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The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers who were abducted by suspected sea robbers after their wooden passenger boat was hijacked along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on all political parties, candidates to exercise restraint and refrain from exploiting ethnic, religious and other primordial sentiments in the pursuit of political power.

Nigeria’s minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adeboyega Oyetola, has announced a major breakthrough in Nigeria’s maritime sector, following the decision by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to lift the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through a startup competition and cash awards scheduled for Sept. 28.

The Nigerian Government has in conjunction with the International Fund For Agricultural Development (FGN/IFAD), called on the Anambra State Government to adopt a regulatory framework for all the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) to ensure project sustainability.

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, says that the Nigerian Government has added 208 megawatts (MW) to bulk electricity transmission capacity in Lagos.

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has publicly destroyed 329,865.585 Kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs.

The Nigerian Government has deployed its first standardised justice sector platform for tracking cases of violence against women aimed at closing long-standing gaps in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) data and accountability.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 15.43 per cent in July.

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has intensified efforts to expand agricultural trade and investment between both countries, using its Freedom 250 initiative to bring American livestock expertise, technology and business opportunities closer to Nigerian agribusinesses and policymakers.