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    The U.S. Government’s Prosper Africa initiative has announced the close of $274 million in long-term financing for West Africa’s rapidly growing housing sector. This is in partnership with Bank of America Securities, Inc, Brean Capital, LLC, The Bank of New York Mellon, Togo’s Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire (CRRH), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),Continue Reading

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By Lydia Ngwakwe The Naira on Friday lost to the dollar as it exchanged at N461.50 at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window. The rate represented a decrease of 0.11 per cent, compared to the N461 for which it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed atContinue Reading

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  By Augusta Uchediunor The Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA) has called for reassurance on the safety of Prof. Ikemefuna Uzochukwu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uzochukwu, a Pharmacist, was the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in  Abia, during the Feb. 25, 2023 Presidential/National Assembly elections.Continue Reading

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  By Yusuf Yunus Seplat Energy Plc says its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Roger Brown, has stepped aside from running the company for a period of seven days. This is contained in a corporate disclosure made available to Nigerian Exchange Ltd.,(NGX) and signed by its board Chairman, Mr Basil Omiyi,Continue Reading

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    By Gabriel Agbeja   The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine from Saturday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja predicted sunny skies over the northern region throughout the forecast period. NiMet also envisaged cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine overContinue Reading

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By Oluwatope Lawanson A non-governmental organisation, Women Liberation and Transformation Group (W-LIT), have called on women to embrace innovation and technology to enhance gender equality. The Executive Director of W-LIT,  Mrs Olanike Mic-Taiwo, made the call at a meeting of market women at Bariga/Shomolu, Lagos, to celebrate the 2023 InternationalContinue Reading

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    By Abiodun Azi   The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has lauded Nigerian women who in spite double exploitation, discrimination, and segregation are still making positive contribution toward socio-economic and political development in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director, CISLACContinue Reading