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Polaris Bank, NCF Partner on Tree-Planting Drive To Combat Carbon Emissions
Polaris Bank has partnered with the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) to launch a tree-planting initiative in Rivers State.
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Road Safety: 1,500 Dangote Cement Drivers Undergo Screening
No less than 1,500 Dangote Cement truck drivers have undergone intensive screening exercises to ascertain their mental, psychological and physical fitness for safe driving.
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NDLEA Arrests Dispatch Rider For Distributing Illicit Drug In Abuja
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a dispatch rider in Abuja for his involvement in the distribution of 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States of America and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sink.
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Widow Uses Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine 1.3kg Of Cocaine, Arrested By NDLEA In Lagos
A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been nabbed using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.
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Fidelity Bank To Convene Strategic Panel On Export Financing At FNITCC Atlanta 2025
As part of its ongoing commitment to expanding Nigeria’s footprint in global trade, leading financial institution Fidelity Bank Plc has announced it will host a high-level panel session at the upcoming Fidelity Nigeria International Trade and Creative Connect (FNITCC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Agama Says Accountability, Transparency Will Boost Investor Confidence
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has emphasized the importance of accountability and transparency as critical tools for strengthening investor confidence in Nigeria’s capital market.
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CAPPA National Youth Bootcamp on Food Justice Begins in Ekiti
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is set to open its Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025 on Sunday, August 24, at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti State. The week-long programme, organised in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), will run until August 29 and will draw young Nigerians from all six geopolitical zones. …
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Pigba, Abuja Community Under Spotlight as Group Fights Against Breast Ironing
The battle against breast ironing, a traditional practice of using hot iron to stop girls from growing breasts has gained momentum in Pigba, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The age-long practice of flattening the breasts of young girls with heated or hard objects to delay breast development is what the tradition erroneously believes would ward off …
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Nigeria’s Vanishing Savings: $10bn Subsidy Removed, Yet Reserves Stuck At $41bn
When the Nigerian government scrapped the decades-old fuel subsidy in 2023, it promised relief for the nation’s bleeding finances. Nearly $10 billion was to be freed up annually, and by scrapping it, President Bola Tinubu’s administration projected that the fiscal space created could be channeled into education, infrastructure, social investment, and healthcare.
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Dapo Abiodun’s Persecution of OGD: Dangerous Game That Could Hurt APC
By Ope Banwo Governor Dapo Abiodun has once again bared his fangs in Ogun State politics in what looks like a desperate attempt to crush his longtime political benefactor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD)—the same man whose quiet but decisive support helped him clinch victory in 2019. Ahead of the 2027 elections, the governor’s vendetta against OGD has grown open, brazen, …
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