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Lafarge Africa Posts N133bn Q2 Profit, Presidency Highlights Economic Benefits

The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has commended Lafarge Africa Plc for its robust financial performance in the first half of 2025, asserting that the... Read more »
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Trump’s August 1 Tariff Deadline Looms Over Global Markets

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a... Read more »
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New US Immigration Fees Target Asylum, Work Permits

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a new set of immigration-related fees following the implementation of the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, with changes set to take effect from July... Read more »
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Intending Couples, Aspirants in Kaduna Must Get Health Insurance

The Chairman of Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Dauda Abba, has proposed a requirement for would-be couples to present the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority enrollment card before getting... Read more »
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363 UNIPORT Students Earn First-Class Honours

The University of Port Harcourt will confer first-class degrees on 363 graduands during its 35th convocation, scheduled to hold on Saturday, an official has announced. The Vice-Chancellor of UNIPORT, Prof. Owunari Georgewill,... Read more »
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US Embassy Issues Warning on Visa Overstay Penalties in Nigeria

The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a strong advisory to its citizens residing in Nigeria, urging them to comply immediately with new immigration directives from the Federal Government. The advisory... Read more »
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BUA Chairman Says CBN Reforms Ended Forex Lobbying

Chairman of BUA Cement Plc, Dr Abdul Samad Rabiu, says foreign exchange reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria have eliminated the need for companies to lobby for FX. Rabiu made the... Read more »
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Court Orders Chinese Nationals to Forfeit $222K in Digital Assets to FG

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of digital assets worth $222,729.86 USDT recovered from Chinese nationals linked to cyber-terrorism and internet... Read more »
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Kwara’s Retired Police Officers Protest Contributory Pension Scheme

Ex-police personnel under the aegis of the Kwara State Chapter of Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria held a peaceful demonstration in Ilorin, on Monday, demanding that they be immediately exited... Read more »
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Oyedele Says 97% of Informal Sector Won’t Pay Tax Under New Law

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that only three per cent of informal sector operators can pay taxes in Nigeria. He stated... Read more »
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Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crashes Into School in Dhaka, 19 Fatalities

A Bangladeshi training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more in the country’s deadliest aviation accident in decades.... Read more »
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Police Claim Protest by Retired Officers Over Pension Hijacked

The Nigeria Police Force has raised the alarm over attempts by certain individuals to hijack the ongoing peaceful protest by retired police officers demanding improved retirement benefits. The protesters left the National... Read more »
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Kebbi Government Responds to Critics, Affirms Idris’ Performance

The Kebbi State Government has strongly refuted recent criticisms by a group known as the Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations, describing their comments as “baseless propaganda” and “a desperate move to... Read more »
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UBEC Laments State Governments’ Non-Utilization of ₦250bn Funds

The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr. Aisha Garba, has expressed concerns that over N250 billion intervention funds disbursed to state governments are still being retained as unutilised in the... Read more »
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Child Trafficking Syndicate Busted in Rivers, Pregnant Woman Rescued

The Rivers State Police Command says it has traced and busted a child trafficking syndicate operating out of Aba, Abia State, rescuing a pregnant woman identified as Regina Sunday during the operation.... Read more »
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Police Bust Self-Staged Kidnapping by Two Anambra Students

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for their involvement in a self-orchestrated kidnap and a foiled extortion attempt in the state. The two suspects, whose names were given as... Read more »
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Doctors Announce Nationwide Strike Beginning Thursday

As the 21-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government draws to a close on July 23, the Nigerian Medical Association has warned it will ground medical services nationwide if the government... Read more »
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Enugu Cuts Electricity Tariff for Band A Customers to ₦160/kWh

The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, reviewing electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August... Read more »
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Despite CBN Efforts, Naira Slips to ₦1,532.34 per Dollar

The naira closed the past week weaker than the previous one, as it depreciated by 0.14 per cent week-on-week to settle at 1,532.34/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. This weakening came... Read more »
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ADC Coalition Spokesman Affirms Solid Legal Basis for Formation

The African Democratic Congress has emphasised that every step involved in forming and endorsing the party as a coalition platform to oppose President Bola Tinubu in 2027 was firmly backed by legal... Read more »