Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has said it would absorb N16bn loss by refunding N65/litre to marketers so Nigerians will benefit from cheaper fuel.
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved a two-year tax waiver for traders affected by the September 2024 flood disaster and the Maiduguri Monday market fire incident.
Donald Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new US “strategic reserve,” sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump.
Over 100 young students in Sokoto State now have a dream of pursuing a career in nursing, midwifery, or health sciences, thanks to the Attahiru Bafarawa Foundation “Giving Back Initiative.” At separate ceremonies held at Gamji College of Nursing Sciences and Al-Hudah College of Health Technology in Sokoto, students gathered with excitement and gratitude as they received their scholarship award letters. The Chairman of the Foundation’s Steering Committee, Muhammad Lawal Maidoki, Sadaukin Sakkwato, handed over the letters to the institutions’ management, emphasizing that this initiative is more than just financial support—it’s a commitment to the future of healthcare in Sokoto…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Sokoto branch, on Friday took to the streets to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding among local families.
As Africa faces multiple health crises, stakeholders at the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, called for urgent reforms to strengthen the continent’s health systems.
An expert on power and many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the epileptic power supply presently being witnessed across the country.
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in collaboration with UNICEF would plant 2,080 trees in three months to strengthen environmental sustainability and mitigate the negative impact of climate change in the area.
Some Lagos State foodstuff traders and consumers have expressed excitement over the recent drop in the prices of foodstuff.
Despite a 2022 ban on timber exports, The Gambia has remained a key source of illegally smuggled rosewood to China. For decades, the West African nation has been central to the African rosewood trade, with the hardwood highly sought after by Chinese furniture makers as a status symbol of wealth and nobility. Even with the ban, The Gambia continues to play a crucial role in China’s rosewood supply chain, facilitating the illegal movement of timber harvested from southern Senegal’s Casamance region. Smugglers transport the logs through Banjul’s port, often with the complicity of corrupt port officials and law enforcement. “Things…