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Africa’s customs chiefs and quest to boost intra-regional trade

BY MARTHA AGAS The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was unveiled in 2021 with the goal of increasing intra-African trade by...

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Energy

Nigeria’s Senate panel probes NNPC over ‘N210trn discrepancies’ in financial statement

The senate committee on public accounts has launched an investigation into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over discrepancies totalling N210...

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Feature News

De-escalating Israel-Iran face-off

BY KAYODE ADEBIYI The long-simmering hostility between Israel and Iran has erupted into overt military confrontation, putting the Middle East on a...

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Feature News

Nigeria-Biafran War Was To Stop Secession, Not Targeted At Igbos –Gowon

General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), Nigerian former Nigerian Head of State, has claimed that the three years Biafra War was never aimed at...

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Education

Addressing irregular migration via youths’ education and innovation

BY JACINTA NWACHUKWU The increasing number of young people engaging in irregular migration around the world is eliciting concerns from critical stakeholders....

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Business

CAC to review service fees from August 1

Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it will review certain service fees from August 1. The commission’s management, in a signed statement...

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Energy

Scaling up projects to enhance regular electricity in Nigeria, an analysis

BY CONSTANCE ATHEKAME Enhancing regular electricity involves investing in renewable energy, improving grid infrastructure and promoting energy efficiency measures. It also involves...

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Politics

Nigeria Invites Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso to West African Economic Summit despite Exiting ECOWAS

Despite existing membership of the Eco- nomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and...