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Yearly Archives: 2017

Fashola urges Nigerians to embrace solar energy

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has advised Nigerians to embrace solar energy to reduce pressure on the national grid. Fashola...

Africa’s rapid urbanisation can drive industrialisation, says UN report

A UN report on Thursday, October 19, 2017 made concrete recommendations on how the right African policy framework could harness the continent’s rapid urban...

WFP laureate, Adesina, inaugurates $250,000 youths-in-agriculture award

Nigeria’s image received a boost on Thursday, October 19, 2017 before the international community as former Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, formally received the...

World leaders endorse plan to tackle cancer, diabetes

Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world’s leading killers – heart and...

Government inaugurates 19-man committee to review National Transport Policy

The Ministry of Transportation has inaugurated a 19-man Committee to finalise the review of the National Transport Policy draft for the country’s Transportation Sector. A...

Agric remains key sector in poverty reduction – Suarau, Lagos commissioner

“Agriculture remains a key sector that plays major role in poverty reduction in Lagos State and Nigeria at large, and both (Lagos and Nigeria)...

Despite under-five mortality decrease, 7,000 newborns die daily – Report

Every day in 2016, 15,000 children died before their fifth birthday, 46% of them – or 7,000 babies – died in the first 28...

GCF injects $65.8m in Egypt’s renewable energy project

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has transferred the first tranche of climate finance under the Egypt Renewable Energy Financing Framework. The project, undertaken with GCF...

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Liquid gas association calls for LPG to be central to global energy agenda

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) is participating in International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Access and Clean Cooking Ministerial...
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Remittance of 1% Nigerian content levy still mandatory – NCDMB

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, reminded operators, contractors, and service companies...

Sterling Oil, Lagos mobilise 550 pints of blood in two-day blood donation drive

Nigeria requires between 1.8 and 2 million units of blood annually but meets just 25 to 30 percent of...

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Liquid gas association calls for LPG to be central to global energy agenda

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) is participating in...

Remittance of 1% Nigerian content levy still mandatory – NCDMB

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on...
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