NEMA says flood displaces 1m persons in six months
From our Correspondent No fewer than 1,048,312 Nigerians have been ravaged by flooding since April, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
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Law / Crime
Police arraign man, 27, for alleged phone theft
From Our Correspondent The Police have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Taiwo Emmanuel, in Ibadan for allegedly breaking into a telecommunication company and stealing
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Health
Morocco confirms mpox case in Marrakech
Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported a confirmed monkeypox (mpox) case in the southern city of Marrakech on Thursday, the official
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Maritime
Expert projects global smart port reaching $15.5bn by 2032
By Muhammed Opeyemi A maritime expert, Capt. Laurence Smith, says the global smart ports market, valued at $2 billion in 2022, will be
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Resilience: Onuoha advocates creation of skills entrepreneurs
By Muhammad Opeyemi The International Association for Economics Educators (IAEE) has called on universities and economic educators to encourage innovations and entrepreneurial spirit
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Private sector applaud AfDB at 60, seek more support
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Young African entrepreneurs have asked the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its support to female entrepreneurs, young innovators and
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Politics
Petrol subsidy, weapon of destruction – IMPI
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Think-Tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has called for the separation of petrol subsidies and the
Education
Environment
Transportation
Don urges use of local materials for road construction
By Our Correspondent A Professor of Transport and Policy Planning, Samuel Odewunmi, has advised the government at all levels to adopt the right
Disasters
Environment
Shettima visits flood ravaged Maiduguri, says its catastrophic
From Our Correspondent Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, visited Maiduguri for an on-the-spot assessment of the flooding that ravaged the Northeast state,
Environment
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Typhoon Yagi destroys Vietnam, kills 127
The death toll in Vietnam from Asia’s worst storm, this year, reached 127 on Tuesday, with torrents of rain triggering floods and landslides.