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TotalEnergies plans to invest $6bn in the Nigerian clean energy sector between now and 2030

NIGERIA is to attract $6bn worth of investment in clean energy by 2030 after energy giant TotalEnergies announced that the country would receive 10% of its planned $60bn expenditure in renewables over the next nine years.

 

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Senator Abaribe dismisses threats against Ndigbo saying agitation against injustice will continue

SENATE minority leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has dismissed all those threatening the southeast geo-political zone pointing out that no amount of threats will stop Ndigbo from demanding equitable treatment in Nigeria.

 

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Travel between Nigeria and Dubai remained banned after UAE authorities re-impose ban

PASSENGER journeys between Nigeria and Dubai will remain on hold for now after the government of the United Arab Emirates decided to reverse its earlier decision to lift the travel ban between the two countries.

 

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Former CBN governor Charles Soludo in pole position to govern Anambra after winning Apga primaries

FORMER Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Professor Charles Soludo is in poll position to become the next Anambra State governor after he clinched the gubernatorial ticket of his party the All Progressives Grand Alliance (Apga).

 

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English Premier League side Brighton join the race to sign Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq

ENGLISH Premier League side Brighton & Hove have joined the race to sign former Nigeria U-23 striker Umar Sadiq ahead of the forthcoming season following his devastating form in the Spanish second division during the last campaign.

 

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Given Nigeria's increasing dependency on the diaspora for foreign exchange, should the government not introduce a special Diaspora Housing Scheme to attract more hard currency?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Introduce a policy called the Special Diaspora Housing Programme (SDHP)

[2] A pilot project will be initiated in Abuja involving the construction of about 1,000 3-bedroom bungalows

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Governor Zulum warns that Borno may face famine as a result of farmer displacement

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno State has warned that a famine is imminent in the state unless later this year unless local farmers who have been displaced by the violence of insurgent groups are allowed to return to their farms.

 

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Saudi Arabia donates $1m worth of medical equipment to Nigeria to help combat Covid-19

SAUDI Arabia's government has donated $1m worth of Covid-19 equipment to Nigeria as part of the ongoing international cooperative effort to assist countries in need of help as they fight the pandemic.

 

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Qatar Airways introduces two daily flights to Lagos as its African expansion plan continues

QATAR Airways is expanding its presence in the Nigerian market by introducing two daily flights to Lagos from the Middle East as part of a wider expansion plan aimed at enhancing its market share across Africa.

 

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Ipob insists that its agitation for Biafra will continue despite opposition from southeast governors

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has vowed that its agitation for referendum on forming a breakaway republic is non-negotiable despite opposition to it by the five southeast governors and other leaders of the geo-political zone.

 

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