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Nigeria’s VAT overhaul tilts power to states, eases households’ burden
Business Day
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July 1, 2025
In a country where fiscal power has long rested in Abuja, Nigeria’s newly signed value added tax (VAT) reforms could quietly rebalance economic control, handing more revenue to states and easing cost pressures on families and businesses. Signed...
Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
Leadership
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
Nigerian president offers scholarships for Saint Lucians
St. Lucia Times
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June 30, 2025
In a landmark address to a special joint sitting of Saint Lucia’s Parliament on Monday, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced scholarships for Saint Lucian students and proposed deeper cooperation with the Eastern Caribbean, including...
Nigeria’s President Tinubu addresses Saint Lucian Parliament in historic first visit
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
In a historic milestone for Saint Lucia and the wider OECS region, Nigerian President His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu was welcomed at a Special Joint Sitting of Saint Lucia’s Senate and House of Assembly, hosted at Sandals Grande on Monday. The...
Nigeria establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, proposes visa waivers for OECS officials
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” Mr Tinubu stated this while...
Nigeria’s president delivers address to St Lucia’s parliament
St. Vincent Times
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June 30, 2025
Nigeria President Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu Visit Saint Lucia In a landmark event for Saint Lucia and the wider OECS region, Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre today hosted His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and...
Adopting a “Primary Health Centre” – A modest step with potentially huge impact
Daily Trust
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July 1, 2025
Quite often, commentary on our healthcare system usually begins by enumerating and dwelling on the challenges. No doubt, our healthcare system, just like in many other societies, has its challenges, but I want to start this essay by acknowledging...
Nigeria’s theme park offers escape from biting economy
Dawn
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June 30, 2025
ABUJA: Guests poured in through an entry gate on the ground floor of a castle. Inside, vendors dressed as medieval court jesters sold balloons. At Magicland, a privately owned theme park in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, the country’s recurrent crises...
Bolstering identity systems to safeguard Nigeria’s financial future
The Sun Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
By Chinwendu Obienyi When Nigeria introduced the Bank Verification Number (BVN) in 2014, it was celebrated as a critical reform to sanitise the financial system, combat identity fraud and expand access to financial services. In the years that...
Professionalisation of youth work practice in Nigeria – Part 2
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
Second, prioritising youth work education also provide an avenue for training the government’s workforce dedicated to youth work. Between the establishment and accreditation of youth work education and the training of a government workforce for...
Celebrating Nigeria’s boardroom maestro, Ernest Ebi at 75
Business Hallmark
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June 30, 2025
Today, June 30, 2025, Ernest Chukwudi Ebi, former Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc, a smooth operator – the type who, like slow moving water, runs deep, marks his 75th birthday anniversary. As he turns 75 today, his legacy as one of Nigeria’s most...
Most Residents In St Lucia Have Nigerian Roots – Alvina Reynolds
New Telegraph
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has emphasized the ancestral links between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, citing an 1815 British census that showed most residents of the Caribbean island originated from Nigeria. “Of the 16,282...
Scholarship For OECS Students In Nigerian Universities To Begin 2026 — Tinubu
New Telegraph
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has announced that a scholarship programme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to study in Nigerian universities will commence in the next academic year. Speaking at a joint press conference...
Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
NAICOM Pushes For Inclusive Insurance To Secure Nigeria’s Economic Future
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
News Investigators/ The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has called for increased public awareness and engagement in the insurance sector as a critical step toward securing Nigeria’s economic future. Olusegun Omosehin, Commissioner for...
Otse Ogorry: Unified digital health system will improve patient care
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
Otse Ogorry, country director of the Palladium-led Data for Implementation (Data.FI) Project, says Nigeria’s drive to establish a unified digital health system will enhance patient care. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Ogorry said...
Gwarzo hails North’s first clinical pharmacy, Hadiza Ma’aji, on elevation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
The Founder and President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Hadiza Usman Ma’aji on her elevation to the rank of professor by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),...
US, Nigeria to bridge protein gap with soybean trade
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The United States and Nigeria have deepened collaboration to tackle Nigeria’s growing protein deficiency through strengthened agricultural trade, focusing on US soybean exports. At the “Nigeria: NOW” conference hosted in Lagos by the US Soybean...
PharmAccess honours top hospitals, partners NHEA to boost quality care
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Healthcare organisation, PharmAccess Foundation, has partnered with the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) 2025 to celebrate hospitals and individuals pushing for quality healthcare delivery across Nigeria. The awards ceremony, held in...
34% of enslaved people in Saint Lucia were from Nigeria – Alvina Reynolds
Business Day
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June 30, 2025
Alvina Reynolds, President of the Saint Lucian Senate has underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....