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OPEN// Commission calls for inclusion of PwDs in Nigeria’s renewable energy initiative
Date: 2025-03-21 07:30:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:9 - ID:11110388
ABUJA, March 21 (MENA) - Ayuba Gufwan, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), has urged stakeholders to include Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Nigeria’s renewable energy initiatives. Gufwan made ....
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OPEN// Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman, African IOC president
Date: 2025-03-20 19:53:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:52 - ID:11110210
ABUJA, March 20 (MENA) - Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), making her the first woman and the first African to hold the top job in world sports, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ....
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OPEN// Africa’s contributions crucial in shaping global shipping policies – Nigerian minister
Date: 2025-03-18 21:50:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:82 - ID:11107660
ABUJA, March 18 (MENA) - Nigeria's Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola said on Tuesday that Africa’s contributions are crucial in shaping global shipping policies, with 90 percent of the continent’s trade being ....
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Quality statistics, sustainable funding critical for effective policymaking in Africa - official
Date: 2025-03-17 15:28:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:11105850
ADDIS ABABA, March 17 (MENA) - Africa faces immense challenges in adequate and skilled human capital to produce quality statistics for evidence-based policymaking, says Tinfissi-Joseph Ilboudo, Officer in Charge of the African Centre for ....
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ECA calls for coordinated regional efforts to enhance food security in Africa
Date: 2025-03-17 12:22:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:11105642
ADDIS ABABA, March 17 (MENA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has stressed the urgent need for a more coordinated regional strategy to achieve food security in Eastern Africa while tackling the enduring challenges of trade ....
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OPEN// Nigeria set to host ICC U19 Men’s World Cup Qualifier
Date: 2025-03-17 12:04:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:24 - ID:11105596
ABUJA, March 17 (MENA) - The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) said it is ready to host five other nations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under 19 Men’s World Cup African Qualifier, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported ....
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OPEN// Nigeria's Senate to ensure quick passage of forest security service bill - deputy speaker
Date: 2025-03-16 21:48:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:50 - ID:11105008
ABUJA, March 16 (MENA) - Nigeria's Deputy Senate Speaker Barau Jibrin says the upper chamber will take up the issue of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) Bill to ensure its passage into law without further delay. Jibrin made the remarks ....
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OPEN// Petroleum, gas stakeholders collaborate to tackle tanker explosion in Nigeria’s Taraba
Date: 2025-03-15 19:18:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:46 - ID:11103703
ABUJA, March 15 (MENA) - The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has hosted critical stakeholders in the petroleum and gas sector to address incessant incidences of tanker explosion in Taraba. According to ....
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OPEN// EU supports Nigeria’s social protection with €13m
Date: 2025-03-14 18:05:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:39 - ID:11102601
ABUJA, March 14 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) has provided 13 million Euros to Nigeria to expand its social protection system, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. Gautier Mignot, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, made this announcement ....
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OPEN// Nigeria: NAHCON approves Max Air for 2025 Hajj
Date: 2025-03-14 08:09:18 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:7 - ID:11102093
ABUJA, March 14 (MENA) - The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved Max Air to transport intending pilgrims from Jigawa for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The ....
