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Sachet Alcohol Ban Risks Five Million Jobs – Nigerian Businesses Warn

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Sachet Alcohol Ban Risks Five Million Jobs – Nigerian Businesses Warn

Oluwafunbi Bello January 31, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s organised private sector warns that the renewed prohibition of sachet and small-bottle alcoholic...

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FAAN Launches Nigeria’s First Electric Airport Shuttle in Abuja

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FAAN Launches Nigeria’s First Electric Airport Shuttle in Abuja

Juliet Jacob January 30, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has launched a zero-emission electric shuttle service...

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Senate Sets March 17 Deadline for 2026 Budget Approval

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Senate Sets March 17 Deadline for 2026 Budget Approval

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius January 30, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Senate aims to conclude deliberations on the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget by...

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Customs Seizes 3,461 Cannabis Parcels in Ogun, Transfers to NDLEA

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Customs Seizes 3,461 Cannabis Parcels in Ogun, Transfers to NDLEA

Korede Abdullah January 30, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, intercepts 3,461 parcels of Cannabis...

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FG Approves ₦1tn Kano Metropolitan Rail to Ease Congestion

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FG Approves ₦1tn Kano Metropolitan Rail to Ease Congestion

Hussaini Ibrahim January 30, 2026 0

KANO, Nigeria – The Federal Government approves a ₦1 trillion Metropolitan Rail Service for Kano State, marking...

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Right-of-Way Disputes Stall Abuja Power Project – TCN Warns

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Right-of-Way Disputes Stall Abuja Power Project – TCN Warns

Oluwafunbi Bello January 29, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) raises alarm over persistent right-of-way constraints delaying completion...

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FG Seeks World Bank Support to Revive Steel Sector

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FG Seeks World Bank Support to Revive Steel Sector

Juliet Jacob January 29, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government intensifies efforts to revive Nigeria’s steel industry, seeking World Bank technical...

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Jigawa Funds Wheat Research to Boost Food Security

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Jigawa Funds Wheat Research to Boost Food Security

Hussaini Ibrahim January 29, 2026 0

JIGAWA, Nigeria – Jigawa State launches a wheat value chain research programme, awarding grants to scholars to...

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Kwara Attracts $35m Chinese Investment, Commissions Lithium Plant

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Kwara Attracts $35m Chinese Investment, Commissions Lithium Plant

Korede Abdullah January 29, 2026 0

KWARA, Nigeria – Kwara State secures $35 million in Chinese investments as a lithium processing plant begins...

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MAN Warns Sachet Alcohol Ban Threatens Jobs, Economy

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MAN Warns Sachet Alcohol Ban Threatens Jobs, Economy

Oluwatobi Adu January 29, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s manufacturers warn that a renewed ban on sachet alcoholic beverages risks job losses,...

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