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Nigeria’s Minister of Works Dave Umahi says Section 1 of the Trans-Sahara Highway in Ebonyi has reached 45 per cent completion, with more than 2,000 workers currently engaged.
The Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) validation assessors have lauded Nigeria for its improved systematic disclosures.
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has warned illegal miners against extracting minerals from abandoned pits without licences.
The Union Bank of Nigeria has attained certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.1, the foremost global standard governing the protection of payment card account data.
The President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mr Adesola Akinsanya, says that the association is exploring measures that will make internet domain names more affordable and accessible to small and medium-sized businesses.
The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed reports that it declined an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
Nigeria’s indigenous research, engineering and technological capabilities received a major boost on Thursday as the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) broke ground for the NLNG Research and Innovation Centre for Computer and Electrical Engineering (RICCEE) at the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Dr. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, says that the Commission is consulting widely with stakeholders in the industry on the idea for a domestic crude oil and gas swap to reduce cost and increased products availability.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, says that Nigeria is targeting technology transfer and local production of radiotherapy and imaging equipment by 2030 to strengthen cancer care.
Nigeria’s Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has launched its National Housing Fund (NHF) Diaspora Mortgage Loan in London, opening a secure and institutional pathway for Nigerians living abroad to own homes and invest in Nigeria’s housing sector.