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Nigeria Pushes For Stronger Economic Ties With Saint Lucia During High-Level Diplomatic Visit
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
Nigeria is seeking to establish deeper trade and investment partnerships with the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia, focusing on key sectors such as renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, ICT, and manufacturing. This was announced by Nigeria’s...
Nigerian Varsities Must Confront Global Challenges, Says ASE VC
Leadership
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July 2, 2025
The Vice Chancellor of the African School of Economics, the Pan-African University of Excellence, Abuja, Professor Mahfouz Adedimeji, has called for collaboration among the Nigerian universities on the need to confront global challenges. Adedimeji...
Impact of Domestic Instability on Nigeria’s Global Image
This Day
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July 2, 2025
By Ugo Inyama Nigeria, once hailed as the “Giant of Africa,” stands at a critical crossroads. Despite its vast human capital, cultural influence, and natural resources, persistent domestic instability continues to undermine its global image....
NBTE Unveils Revamped TVET Initiative to Equip Nigerian Youths with Industry-relevant Skills
This Day
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July 2, 2025
Funmi Ogundare The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has described the federal government’s renewed Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative as a strategic effort...
Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
HumAngle
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July 2, 2025
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It was 2015. He had just arrived with his family and herd, hoping to graze and rest after a long journey from Bauchi State. He approached the...
Sultan-Led Jama'atu Islam Condemns Rising Killings, Boko Haram Resurgence In Nigeria Under Tinubu's Watch
Sahara Reporters
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The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed grave concerns over Nigeria’s escalating security crisis, citing widespread abductions, killings, ethnic violence, and...
9 mins ago travel issues travel issues The Black Americans Gentrifying Ghana By Kéchi Nne Nomu By moving there, they are driving up the cost of living for everyone around them.
New York Mag
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July 2, 2025
Dancing to live music at Zen Garden in Accra. Photo: Francis Kokoroko/The New York Times/Redux On January 20, Christa Núñez, a 51-year-old Cornell Ph.D. student and mother of three, booked five one-way tickets to Ghana. “It just happened to be...
Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa for highest flight taxes at $180 per passenger
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Chinelo Obogo Nigeria has emerged as the third most expensive country in Africa for international and regional departure taxes, with passengers paying an average of $180 in ticket taxes, charges, and fees. A report released by the African...
How Trump’s citizenship policy affects Nigeria (2)
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
INTRODUCTION The inaugural installment of this piece started with an overview of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, which triggered the policy shift. It was followed by an analysis of its implications for Nigerians and Africans as a whole,...
Nigerian leaders explore intra-African opportunities for businesses
Tribune Online
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July 2, 2025
Nigeria is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities across the continent for businesses in the country. Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and...
Brou keeps Nigeria fencing Olympic dream alive
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Nigeria’s highest-ranked fencer, Inkosi Brou, remains confident that his dream of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is still alive despite exiting in the knockout stage of the individual men’s sabre event at the 23rd African...
Cricket: Nigeria coach upbeat ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Head coach of the Yellow Greens and high-performance manager of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Steve Tikolo, is optimistic that the team is making significant progress in their bid to pick up the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup ticket, PUNCH Sports Extra...
SAA engages Nigerian travel firms on Mauritius route
Punch
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July 2, 2025
South African Airways has launched efforts to promote Mauritius as a holiday destination for Nigerian travellers, particularly fun-seeking tourists. The airline disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, following a meeting with top travel industry...
InsurEase debuts in Nigeria to deepen insurance
Punch
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July 1, 2025
Transparency Scape Insurance Brokers Limited on Tuesday launched its digital insurance platform, InsurEase, aimed at making insurance more accessible, affordable, and user-friendly for Nigerians. The mobile application, now available for download...
Tersee: Nigeria’s chess prodigy with Grandmaster hopes
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Not so many sports in the country can boast of having a national champion in their teenage years. But lovers of chess can lay claim to that tag through teenage sensation Tersee Ferdinand. The 17-year-old prodigy came into the limelight when he...
Nigeria’s first InsurTech platform unveiled
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
Transparency Scape Insurance Brokers Limited has unveiled its InsurTech platform, InsurEase. The mobile application, which promises to revolutionise insurance accessibility, is now available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store,...
Flight delays, bird strikes, runway skids: Nigerian aviation sector’s persistent safety challenges (1)
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Despite a robust regulatory framework and billions spent on safety initiatives, Nigeria’s aviation sector remains plagued by recurring incidents, aging aircraft, and weak oversight — leaving passenger safety hanging in the balance, writes PRINCESS...
The policy, infrastructural hurdles before Nigeria’s $200bn hydrogen economy (2)
Punch
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July 2, 2025
In the final part of this special report, DAMILOLA AINA offers a comprehensive examination of the current global hydrogen economy, Nigeria’s policy environment, the potential of hydrogen within the nation’s industrial and energy ecosystems, and...
Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
The Maravi Post
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July 2, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...
More networks, less value: Irony of Nigeria’s telecom landscape
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Chinenye Anuforo [email protected] Despite the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) licensing over 40 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) since the introduction of its framework in 2022, with several already operational or nearing full...