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Ghana Coach Demands Improvement Despite Benin Win in WAFCON Prep
News Ghana
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June 26, 2025
Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has tempered celebrations after Ghana’s 4-2 friendly victory over Benin, stressing significant improvements are needed before the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking from Morocco where the team...
PDP, Okpebholo trade words over N100 billion loan facility
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 26, 2025
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday expressed concerns over the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and the State House of Assembly’s plan to borrow N100 billion for infrastructural projects in the state. Recall that...
Nigeria, Benin Republic Sign Pact to Strengthen Regional Democracy Through Parliamentary Partnership
This Day
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June 25, 2025
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja In a significant stride toward deepening parliamentary cooperation and democratic consolidation in West Africa, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Nigeria, and the Parliamentary...
Appraising Umahi’s Reasons For Terminating Benin-Warri Road Contract
Daily Independent
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June 25, 2025
1 In a nation plagued by abandoned and substandard road projects, the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has made headlines by terminating the contract awarded to Levant Construction Ltd for the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road. The decision, firm and...
BBNaija’s Zion, Chinwe trade insults on X over breakup
The Cable
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June 24, 2025
Zion Ogiefa, the former BBNaija housemates, has responded to the recent controversial claim made by Chinwe Elibe, his ex-girlfriend. The duo, who was once in a relationship, had during BBNaija’s recent reunion episode confirmed that they had...
Benin shares its X-Road DPI interoperability experience in peer learning webinar
Biometric Update
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June 23, 2025
A recent peer learning discussion organized by the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) spotlighted the DPI path walked by Benin since 2016. Since that time, the West African country has been pursuing its digital transformation plans...
We need more women in politics: John French
The Squamish Reporter
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June 24, 2025
We need more women in politics. What I learned from my trip to the Canadian Federation of Municipalities (FCM) conference in Ottawa is that we’d do well to elect more women. In my ideal world, more councillors, mayors, regional district area...
NDLEA to launch narcotic operations at Benin Airport to curb the rising trend of drug smuggling
Business Day
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June 24, 2025
As part of a strategy to curb the rising trend of drug smuggling through air travel, the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the management of Benin Airport have concluded plans to launch anti-narcotic...
Africa News Live Updates: B20 South Africa leader says continent is key to solving global crises
Firstpost
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June 24, 2025
Al-Qaeda affiliate expands influence across West Africa amid growing instability An al-Qaeda affiliate, identified as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), is significantly expanding its influence and operations across West Africa,...
119 Benin bronzes returned to Nigeria from Netherlands in historic restitution
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 24, 2025
In a landmark cultural restitution, 119 Benin Bronzes have been officially returned from the Netherlands to Nigeria, marking one of the largest single returns of looted artefacts to the country since the infamous British invasion of Benin City in...
Benin’s Talon says ECOWAS in need of urgent reform
Macau Business
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June 22, 2025
Benin President Patrice Talon said on Saturday that the west African regional bloc is in trouble, citing stalled infrastructure projects and weak trade links as reasons for reform. He spoke at a regional economic summit of west African nations in...
Ensuring accurate, transparent trade statistics: A strategy for economic growth
Business Day
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June 23, 2025
Trade statistics serve as the backbone of economic planning, investment decisions, and policy formulation. For Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and a key player in global trade, accurate and transparent trade data is essential for effective...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – says WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally...
Edo Confirms Three Deaths, Six Diphtheria Cases – Health Commissioner
Information Nigeria
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June 23, 2025
Edo State has recorded three deaths and six confirmed cases following a diphtheria outbreak, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, disclosed during a weekend press briefing in Benin City. The total suspected cases now stand at 15,...
Gen Alpha leading the push for digital payments: report
Coingeek
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June 27, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Gen Alpha leading the push for digital payments: report A new report has identified a new trend of Generation Alpha leading the push for digital payments, with the cohort leading adoption metrics over other...
Coronation Group partners with NCMM to establish world-class gallery as Benin bronzes return to Nigeria
The Cable
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June 23, 2025
Coronation Group is proud to announce its partnership with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to establish the Coronation Gallery in Benin – a dedicated space within the new NCMM Oba Ovonramwen Facility in Benin City. The...
Abiodun as Architect of Modern Day Ogun Economy
This Day
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June 23, 2025
Femi Ogbonnikan Like his counterparts in other states, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, marked the midterm of his second tenure on Thursday, May 29, 2025, showcasing some of the significant achievements of his administration over the past...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Siaka Stevens Was First Sierra Leonean ECOWAS Chairman – Hon. Abdul Kargbo Corrects Chief Minister Sengeh
Sierraloaded
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June 23, 2025
The Leader of the Opposition in Sierra Leone’s Parliament, Honourable Abdul Kargbo, has publicly issued a correction to Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh regarding the country’s past leadership of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and...
Nigeria receives historic return of 119 Benin Bronzes from Netherlands
TVC News Nigeria
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has officially received 119 Benin Bronzes from the Kingdom of the Netherlands—the single largest repatriation of looted artefacts in the country’s history. The handover ceremony took place at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, with top...