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Abuja Hosts Africa Emerging Markets Forum as Cardoso, Okonjo-Iweala Lead High-Level Dialogue
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are set to headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum, scheduled to take place in Abuja. The two prominent economic leaders will feature in a high-level fireside dialogue during the two-day forum, where…
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REA, SAPZ Sign MoU To Provide Affordable Energy In Agro-Industrial Processing Zones
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM, has applauded the collaboration among the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme aimed at boosting the provision of affordable energy in the centres scattered across the country. He particularly commended the commitment and resourcefulness of the REA…
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Xenophobia: Tinubu declines to receive South African envoy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined to receive a special envoy dispatched by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The refusal comes amid growing concerns over persistent xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. According to sources, the South African delegation, led by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, arrived in Abuja on…
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Fugitive drug kingpin, ex-international footballer bag 24 years jail term for cocaine importation
A fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, and an ex-international football player, Hunkarin Segun George have been convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 24 years imprisonment by Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for unlawful importation of 7.050 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria. Chinedu was first arraigned in September 2015…
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AI will make money less relevant by 2036 – Elon Musk
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics will transform the global economy to the point where money may no longer matter by 2036, as advances in technology drive an unprecedented abundance of goods and services. Speaking during an interview with The Economist editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Musk argued…
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SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘failure to account for ₦211 trillion in oil money’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) over its “failure to explain and account for ₦211 trillion in oil money recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements as ‘Sundry Receivables’ and ‘Accrued Expenses.’” NNPCL reportedly recorded over ₦211 trillion (₦211,015,245,000,000) in its 2023 audited financial…
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Tinubu appoints Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters – House of Representatives. He replaces Hon. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to contest for an elective post in his home state. Olanrewaju-Smart is an accomplished scholar and public policy expert. He holds a PhD in Educational…
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APC announces national campaign council for Osun governorship election
All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the composition of its National Campaign Council and its Sub-Committees for the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August, 2026. As contained in a Notice signed by the Party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, Ph.D., BL, the National Campaign Council is chaired by H.E. Senator Hope…
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Peter Obi Donates ₦5m to Anglican Diocese in Ogoja, Visits INEC Voter Registration Centre
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated ₦5 million to the Missionary Diocese of Ogoja, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), to support its plans to expand access to education and healthcare in Cross River State. Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X account after a series of engagements in…
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CDS reaffirms AFN’s commitment to youth development through sports
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, GCOR, has reaffirmed the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s (AFN) commitment to promoting youth development, national unity and peace through sports as a strategic non-kinetic approach to enhancing national security. The CDS stated this on 26 July 2026, at the closing ceremony of the maiden CDS Under-19 Open…