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FG Sets Up Panel to Probe Abuja-Kaduna Train Accident

  The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-powered committee to investigate Tuesday’s train derailment at Jere town, along the Abuja–Kaduna railway corridor.   The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Said Alkali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs. Janet McDickson, in Abuja.   […]

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Women Earn Only 30% of Agricultural Output Despite Contributing 80%, Says Minister

  The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has decried the marginalisation of women in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, revealing that women earn only 30 percent of total agricultural output despite producing about 80 percent of it.   Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the National Workshop on Agro-Value Chain Capacity Building, organised […]

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CBN Moves to Track PoS Terminals With Mandatory Geo-Tagging

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that all Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals in the country must be geo-tagged within the next 60 days, in a move aimed at tightening oversight of electronic payments and curbing fraud.   The directive, issued in a circular dated August 26, requires that every PoS device be registered with […]

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Tinubu Urges Nigerians in Brazil to Help Bring Nation to Forefront

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to join hands in advancing the country’s progress, stressing that the time has come to place Nigeria at the forefront of Africa’s development.   Speaking in São Paulo on Wednesday during an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in Brazil, Tinubu said […]

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Nine Dead as Flash Floods Devastate Northern Sudan’s Al-Dammer

At least nine people have been killed after flash floods swept through Al-Dammer, the capital of River Nile State in northern Sudan, local authorities have confirmed.   The Civil Defence Authority in River Nile State said the victims died on Tuesday when sudden torrents, triggered by heavy seasonal rains, overwhelmed the city and surrounding communities. […]

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Trump’s Push to Dismiss Fed Governor Cook Sparks Independence Fears

A former chairman of the Federal Reserve has warned that Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor, Lisa Cook is a “dangerous precedent” that could undermine the central bank’s independence.   The warning came on Wednesday after Trump escalated efforts to oust Cook amid unverified allegations and policy disagreements.   The move has been […]

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Tinubu Departs Brazil for Abuja After Signing Strategic Bilateral Agreements

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Brazil for Abuja after a three-day official visit that saw Nigeria and Brazil deepen diplomatic and economic ties through a series of high-level engagements and bilateral agreements.   The presidential jet left Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with top Brazilian officials, […]