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Women must become business owners, not just beneficiaries — Minister
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said Nigerian women must move beyond being beneficiaries of government interventions to becoming entrepreneurs, investors and owners of productive businesses as part of efforts to drive inclusive economic growth. The minister stated this on Wednesday when she received a delegation from the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion…
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Alausa urges states to meet conditions to access $552m World Bank education fund
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has urged state governments to fulfil the conditions required to access the $552 million World Bank-supported Hope for Quality Basic Education for All (HOPE-EDU) programme, warning that several states are yet to complete key requirements needed to benefit from the initiative. Speaking on Tuesday at the opening of a five-day executive retreat for state…
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Oluremi Tinubu calls for expanded access to hepatitis prevention, treatment
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called for increased access to prevention, testing, treatment and care for viral hepatitis, urging greater public awareness and action to eliminate the disease as a public health threat by 2030. In a message to commemorate World Hepatitis Day 2026 on Tuesday, the First Lady joined the global community in raising awareness about viral hepatitis and…
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Kyari urges Africa to lead agricultural technology innovation for food security
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has urged African countries to take the lead in developing home-grown agricultural technologies, saying the continent must move beyond adopting innovations from elsewhere if it is to achieve food security and sustainable economic growth. Kyari made the call on Monday while declaring open the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) and…
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REA, SAPZ sign MoU to expand electricity access in agro-industrial zones
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide affordable electricity to agro-industrial processing centres across Nigeria, with Vice President Kashim Shettima describing the initiative as a major step towards transforming agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. The agreement, signed in Abuja, provides for joint assessment, technical…
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Nigeria emerges ATU chair, Zambia’s Mwale elected secretary-general
Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries following the conclusion of the organisation’s seventh ordinary session in Abuja, where member states also elected Zambia’s Kezias Kazuba Mwale as the union’s next secretary-general. The two-day conference ended on Friday with delegates adopting the 2026 Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa and approving key…
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Education will drive Tinubu’s $1tn economy goal, says Alausa
The Federal Government has said ongoing reforms in the education sector are aimed at producing a globally competitive workforce that will drive President Bola Tinubu’s ambition of expanding Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Saturday, saying the administration is repositioning tertiary education to meet the country’s manpower needs while preparing…
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Nigeria, AfDB urge African nations to process minerals locally for economic growth
Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for greater African control over the continent’s vast mineral resources, urging mineral-rich countries to prioritise local value addition, regional cooperation and strategic financing to unlock greater economic benefits from their natural assets. The call was made at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation: Pathways for African Transformation,…
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Oluremi Tinubu honoured with diaspora health award
…..Urges sustained support for Nigeria’s healthcare system First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has received the Diaspora Health and Humanity Champion Award at the 2026 National Diaspora Merit Awards in recognition of her contributions to the country’s healthcare sector and humanitarian development. The award was presented at the fourth edition of the National Diaspora Merit Awards organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora…
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Shettima: Tinubu’s industrialisation agenda will replicate Benin’s manufacturing success
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria will replicate key elements of the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) in the Republic of Benin as part of the Federal Government’s industrialisation agenda, declaring that Africa must take its rightful place in global trade by adding value to its natural resources. Speaking on Friday during an official tour of the industrial hub in…
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