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NGF Backs State Procurement Forum as BPP Boss, Others Push Transparency

  The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has inaugurated the Forum of State Directors-General of Public Procurement, with stakeholders calling for stronger transparency, accountability and efficiency...
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ACReSAL Lifts 41% of Northern Farmers Out of Poverty, Reclaims 1m Hectares

  • World Bank project targets over 50% poverty reduction with fresh funding • Bauchi emerges among best-performing states • FG, World Bank set for additional financing...
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N33.75bn Cash Transfer: Falana Demands Probe, Prosecution of Officials

  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged...
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World Bank Ranks Tincan and Apapa Ports Among Global Top 20 Improved Ports

The World Bank has listed Nigeria’s Tincan Island and Apapa Port Complexes among the Top 20 improved ports globally in its 2025 Container Port...
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ADC Labels Tinubu’s Borrowing ‘Ponzi Economy’, Faults $1.25bn Loan Plan Amid Hardship

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to secure a fresh $1.25 billion loan from the World Bank, describing Nigeria’s...
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World Bank-Backed HOPE Programme Partners with States to Recruit More Teachers, Health Workers

The World Bank-supported HOPE Governance Programme of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is collaborating with state governments across Nigeria to tackle...
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Reps Committee Rejects World Bank’s Call for Reintroduction of Petroleum Import Licences

ABUJA — The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has rejected a World Bank recommendation for the reintroduction of petroleum import licences,...
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Energy

World Bank pulls Nigeria fuel report after Dangote fireback

ABUJA, NIGERIA – The World Bank has quietly removed from its website a policy recommendation that urged Nigeria to reopen its petrol market to...
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Nigeria, Southern Africa Move to Deepen Trade and Economic Cooperation

Nigeria and countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are seeking to deepen economic cooperation in trade, investment,...
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Fake OPay Shutdown Notice: Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Woman

  The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over the alleged creation and...
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Gas-Laden Bus Crashes Into 3 Vehicles, Sparks Panic in Ilorin

  Panic erupted among motorists and residents along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday after a gas-laden Toyota...

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Nigeria, Southern Africa Move to Deepen Trade and Economic Cooperation

Nigeria and countries of the Southern African Development Community...
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Fake OPay Shutdown Notice: Police Arrest 27-Year-Old Woman

  The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested...

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