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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.

Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.

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Lagos Shuts Oshodi Market Over Alleged Attack on Sanitation Officials

KEY POINTS The Lagos State Government has shut down Oshodi Resettlement Market following an...

Tinubu Sends State Police Bill to Senate

KEY POINTS • President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a constitutional amendment bill seeking the creation...

Troops Kill Two Suspected ISWAP Spies at Nigeria-Cameroon Border

KEY POINTS • Troops of Operation Hadin Kai and the Civilian Joint Task Force killed...

Oyo Imposes Curfew in 10 LGAs to Aid Rescue of Abducted Schoolchildren

KEY POINTS Oyo State has imposed a 16-hour curfew in 10 LGAs bordering the...

UK Defence Chief Visits Borno to Strengthen Counterterrorism Cooperation with Nigeria

KEY POINTS UK Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Charlie Collins, has arrived...

Wema Bank secures €50m EIB facility to support SMEs

Wema Bank has secured a €50m financing facility from EIB Global to expand credit for small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on youth- and women-owned businesses.

Okowa Visits EFCC Over N1.3 Trillion Probe

KEY POINTS • Former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa visited the EFCC’s Lagos office over...

Fidson hails BoI and EIB roles in expanding pharmaceutical manufacturing

Fidson Healthcare has commended the Bank of Industry and EIB for concessionary financing that has driven its growth in pharmaceutical manufacturing, jobs and green production.

NIWA moves to clean up waterways and boost blue economy investment

NIWA has launched a comprehensive clean-up of Nigeria's inland waterways to tackle pollution, improve navigation safety and attract investment into the country's blue economy.

Rwanda and Nigeria Sign Deal to Strengthen Capital Markets

  KEY POINTS • Rwanda’s CMA and Nigeria’s SEC have signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation...

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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.

Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.

Vandals strip Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of solar streetlights, raising fears of night attacks on motorists

Vandals have stripped the Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of nearly all its solar streetlights, leaving only about 20 standing and raising fears of renewed night attacks on motorists.

Dangote picks power over steel with a $10 billion bet on Africa’s grid

Aliko Dangote says his group will invest more than $10 billion in electricity across Africa within four years, possibly cancelling its steel ambitions to fund it.