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Aliyu’s strides in Sokoto’s rural-urban development
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 27, 2025
As it is in most states in Nigeria, the Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration in Sokoto state clocked two years in May 29, 2025. That is, a half way progress in a four-year term. It is usually, a moment as in all democracies, for critical observers...
Why youth involvement is key for climate action in Nigeria
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
As the world confronts rising temperatures, floods, and food insecurity occasioned by climate change, Nigeria’s youth are stepping up with bold ideas and a fierce urgency. IFEDAYO OGUNYEMI reports on why the involvement of youths in climate action...
A Toxicologist Reveals The Surprising Truth About Black Mold
ScienceAlert
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June 14, 2025
Mold in houses is unsightly and may cause unpleasant odors. More important though, mold has been linked to a range of health effects – especially triggering asthma. However, is mold exposure linked to a serious lung disease in children, unrelated...
SEDC congratulates Oramah on successful Afreximbank tenure, GCON award
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 28, 2025
The board and aanagement of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) have congratulated Professor Benedict Oramah on his remarkable tenure as President and Chairman of Afreximbank. Also, SEDC felicitated with Prof. Oramah on the conferment of...
Ganduje’s resignation sparks power contest as loyalists kick
Punch
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June 28, 2025
Some loyalists of the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, have decried his resignation, saying it will not augur well for the party. This is just as a group in the North Central demanded that the...
How Food and Beverage Manufacturers Can Minimize their Exposure to the Wave of Citric Acid Based Lawsuits
JD Supra - California
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June 27, 2025
A recent wave of consumer class action lawsuits is targeting food and beverage makers that use "all natural," "no preservatives," or similar labels on their products. One common group of targeted products are those which contain citric acid, an...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
Nigeria, Neighbours Rank Among World’s Poorest Nations By GDP Per Capita
New Telegraph
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June 28, 2025
Despite being Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria remains among the world’s poorest countries in 2025 when measured by GDP per capita, according to newly released data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
OBITUARY: Aminu Dantata, Kano billionaire businessman who owned lands ‘all over the world’
The Cable
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June 28, 2025
Aminu Alhassan Dantata, the iconic Kano-born businessman, began his journey in commerce before he was ten. It was a family tradition. His father taught him and his siblings the basics of trade early, encouraging them to understand the value of...
Tinubu Honours Afreximbank President With National Award
Naija News
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June 27, 2025
The honour was bestowed during the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025), held in Abuja, where Oramah was lauded for his transformational leadership as he prepares to step down after 10 years as President and Chief Executive of the...
Another partner soon for Afreximbank
The Nation Barbados
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June 28, 2025
Another Caribbean country is expected to join the 12 already partner members with the Afreximbank next month, its outgoing president Professor Benedict Oramah revealed yesterday. In his farewell speech, Oramah said the array of Caribbean political...
Dubai donates Dhs5.5 million to fight malnutrition in three African countries
Gulf Today
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June 13, 2025
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), through its 1 Billion Meals campaign, announced it has completed several key projects combating malnutrition in Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Senegal. This work,...
Funerals begin for 279 killed in Air India crash
The National News
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Mourners began holding funerals on Sunday for the 279 people killed in an Air India crash, in one of the world's worst plane disasters in years. Health officials began releasing bodies of passengers after identifying them with DNA testing. They...
Tackling the scourge of malaria drug resistance
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 12, 2025
Africa bears an excessively high share of the global malaria burden, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Region accounting for 94% of cases and 95% of deaths in 2023. Specifically, there were an estimated 246 million malaria cases and...
The N-word: Iran, enrichment and the bomb
Dawn
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June 27, 2025
At the heart of the recent 12-day war is the selective denial of the Iranians’ sovereign right to enrich. In the early 2010s, Iran believed that a war waged against it by Israel, which would pull in the United States, was an inevitability. At the...
Tinubu confers GCFR on Afreximbank president, Oramah
Nigerian Eye
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June 27, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic on Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank). Tinubu conferred the national honours on him at...
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Champions Youth Empowerment, National Unity in Talks with UN Agencies
Alexa.ng
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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Champions Youth Empowerment, National Unity in Talks with UN Agencies Abuja, Nigeria – June 26, 2025 Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has emphasized the importance of national unity and youth empowerment as...
Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News June 28
New Telegraph
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June 28, 2025
Here is Saturday Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Saturaday, June 28, 2025 Why Ganduje Resigned Although the Presidency, through the Special Adviser to the President on Publicity and Strategy, Mr....
Anambra Brothers to Die by Hanging, Firing Squad for Killing Cousin
The News Chronicle
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June 28, 2025
The Anambra State High Court of Otuocha Judicial Division, holding at Onitsha has sentenced two brothers, Hyacinth Onwurah and Jerry Onwurah, to death by hanging or by firing squad for the murder of their cousin Mr Nnalue Onwurah. Delivering...
Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Igala Tribe
Kogi Reports
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June 15, 2025
The Igala tribe located in the Niger-Benue confluence area of Nigeria has been subject to various stereotypes and misconceptions. Some of these includes;- A-Misconceptions of Igala people as solely fishermen while some Igala communities are indeed...