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NOA Pushes Advocacy For National Values, Strengthens Partnership With NAWOJ Ahead Of Elections

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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reiterated its commitment to value reorientation, civic education, and national identity building, while calling for stronger collaboration with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) ahead of the next general elections. The Director-General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the call during a courtesy visit by NAWOJ, describing the engagement as timely and strategic to national development and democratic consolidation. He said effective nation-building requires sustained partnerships between institutions responsible for public communication and citizen engagement, noting that NOA—established from the former MAMSER framework—maintains a robust grassroots structure with over 800 offices nationwide. Issa-Onilu highlighted the Agency’s unique mandate to manage information and civic orientation, while commending women journalists for their patriotism and contributions to national development through ethical journalism and voluntary...
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Ohanaeze Backs Southeast Ex-Govs’ Forum, Seeks Wider Igbo Inclusion

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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has thrown its weight behind the newly inaugurated Forum of Southeast former governors, describing it as a strategic platform for regional coordination and development engagement with the Federal Government. Recall that the forum, led by former Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, was inaugurated in Enugu as a non-partisan body aimed at strengthening collaboration between past and serving governors in the Southeast. In a statement issued by the organisation and signed by its Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and National Spokesman, Chief Thompson Ohia, Ohanaeze described the initiative as a timely intervention in addressing the region’s long-standing infrastructure and economic challenges. Ohanaeze noted that sustained cooperation with the Federal Government would help accelerate development across the Southeast. The group said the forum presents an opportunity to deepen engagement on critical issues...
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Nigeria’s Steel Minister, Shuaibu Audu Signs $1bn Investment MoU With Rashmi Steel Group in India

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As Steel Sector Attracts Over $2.2bn FDI Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Nigeria's Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu has signed an Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU)with the Indian conglomerate, Rashmi Metaliks Group in Kolkata, India,  This is in a landmark investment drive, for a projected investment of $1 billion over a three-year period. The landmark achievement followed the Minister’s tour of the Rashmi Metaliks Steel Plant in Kolkata, where he commended the scale of the operations and advanced technology deployed at the facility.  Prince Shuaibu lauded the company’s integrated operations — spanning Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), pig iron, billets and finished ductile iron pipes — describing them as a strong example of industrial efficiency and excellence in modern steel production. According to the Minister, Nigeria’s proactive investment drive is already attracting significant global capital.  He noted that the MoU sig...
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ExxonMobil Visits NUPRC, Considers FID On $8bn Owowo Project Early Next Year

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Following a high-level discussions with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) in Abuja, ExxonMobil has signalled plans to take a final investment decision (FID) on its $7bn–$8bn Owowo deepwater project as early as next year.  in a statement by Eniola Akinkuotu, Head Media and Corporate Communications, he stated that indication emerged during a visit by ExxonMobil executives to the Commission’s headquarters, where the company briefed regulators on its renewed multi-billion-dollar investment pipeline in Nigeria’s offshore sector. Speaking during the engagement, ExxonMobil’s Senior Vice President, Deepwater, Hunter Farris, said the company’s confidence in Nigeria had been strengthened by improvements in the country’s investment climate, prompting a strategic recommitment to upstream operations. Farris disclosed that the Owowo field, estimated to hold about one billion barrels of recoverable resources, is progressing toward an FID timeline targeted for early nex...
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LIVESTOCK MINISTRY IINAUGURATES TECHNICAL GROUP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMIA DISEASE IN NIGERIA.

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The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has inaugurated the Technical Working Group, to strategize measures in the fight against Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia (CBPP) in Nigeria. The Technical Working Group was inaugurated by the Minister of Federal Ministry Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha,, in Abuja. According to the Minister, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia remains endemic in Nigeria and continues to challenge our aspirations for a productive, resilient, and globally competitive livestock sector.  With an estimated cattle population of about 54.5 million, he said, Nigeria holds one of the largest herds on the African continent, and this places a significant responsibility on us to ensure that animal health risks are effectively managed.  Maiha further said that, the epidemiological situation in year 20253, clearly underscores the urgency of this task and that at least 17 states have reported outbreaks of CBPP, with the disease now cutting across all...
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NEPL/ Seplat JV Commissions More STEAM Laboratories In Edo Schools, Advocates Sustainability

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To drive educational sustainability in State and promote excellence amongst students, the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commissioned two Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) laboratories built at the Ogbe and Uselu Secondary Schools in Oredo and Ikpoba Okha Local Government Areas of Edo State The laboratories was commissioned on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Benin, the Edo State Capital. Speaking at the commissioning, Mrs. Chioma Afe, Director, External Affairs and Social Performance, Seplat Energy Plc, said the Joint Venture has so far built and commissioned nine STEAM Laboratories in the state; thus increasing the numbers of STEAM laboratories so far established in Edo and Delta State to 14. She said the STEAM Labs were part of the organization's commitment to sustaining education in Edo and Delta States, whilst assuring that the same development would soon be extended to other states where the company opera...
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FG ACTIVATES NEW NCX BOARD TO DRIVE NON-OIL GROWTH AND MODERNISE NIGERIA’S COMMODITY MARKETS.

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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) in Abuja, signaling a decisive push to transform Nigeria’s commodity markets and accelerate the country’s shift toward a non-oil, trade-driven economy. The inauguration, led by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, brings renewed focus to strengthening export competitiveness, formalising commodity trade, and unlocking value across agriculture and solid minerals.  The move aligns with the Federal Government’s broader economic reform agenda anchored on diversification, job creation, and food security. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, described the development as a major step in repositioning Nigeria within regional and global markets, noting that the country’s vast resource base and access to over 1.4 billion consumers under the African Continental Free Trade Area present significant opportu...
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