91 m. ago Presco Attracts $100m Foreign Direct Investment To Drive Expansion

Presco Plc has received $100 million Foreign Direct Investment from Belgian agro-industrial leader SIAT NV to drive expansion in its operation in Edo State. This investment marks the crucial first tranche of an ambitious $1 billion FDI commitment designed to accelerate agro-industrial development across Nigeria over the next decade. The $100 million fund will be […]

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4 h. ago Africa’s HIV response shifts as donor funding tightens, Roche executive says

Africa’s fight against HIV is entering a new phase as uncertainty in global donor funding pushes governments to strengthen locally read more Africa’s HIV response shifts as donor funding tightens, Roche executive says

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4 h. ago Edo PDP accuses Okpebholo of political vendetta against Obaseki

The PDP urged the President to rein in party members whose actions may, it said, trigger avoidable instability...

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8 h. ago Fresh excise duty increase may erode purchasing power, cause avoidable job losses, CPPE warns

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that a new round of increase in excise duty may erode the purchasing powers of Nigerians and result in avoidable job losses. The Centre gave the warning in a statement signed by its Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muda Yusuf, on Monday, while reacting […]

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9 h. ago FMDQ collaborates to seal landmark deal to deepen Nigeria’s sustainable

Nigeria’s sustainable-finance landscape received a major boost on Monday as FMDQ Group PLC, in collaboration with FC4S Lagos, FSD Africa and Chapel Hill Denham, entered into a strategic partnership with recycling company Kaltani International Ventures Limited to accelerate climate-aligned financing and strengthen the country’s circular-economy value chain. The partnership, formalised at a signing ceremony in […]

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12 h. ago Son of Mexican crime lord ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug case

Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of infamous drug lord ‘El Chapo,’ pleaded guilty in Chicago to narcotics trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise charges Read More: https://punchng.com/son-of-mexican-crime-lord-el-chapo-pleads-guilty-in-us-drug-case/

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12 h. ago Vigilantes mistook Nigerien troops for hostile forces in Katsina border incident — DHQ

DHQ clarifies the Katsina border incident where local vigilantes mistakenly fired on Nigerien troops during a routine water-fetching mission. Read More: https://punchng.com/vigilantes-mistook-nigerien-troops-for-hostile-forces-in-katsina-border-incident-dhq/

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16 h. ago Hong Kong arrests 13 as probe into deadly estate fire widens

Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter as investigators dig deeper into the city’s worst fire read more Hong Kong arrests 13 as probe into deadly estate fire widens

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17 h. ago Entertainment Week Africa 2025 Wraps First Edition as Livespot360 Redefines Multi

Entertainment Week Africa Closes with Milestones for Talent, Investment & Culture ● 28,683 attendees across 8+ countries and 50+ industries read more Entertainment Week Africa 2025 Wraps First Edition as Livespot360 Redefines Multi-Venue Cultural Programming

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17 h. ago NAFDAC records over 30 new product registrations, sanctions 25 SMEs in Sokoto — Coordinator

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Sokoto State says it recorded significant progress in product registration over the past year, registering more than 30 new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) products despite insecurity challenges that limited access to several local government areas.

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20 h. ago Court directs FCT CP to investigate Philip Shaibu’s direct criminal complaint against Omobayo

A Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone II, Abuja, has directed the Commissioner of the FCT Police Command to investigate the direct criminal complaint filed by a former Edo state deputy governor...

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23 h. ago FULL LIST: Physical verification centres for immigration, fire service, NSCDC screening

Find the complete list of approved physical verification centres for the 2025 NIS, FFS, NSCDC, and NCoS recruitment screening across all 36 states. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-physical-verification-centres-for-immigration-fire-service-nscdc-screening/

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24 h. ago FULL LIST: Approved physical verification centres for CDCFIB 2025 screening

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board has officially released the comprehensive list of

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24 h. ago ‘When you start with violence, you will reap violence’, Obaseki fires back at Okpebholo

“This week, this governor had a disgraceful press conference, where he was threatening me. Somebody born in Oredo. This is a villager threatening me that I cannot come to Benin, and that when I come, he will show me. Me...

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25 h. ago Obaseki fires back, says Okpebholo can’t stop him from entering Edo

Former Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki challenges Governor Monday Okpebholo’s threat, asserting his right to enter Benin amidst a growing political dispute. Read More: https://punchng.com/obaseki-fires-back-says-okpebholo-cant-stop-him-from-entering-edo/

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25 h. ago 13 Arrested For Manslaughter Over Hong Kong Fire, Police Say

Tung told a news conference those arrested were aged between 40 and 77. The post 13 Arrested For Manslaughter Over Hong Kong Fire, Police Say appeared first on Channels Television.

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36 h. ago GEN Nigeria, others charge indigenous enterprises on new technology

Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN Nigeria), in collaboration with Fidelity Bank Plc and other organisations, has encouraged young entrepreneurs from Nigeria to adopt new technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), in their business operations. He made the call at the Youth Entrepreneurship Dialogue, tagged “Building the future with AI: Technology, Talent, and Transformation Entrepreneurship”, held at the […]

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41 h. ago Osunbor, Imasuagbon lament spate of insecurity in Nigeria, blame APC

The former governor of Edo, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor, and the former governorship aspirant in the state, Mr Kenneth Imasuagbon, popularly known as

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43 h. ago TTP facilitates 900,000 trucks into Lagos Ports between January

The Truck Transit Parks Limited (TTP), operators of the electronic call-up system otherwise referred to as the Eto platform, said at the weekend that 900,000 trucks entered and exited the Apapa and Tin-Can Ports in Lagos between January and November 2025 using the platform.

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43 h. ago Indigent Varsity Students To Miss Graduation As Edo IDPs Camp Begs Okpeholo For Help

The Coordinator of the Home for the Needy Foundation in Edo State, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, has raised the alarm over the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) studying at Western Delta University Oghara, Delta State, saying many of them have been barred from sitting for final exams and prevented from graduating alongside their colleagues. Folorunsho […]

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