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CSCS Enhances Investor Onboarding Services to Improve Market Access and Efficiency

The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has announced enhancements to its investor onboarding processes aimed at improving efficiency, strengthening service delivery,...

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Health

Rabies Outbreak Hits Enugu Community

Government Orders Dog Vaccination The Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in Igbo Etiti Local...

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Energy

Boycott of London AES: Rift Over Oil, Gas Discrimination Claims Evident

The industry-wide boycott of the upcoming Africa Energies Summit will continue as the conference organizers Frontier Energy Network refuse to abandon their...

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Travel

UK to raise visa fees for visitors, workers, students by up to £222 from April

The United Kingdom will increase visa fees for people seeking to visit, study, work, or live in the country. The UK home...

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Crime

They came as customers, then opened fire’ — residents recount Jos attack

Residents of Angwan Rukuba, the community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, where many were killed in an attack...

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Environment

AfDB’s SEFA Approves $5.65m to Pioneer New Climate Finance Instrument

for Off-Grid Renewable Energy projects in Africa’s Fragile States The African Development Bank Group’s (AFDB) Board of Directors has approved a $5.65...

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Business

Quiet Equities Buying Opportunities open with 12bps Mild Pullback

The NGX Equities market closed the week ended March 27,2026 on a mildly negative note, as cautious sentiment shaped trading activities amid...

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Feature News

Why the UN’s Slavery Declaration Matters and Why It Is Not Enough

By Nonye Moses Centuries after millions of Africans were captured, sold, dehumanised and scattered across the world, the United Nations has moved...

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Government

Anioma state will be created — with Asaba as its capital…. Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has reaffirmed legislative and political backing for the creation of Anioma state. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday while addressing...