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Shettima: Nigeria’s Target As A Nation Is To Attain Food Sovereignty
This Day
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July 30, 2025
* Canvasses global partnership for sustainable agricultural transformation * Holds high-level bilateral meetings with FAO, IFAD, WFP chiefs, seeks support for Lake Chad Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on global...
1.3 billion tablets of opium in Nigeria seized by NDLEA: Buba Marwa
Peoples Gazette
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July 30, 2025
The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Buba Marwa, said the agency seized 1.3 billion pills of tramadol and 4.4 million bottles of codeine between January 2024 and June 2025. Mr Marwa disclosed this during a plenary session at...
“80% Of 20m Out-Of-School Children Are In Northern Nigeria, Tinubu Govt Neglecting The Region” – NEF
Information Nigeria
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July 30, 2025
Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum Professor Ango Abdullahi, has raised concern over what he described as marginalization of Northern part of the country. He warned that the continued sidelining of the region by President Bola Tinubu’s...
Nigeria is better, safer, and thriving under Tinubu - Tunji Alausa
Nigerian Eye
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July 30, 2025
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has asserted that Nigeria is experiencing significant progress under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing the country as “better, safer, and more prosperous” despite skepticism from some...
27 states, FCT accessed N78.6bn in UBE grants by mid 2025 — Nigerian govt
Daily Post
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July 30, 2025
The Federal Government has revealed that a total of 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory have accessed N78.6 billion in Universal Basic Education, UBE, matching grants by mid‑2025. An update on Tuesday, through the official X account of the...
135 road projects completed across northern Nigeria, says transport minister
Peoples Gazette
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July 30, 2025
The Minister of Transport, Sai’du Alkali, said the federal government has completed about 135 road projects across the northern region to boost transportation of goods, persons and the economy of the region. Mr Alkali disclosed this during his...
AU, KAIPTC hold training for women, youth in election observation
Graphic
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July 30, 2025
The African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has held a training course for women and youth across Africa in election observation and democracy. The three-day course formed part...
The Nigeria‑Brazil Agriculture Deal Presents An Opportunity To Reduce Economic Dependence On Oil Through Diversification Of Markets.
Naija News
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July 30, 2025
Nigeria has actively pursued ways to reduce its dependence on oil revenues during the recent period, and the agricultural deal with Brazil represents a major milestone in this effort. Strategic investments together with shared expertise drive this...
Why we dedicated nine family courts to gender-based violence – Kogi govt
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 30, 2025
Kogi State Government has explained that it deliberately dedicated nine family courts in addition to the Magistrate’s court to cases of gender based violence (GBV) to effectively deal with the social vices across the state and administer justice...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona
KYMA - Arizona
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July 30, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
US to boost cultural, educational ties with Osun
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 30, 2025
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cultural and educational ties with Osun State through a series of high-level engagements led by the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria. Public Affairs Officer Julie McKay, who heads the...
Advancing Agroecology Principles and Practice for Food Sovereignty in Nigeria
Homef
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Background Agricultural systems across the world are under increasing pressure to meet growing food demands. This pressure is high in Nigeria due to purportedly high population indices, coupled with climate change impacts, declining soil...
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Secures N500 Billion In Renewable Energy Deals To Power Nigeria's Rural Future
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with leading institutions and private sector partners to unlock over N500 billion in investments for...
Zenith Bank Recognised As Nigeria's Best Bank At Euromoney Awards For Excel
The Nigerian Voice
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Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025,emerging as Nigeria’s standout performer, andclinching the biggest and most coveted country award. The award, which was presented to the bank on...
Reshaping research and development through women’s leadership
British Medical Journal
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Fara Ndiaye, deputy executive director Speak Up Africa, Dakar, Senegal Fara.ndiaye{at}speakupafrica.org To achieve equitable health systems women need to be the architects of innovation, not merely its recipients Across the world, women are the...
FG introduces Accelerated Basic Education for 80 million out-of-school youths and adults
Nairametrics
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July 30, 2025
The Federal Government has introduced the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme, a nationwide initiative aimed at providing learning opportunities for 80 million underserved non-literate Nigerians, including out-of-school youths and adults...
Coalitionists Search for Faults, President Tinubu Working Tirelessly, Undauntedly for Nigerians
Kogi Reports
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July 30, 2025
By Musa Bakare. In the realm of Nigerian politics, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain a towering figure for several decades, admired by supporters and scrutinized by critics. Yet, amid the torrents of complaints, one undeniable truth...
U.S. Embassy Raises Alarm Over Lavish Spending By Nigerian Governors
Daily Independent
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July 30, 2025
1 The United States Embassy in Nigeria has raised fresh concerns over the alarming rate at which Nigerian state Governors are spending public funds on luxury buildings, despite widespread poverty, rising inflation, and deteriorating public...
Ghanaian Protest: Branding Nigerians criminals amounts to defamation – Obono-Obla
Daily Post
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July 30, 2025
Former presidential aide and legal expert, Obol Okoi Obono-Obla, has condemned recent protests in Ghana where some demonstrators labeled Nigerians as criminals. Speaking in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST in Calabar, on Wednesday,...
REA partners with public and private sectors to power rural Nigeria
Africa Business Communities
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with leading institutions and private sector partners to unlock over N500 billion in investments for renewable energy projects in Nigeria’s underserved...