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Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), announced an offer of two FGN savings bonds for subscription at N1000 per unit.
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has confirmed the crash of a military aircraft in Ondo State with 32 people onboard.
Nigeria has commercially launched a $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Fund to finance mini-grids, solar home systems and other decentralised power for communities and businesses the national grid does not serve reliably.
The Director General of Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council, (RMRDC), Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has projected that the proposed 30 per cent mandatory value addition to Nigerian raw materials before export can generate more than 1.2 million skilled jobs within five years.
The National President of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN), Dr. Olugbenga Adebola, has called for technology, stronger regulation and citizen participation to transform Nigeria’s waste management sector.
The Convener of the Executive Women’s Summit, a high-level annual leadership event in Lagos, Mrs. Bola Matel-Okoh, has called for a shift from gender representation to greater participation, influence and economic authority for women in corporate organisations.
The Vice-Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria, Prof. Bond Anyaehie, says that the university has introduced digital clearance and certificate systems to reduce delays in students’ graduation processes.
The European Union (EU) is developing new projects and funding opportunities to support cultural events and artistes across Nigeria and Africa.
A former Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged African governments to transform Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) into a major deal-making engine.
The Dangote Group has stressed the need for Nigeria to strengthen domestic production, reduce import dependence and expand exports to build economic resilience and competitiveness.