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Dangote Group is actively pursuing substantial investments to enhance Nigeria’s industrial sector.

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  The Dangote Group has emphasized the urgent need for significant investments in technology to enhance Nigeria's industrial sector and elevate its global standing. During Dangote’s Special Day on Wednesday, part of the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair, Mr. Ayirioritse Okerentie, the Deputy Regional Director for the South East at Dangote Cement Plc, stressed the importance of adopting leading global practices to maintain competitiveness. Okerentie encouraged the government to prioritize investment in research and development to foster innovation and improve product quality. He pointed out the impactful contributions the Dangote Group has made to Nigeria’s economic growth, including the creation of millions of direct and indirect jobs across various sectors, a decrease in imports of finished products, and the promotion of local manufacturing. Additionally, the Group has been pivotal in exporting refined petroleum products, fertilizers, and other goods to markets in Africa...

BREAKING: 40 Nigerians Sent Home From Algeria Amid Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants, Many Go Into Hiding

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Nigerians living in Algeria are currently living in fear as the authorities ramp up their efforts against illegal immigration, resulting in the deportation of 40 individuals for overstaying their visas or possessing fraudulent documents.  The group, which includes 37 men and three women, returned to Abuja on February 4, 2025, at 8:10 PM on a Turkish Airlines flight, as confirmed by an official document obtained by [item].  Sources indicate that many Nigerians in Algeria are opting to go into hiding to evade arrest and potential deportation. Among those who were deported are individuals such as Ibrahim Abdullahi from Kano State, Sani Adamu from Katsina State, and Barau Muazu also from Kano State. Algeria has heightened its crackdown on illegal immigration, resulting in a wave of deportations affecting numerous migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, notably including Nigerians.  Human rights organizations have expressed alarm over these actions, drawing attention to issues like ...

Dangote Foundation Announces N16 Billion Food Assistance Program for 1 Million Nigerians

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation has launched the 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project, which carries a significant value of N16 billion and aims to support one million Nigerians across the country. The announcement was made by the foundation's Chairman, Mr. Aliko Dangote, during an inaugural event held on Thursday in Kano, where he was represented by his daughter, Marya Aliko-Dangote. She emphasized that this annual initiative reflects the foundation’s commitment to compassion, solidarity, and shared responsibility, addressing the pressing economic challenges that the nation is currently facing. "The distribution of million bags of 10kg to the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians across the 774 Local Government Areas is in line with the core values of this foundation.''   “We are collaborating with state governments to ensure that the food reaches the most vulnerable individuals in each state. “Our foundation focuses on improving the living conditions of Nigerians...

To combat counterfeit drugs, Governor Soludo unveils a plan to establish a centralized wholesale drug center in Anambra.

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As part of his efforts to standardize the drug market and eradicate fake and counterfeit drugs, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced plans to construct a coordinated wholesale drug center in Oba, Idemili South LGA. The relocated and standardized Ogbo ogwu market, Onitsha's arguably largest open drug market, will be housed in the new center. "As a government, we are already building a coordinated wholesale drug centre in Oba, Idemili South LGA, that will accommodate the new and standardised Ogbo ogwu market. This is our own contribution to ending the current chaotic market environment where fake and counterfeit drugs thrive. "Onitsha remains the largest trading hub in Africa, we will further expand this status to a more befitting height," he said. Onitsha's Ogbo ogwu and adjoining market were visited by Soludo, who learned that the nearby plumbing materials market had been shut down because of shops selling illegal drugs. The governor ordered an ex...

Minister pushes for transition from 9-3-4 to 12-4 system of education

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Abuja-The Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa, has proposed a 12-year fundamental training model in Nigeria. The minister talking on Thursday, at the 2025 Unprecedented Public Board of Training, a gathering of the greatest policymaking body, held in Abuja, demanded that it is reasonable to change from the 9-3-4 to the 12-4 arrangement of schooling. “By doing so, Nigeria will align with global standards in preparing students for better tertiary education.” “A 12-year basic education model will ensure a continuous, uninterrupted curriculum, promoting better standardization and fostering quality assurance in the education system. “It will also guarantee that students receive a more comprehensive and continuous learning experience, improve educational outcomes, and contribute to a more educated populace that drives Nigeria’s economic development. “A second key agenda to be discussed today at the extraordinary meeting is the conversion of federal science and technical colleges into feder...

Ododo approves funds for WAEC, JAMB, other examinations

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Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has delivered N661 million for the installment of 2024/2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for SS3 Understudies in Government funded Schools across the State. This was made known by the Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones in his office on Tuesday in Lokoja. Eighteen Thousand 700 and 34 (18,734) has been selected to profit from the arrival of the asset. He noticed that the past Adminisration of Governor Yahaya Bello endorsed into regulation the Kogi State Free Assessment, Enlistment Bill for Kogi State Understudies and Understudies in State funded Schools and Different Issues Associated therewith; and it has turned into the obligation of Government to pay for all the Inward and Outside Assessment Expenses for Understudies and Students in Open Essential and Optional Schools in the State. The Commissioner said that the Public authority of Ahmed Usman Ododo has gone on in the heritages and establishment worked by His...

Police Rescue Woman From Suspected Ritualist In Abuja, Launch Manhunt

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The Federal Capital territory (FCT) Police Command says it has effectively safeguarded a young lady from the grasp of a thought furnished looter and ritualist. As per the assertion, the occurrence happened in an inn in the Wuse area of the FCT where a 25-year-old person, Commitment Eze, from Ebonyi State, was found attached to a little seat with her mouth canvassed in mortar. She was supposedly tracked down oblivious and in trouble, however officials acted right away, liberating her from imprisonment and surging her to Wuse Area District  Hospital, where she was revived. As per the police, primer examinations uncovered that the casualty had looked into the lodging on January 30 with a man who recognized himself as Emmanuel Okoro from Lagos State. The casualty later revealed that she had met the suspect on the web, where he presented himself under the moniker Michael Prince, professing to be an oil organization representative situated in Delta State. The statement reads, “The Federa...

ICYMI: US-based Nigerian doctor held family hostage before suicide, father-in-law alleges

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A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, purportedly kept his alienated accomplice and their youngsters on lock down at gunpoint for three hours prior to ending his own life when police showed up, his father by marriage, Francis Van-Lare, has claimed. The awful demise of the 36-year-old cardiologist has ignited serious discussion and far reaching responses from Nigerians both at home and abroad. At first accepted to have ended his own life because of monetary strain from a $15,000 month to month youngster support administering, new disclosures propose that his last minutes were undeniably really upsetting. Francis Van-Lare, the dad of Erinne's alienated accomplice, has affirmed that before his self destruction, the departed specialist kept his girl and grandkids on lock down at gunpoint for three hours. He at last directed the weapon back toward himself when police showed up. Van-Lare, a socialite and well known person, made the case on his authority Facebook account on ...

BREAKING: Pastor Paul Enenche Drops Case Against Brother Alexander, Reno Omokri, Vows To Jail Abraham Daniel, Peter Enenche For Alleged Defamation

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Pastor Paul Enenche, Top leader at Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja, has bowed to strain by dropping his cyberbullying and criminal maligning argument against his more youthful sibling, Alexander Enenche, and previous official helper, Reno Omokri. The case was ended after boundless analysis, with Minister Enenche's legitimate group applying to pull out the charges against Omokri and Alexander Enenche. The court allowed the application without protest from the protection counsel, S. M. Oyeghe, Esq. Be that as it may, the case went in a different direction when Minister Enenche documented a First Informmation Report (FIR) on January 30, 2025. SaharaReporters discovered that Minister Paul Enenche has promised to proceed with his indictment of a former Pastor of the church Abraham Daniel and Peter Enenche, who argued not blameworthy to the FIR. Alexander Enenche, Peter Enenche and Minister Abraham Daniel were before captured and kept over claims of cyberbullying and crimina...

BREAKING: Abuja Court Grants Sowore ₦10Million Bail, Orders Passport Surrender, Gives 24-Hour Extension To Meet Conditions

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Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has conceded bail to Omoyele Sowore, the previous official competitor of the African Action Congress (AAC), in how much N10 million with one guarantee of a similar sum. The court additionally decided that the guarantee probably confirmed landed property in the Federal capital territory(FCT), and the candidate should store his visa with the court and give an affirmation of means. Sowore, who has been going through legal procedures, was at first expected to meet the bail conditions inside a set time period. Be that as it may, the court conceded him a 24-hour expansion to satisfy the terms. In the mean time his legal advisor, Abubakar Marshal has applied for augmentation of time to empower the candidate to consummate his bail conditions. The court dismissed managing on his bail application procedures on Wednesday to Thursday, January 30, 2025. Sowore, joined by his legitimate group on Thursday, was met by a horde of allies out...

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