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Plateau govt, REA sign MoU to boost solar power in communities
The Plateau State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to boost…
Seplat Energy reinforces decarbonisation operational initiatives
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Seplat Energy Plc says it is actively pursuing a range of initiatives to decarbonise…
1.6m people living with HIV now receiving treatment: NACA
Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori, has said approximately 1.6…
2024 $1.2 million Opus Prize: Nigeria’s Sr. Francisca Uti Wins!
In a remarkable recognition of her transformative humanitarian work, Nigerian Catholic nun, Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti, has been…
‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women
On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, world leaders and advocates…
AfDB, partners to make Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway economic, industrial hub
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway to link the cities of five major West African countries…
Talks begin in S’Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution,…
9,000 Niger Delta youths train as entrepreneurs in Shell LiveWIRE programme
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in…
Africa’s youth catalyst for sustainable transformation, say experts
Experts at the 2024 African Economic Conference say Africa’s youthful population, 75 per cent of whom are under…
Hardship: Nigerians cut food consumption by 49% after 75.5% increase in prices, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the most prevalent shock affecting households across Nigeria is the price…