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Nigeria’s Import Bill Widens N14tn Manufacturing Trade Deficit

September 19, 2025
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Business, ECONOMY, News

Manufacturing Import Bill Widens N14tn Trade Deficit

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector has sunk deeper into deficit, as imports of manufactured goods outpaced exports by more than N14tn in the first half of 2025. The latest data from...

September 19, 2025
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ECONOMY, Lagos state, News, SECURITY

Afriland Towers Fire: LASG Condoles with Families, As Sanwo-Olu Orders Probe

The Lagos State Government has launched a probe into Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers and Central Plaza on Lagos Island. There were fatalities, which occurred due to inhalation of...

September 17, 2025
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ECONOMY, International, NDLEA, News

Saudi Authorities Free 3 Nigerian Pilgrims Arrested For Alleged Drug Trafficking

Saudi Arabia authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking. This was revealed in a statement...

Melissa Kariuki to Speak at WTO Public Forum 2025 with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, UN, Amazon, PayPal & IBM Leaders

September 17, 2025
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ENTERTAINMENT, ECONOMY

Melissa Kariuki to Speak at WTO Public Forum Alongside Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Leaders from the UN, Amazon, PayPal, and IBM

Melissa Kariuki, Founder and CEO of Whip Music and one of the GRAMMYs’ 13 Women Shaping African Music (2025), will speak at the prestigious World Trade Organization (WTO) Public...

September 17, 2025
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Sanwo-Olu, ECONOMY, Lagos state

Youth Is Nigeria’s Most Valuable Asset To Attain Global Economic Influence — Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu delivered the inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Victoria Island, examining how the nation could attain global...

September 12, 2025
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IOM, ECONOMY, KATSINA, SECURITY

New Initiative Seeks to Strengthen Peacebuilding and Community Resilience in Northwest Nigeria

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with Mercy Corps Netherlands and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has officially launched the Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and...

September 12, 2025
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Health, ECONOMY, Lagos state, Malaria, Sanwo-Olu

Malaria: Lagos Targets Less Than 1% Prevalence Rate — Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State may be moving from the stage of malaria control to the phase of total elimination of the parasite causing the illness, a report released on Thursday suggested....

September 11, 2025
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ENTERTAINMENT, ECONOMY, Lagos state

GLOWFUX 2025 Set to Light Up Lagos with Charity, Compassion and Entertainment

Preparations are already in top gear for the 2025 edition of Fanafillit Integrated Concepts’ flagship humanitarian project, the GLOWFUX Charity Concert. The announcement was made in a recent statement...

NIN–SIM Policy Erased 59.7m Phone Lines — NCC

September 9, 2025
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TELECOMS, ECONOMY, NCC, Technology

NCC, Stakeholders Move to Build Indigenous Telecom Workforce

The Federal Government, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators on Tuesday renewed calls for urgent collaboration to close the skill gaps threatening the future of Nigeria’s telecom industry....

September 9, 2025
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ECONOMY, News

OPS Rejects 5% Fuel Surcharge, TUC Threatens Strike

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened to call a nationwide strike within two weeks if the Federal government fails to scrap the proposed five per cent tax on...