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Nigeria’s push to combine industrialisation with clean energy gathered momentum at the weekend as the Federal Government and the Niger State Government broke ground for what is set to become the country’s largest solar-powered industrial project an...

By Opeyemi SundayEdo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the nomination of Terry Igiebor as Chairman of the Edo State Ecological Funding and Management Commission.The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, in a statement on Monday, said the move is aimed at strengthening environmental management and grassroots development across the state.Igiebor, described as a distinguished businessman and grassroots...

BY LAURA BESTMANState governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police Services, according to a report of a high-level strategic meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts and senior security officials convened by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat in Abuja.The...

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The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR) and Imowo Microfinance Bank on Friday handed over 50 assembled-in-Nigeria three-wheel mobility assets to urban transport operators in Ijebu-Ode as part of efforts to expand access to consumer credit, reduce poverty and stimulate local economic growth.The handover ceremony, held at the Awujale Palace, brought together traditional rulers, business leaders, develo...

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