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NDDC Moves to Halt Project Delays with Early Conflict Resolution
Sunday Okobi The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has tasked contractors and consultants handling its projects with not allowing disputes to fester, saying early identification and resolution of conflicts are
First Lady Inaugurates TETFUND/RHI ICT Experience Centre At KWASU, Ilorin
• As Atoyebi charges govs, LG chairmen to build on First Lady’s grassroots interventions Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Bennett Oghifo in Lagos Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu,
CAC Advocates Harmonisation of Beneficial Ownership Register to Curb Illicit Financial Activities, Others
• Says CAC should serve as central corporate data backbone James Emejo in Abuja Registrar-General/Chief Executive, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, has advocated the harmonisation and centralisation of
WEF Report: Nigeria Lags in Gender Political Empowerment, Ranks 143 out of 145 Countries
• Says global gender parity is estimated to be attained in 120 years Dike Onwuamaeze Nigeria lags in the gender political empowerment sub-index of the “Global Gender Gap Report 2026”
NLNG: How Methane Reduction Can Pay for Itself, Boost Gas Revenue
• Boil-off gas, start-up recovery projects target 10–15% emissions cut •Company urges stronger, shared standards for emissions measurement •Falade: NLNG’s role in gas monetisation cut flaring from 65% to sub-20%
FG Sets December Deadline for 95% NIN Coverage
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The federal government has set December 2026 as the deadline to achieve 95 per cent coverage of Nigeria’s population under the National Identification Number (NIN) system,
Labour Kicks as Petrol Price Hits Record N1,500 Per Litre
Ajaero: Increase inflicting incalculable damage on Nigerians•Says nothing wrong with subsidising needs of Nigerians•Motorists, commuters groan over soaring prices Emmanuel Addeh, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja, Peter Uzoho in Lagos, Ahmad
Cardoso: Price Stability Critical to Deepening Financial Inclusion
• Sanusi Lamido regrets delaying telecoms’ entry into financial sector • Oloworaran seeks pension inclusion module in EFInA survey • EFInA report reveals drop in financial exclusion to 21% amid
2027: Atiku’s kitchen-sink strategy betrays crude populism, by Olu Fasan
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is adopting a kitchen-sink approach to next year’s presidential race. A “kitchen-sink approach” involves throwing everything at a problem
Gastech 2026: Nigeria’s gas future in the new equation of energy security, capital and prosperity
By Kunle Odusola-Stevenson With an audience expected to exceed 50,000 and more than 800 exhibiting companies from across the global energy value chain, Gastech 2026 has made Bangkok a meeting
