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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.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, says that the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N185 billion to settle validated legacy debts owed to upstream gas producers.

Nigeria’s VICE President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, says the economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu have renewed investment and strengthened performance across Nigeria’s oil industry.

Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 20 persons in a multiple road traffic crash along the Hawan Kibo-Jos route in Plateau State in northern Nigeria.

Nigeria’s Minister for Livestock Development, Alhaji ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idi Maiha, says that the government is targeting the creation of about 10,000 jobs from each 500-cattle-per-day capacity abattoir established through public-private partnerships across the country.