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Nigeria secures $747 million syndicated loan for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
Nairametrics
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July 10, 2025
The Federal Government has secured a $747 million syndicated loan to finance Phase 1 Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a major infrastructure project under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The loan, announced in a press statement by the...
Nigeria Gets $747Million From Global Lenders To Finance Phase 1 Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
Sahara Reporters
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The Nigerian Government has secured a $747 million syndicated loan to fund the construction of Phase 1, Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. According to the statement signed by Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public...
Reforms: How Nigeria, Kenya are rewriting Africa’s procurement ‘playbook’, by Sufuyan Ojeifo
Eagle Online
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July 11, 2025
An article in TheCable edition of July 4, 2025, entitled: “Lessons from Kenya’s e-procurement revolution,” examined the East African country’s e-procurement reforms and the rapid transformation in how it buys and spends. It was a good read. And...
All On invests $250,000 in enee.io to scale operations in Nigeria
Business Day
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July 11, 2025
L-R: Abdulazeez Bakare, investment associate, All On; Caroline Eboumbou, chief executive officer, All On Partnerships for Energy Access (All On) Nigeria; David Smith, chief executive officer, enee.io, and Isaiah Umoh, head of sales for Nigeria,...
Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (10/07/25)
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: U.S. Visa Restrictions: It’s About Reciprocity On Nigeria — Experts … UAE Stops Transit Visa For Nigerians 2015:...
MTN Group deploys AI for network optimisation in Nigeria, sets stage for Africa-wide rollout
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
Telecoms giant MTN Group has begun deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to optimise network traffic and enhance service delivery in Nigeria, as part of a broader continent-wide strategy to transform its operations using responsible AI...
Nigeria’s Security Architecture Turns the Tide
Equity Media
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July 10, 2025
In May 2023, as Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office as President of Nigeria, the nation stood at a precarious juncture. Its landscape had become pockmarked by a constellation of crises: insurgency in the North-East, rampant banditry across the...
Revamping Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
The idea behind NAIC was visionary. It was established in 1987 and given legal grounding by Decree No. 37 of 1993 to provide affordable, reliable insurance coverage to Nigerian farmers. At that time, private insurers were reluctant to enter the...
Nigeria: Off-grid refrigeration systems for rural areas
ESI Africa
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July 10, 2025
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and the UN Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative have partnered to pilot the deployment of energy-efficient, climate-friendly off-grid refrigeration systems in underserved...
World Bank Flags Nigeria’s Governance Woes Despite Modest Policy Gains
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
The World Bank has stressed the need for the Nigerian government as well as countries in Sub Saharan Africa to improve the delivery of essential services to promote inclusive, sustainable growth. This is as Nigeria continues to trail in governance...
Customs Links Wildlife Crimes to Illicit Currency Flows, Money Laundering, Arms Smuggling
This Day
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July 11, 2025
•Seizes 10,603 donkey genitals, hands consignment to NESREA James Emejo in Abuja The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, yesterday declared that wildlife trafficking has become increasingly linked with other forms of...
Price memory: Why Nigerians never forget what things ‘should’ cost
Business Day
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July 11, 2025
At the SPAR in Ilupeju, I watched a middle-aged woman stare at a pack of spaghetti for nearly three minutes. She picked it up, examined the price tag, shook her head, and muttered, “This thing was N500 just last year.” She eventually bought it,...
Reps Flag Off Nigeria-Sweden Summit, Push People-Centered Diplomacy
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 Torkwase Nyiekaa In a bold declaration that set the tone for a transformative bilateral dialogue, Dr. Eileen Cheng, Co-founder of the African University Incubator Ecosystem (AUIE) and Silicon Valley-based strategist, electrified delegates at the...
500 beneficiaries graduate from APM Terminals Nigeria WACTpreneur programme
Tribune Online
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July 11, 2025
The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT)-APM Terminals Nigeria has marked a major milestone in its community development efforts with the graduation of over 500 beneficiaries from its capacity-building initiative, ‘WACTpreneur.’ The ceremony,...
Recycled Politicians Can’t Derail Tinubu’s Momentum – Adelakun
Leadership
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July 10, 2025
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo State, Chief Kunle Adelakun, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) political coalition aiming to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. He stated that the coalition leaders...
All On Invests $250,000 In enee.io To Boost Clean Energy Monitoring Across Nigeria
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
4 In a strategic move to deepen access to sustainable energy across Nigeria, All On, a prominent impact investment company, has injected $250,000 into enee.io, a technology-driven firm specializing in smart energy monitoring solutions. The funding...
Agbaje: GTCO’s LSE Listing Will Unlock Africa, Proof Nigeria’s Macro-Economic Environment Changing
This Day
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July 11, 2025
•List 2.88bn shares on NGX, LSE •GTCO now financing powerhouse, says LSE Eromosele Abiodun in London Group Chief Executive Officer, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Mr. Segun Agbaje, has stated that yesterday’s listing of the company’s...
Nigeria rallies support for menstrual equity, end to period poverty
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
In a historic move aimed at confronting period poverty and menstrual stigma, Nigeria has held its first-ever National Summit on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), bringing together a cross-section of stakeholders to build consensus on...
Kingsley Amafibe: Driving Trade Liberalisation, Homegrown Solutions and Sustainable Devt for Africa
This Day
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July 11, 2025
The 2025 100 Most Notable Africans Leadership and Business Summit, held recently in Kigali, Rwanda, convened influential leaders from across the continent to chart a path toward economic self-reliance, trade liberalisation, and sustainable...
Climate action no longer option for board room leaders, says Adebajo
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
Recognising the critical role corporate entities must play in the transition to a low-carbon future, the World Economic Forum launched the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), a global network designed to equip board directors with the insights...