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has said. Ojulari spoke on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja, where he described Nigeria as an emerging global energy powerhouse.…
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From misstep to myth: Deconstructing the Türkiye spectacle –by Abayomi Ishola
Public life has a peculiar cruelty: it can seize a fleeting human slip and inflate it into a symbolic sentence. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s brief loss of balance in Türkiye has been stretched beyond proportion, transformed from a momentary physical miscalculation into a sweeping allegory of decay. In Farooq Kperogi’s rendering, gravity ceases to be physics and becomes prognosis. A…
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Oyebanji hails Adebayo at 68, credits ex-gov with Ekiti’s political foundation
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has described the first democratically elected governor of the state, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, as a central figure in Ekiti’s political evolution. Oyebanji, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, congratulated the former governor on attaining the age in sound health and high spirits, noting that…
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