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WAPCo, Government Agencies Strengthen Partnership For Cross-Border Gas Distribution
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 11, 2025
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has deepened its collaboration with federal and state government agencies to enhance cross-border gas distribution across West Africa. During a recent stakeholder meeting in Abuja, agencies...
Full List Of African Countries Affected By 3-Month US Visa Validity
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
In a statement released by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, the American government announced that “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The...
FG moves to transform borders into instruments of cooperation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s international boundaries from zones of division into corridors of cooperation and economic integration, particularly for communities along the borders. This was the...
Can a global vault save the world’s threatened microbiomes?
Medical News
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July 1, 2025
A groundbreaking global project is racing to secure the world’s disappearing microbes, protecting the foundations of health and ecosystems before it’s too late. Perspective: The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage...
Lekki Port Handles 222,000 TEUs In Six Months
New Telegraph
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July 10, 2025
The Lekki Deep Seaport, Nigeria’s first deep-water port, has processed 222,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) between January and June 2025, underscoring its growing role as a major logistics hub in West Africa. Deputy Chief Operations...
Edo pastor, woman stripped over alleged adultery in viral video
Business Hallmark
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July 1, 2025
A man believed to be a pastor and a yet-to-be-identified married woman were subjected to public humiliation and stripped naked by irate youths in Iguomon community, Benin City, Edo State, over alleged adultery. The incident, which occurred over...
South-South APC Governors, Leaders Endorse Tinubu for Second Term
The Herald
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June 29, 2025
Governors and key leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria’s South-South region have officially endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, citing his ongoing reforms and leadership as reasons for their support...
New taxes on premium flyers and private jets: Greenpeace comment
Greenpeace International
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June 30, 2025
Sevilla, Spain – Barbados, France, Kenya, Spain, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Antigua & Barbuda supported by the European Commission, have announced they will form a ‘solidarity coalition on premium flyers’ to raise funds for climate action and...
Douala port expansion project: Gov't begins paying indemnities to affect...
The Guardian Post
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Sanaga Maritime SDO, PAD officials addressing first group of those to be compensated The launch of the compensation for the first group of people displaced by the Dibamba Industrial Port Development Project took place on July 3, 2025, at the...
Enrollment for TVET rises to 287.76%, says NABTEB Registrar
News Diary Online
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July 9, 2025
L – R: The Chairperson, Principals of Federal Technical Colleges in the country, Mrs Offorkansi Ifeoma; the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed; and the Director, Technology & Science Education, Federal Ministry...
2027: APC South-South govermors, leaders endorse Tinubu for second term
The Citizen (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
The All Progressive Congress (APC) governors and leaders of the party in the South-South region have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The position of the South-South governors and leaders of the ruling party was made...
Top 10 songs in the first half (H1) of 2025 (Pulse List)
Pulse
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June 30, 2025
2025 got off on an exciting note with gospel star Lawrence Oyor's hit single 'Favour' capturing the audience's desire for music that uplifts in the face of harsh economic realities. 6 months into the year, several stars have released new projects...
Nations Push Climate Action With New Taxes On Luxury Air Travel
StratNews Global
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June 30, 2025
Home Africa Nations Push Climate Action With New Taxes On Luxury Air Travel The initiative, which was co-signed by Sierra Leone, Benin and Somalia, will get technical support from the European Commission, it added. In a significant step toward...
Tinubu wins S’South APC support ahead of 2027
Punch
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June 30, 2025
Governors and leaders of the All Progressive Congress in the South-South have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The position was made known during the APC’s stakeholders interactive session held in Benin City, Edo State,...
Details of the UN resolution on 'gay rights' Ghana 'refused' to vote on
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
The John Dramani Mahama government has come under intense scrutiny following reports of Ghana’s representatives at the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) absenting themselves from a vote on an issue that had to do with ‘gay rights’....
South South governors, APC leaders endorse Tinubu for 2027
The Sun Nigeria
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June 29, 2025
From Tony Osauzo, Benin Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and leaders of the party in the South South have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term of office. The position of the...
2027: APC South-South govs, leaders endorse Tinubu for second term
Punch
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June 29, 2025
The All Progressive Congress governors and leaders of the party in the South-South region have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The position of the South-South governors and leaders of the ruling party was made known...
When Dan Wheldon achieved a fairytale IndyCar result at Iowa
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Winning an IndyCar race is a huge deal, and winning one on your birthday is the stuff of fairy tales. For Dan Wheldon, this rare feat became a reality when he won the 2008 race at the Iowa Speedway. The former British race star clinched victory at...
Cadillac F1 team principal reveals why they will not sign Daniel Ricciardo for the 2026 season
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has recently weighed in on the signing of Daniel Ricciardo for the team’s entry into the sport for the 2026 season. The British motorsports executive ruled out the possibility of signing the veteran...
Nigerian journalists are familiar with threats. Now, they face growing online attacks
The Cable
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June 29, 2025
Days after Samad Uthman, a Nigerian journalist, published an exposé on misinformation trends that are driving the online propaganda for Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traore, the deluge of attacks he faced on social media platforms was...