Read more about the article Public servants begin three-day strike over petrol price, wage demands
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Public servants begin three-day strike over petrol price, wage demands

The JNPSNC ordered workers across the federal, state and local governments to withdraw their services until Sunday over unmet demands on fuel prices and wages. Public servants across Nigeria have…

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Read more about the article Nigeria’s $700bn minerals deal: What the US agreement really means
Minister of Solid Minerals Dele Alake and Secretary of State Christopher Landau

Nigeria’s $700bn minerals deal: What the US agreement really means

The recently signed Nigeria-US framework is not a $700 billion investment cheque. It is an agreement to attract investment, develop critical minerals and build more of the value chain inside…

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Read more about the article Atiku demands higher minimum wage as N70,000 loses value
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Atiku demands higher minimum wage as N70,000 loses value

The ADC presidential candidate says rising petrol, food, transport and housing costs have eroded the value of the statutory wage. Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku…

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Read more about the article FG approves upgrade of four major ports outside Lagos
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FG approves upgrade of four major ports outside Lagos

The Federal Government has approved the modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports to expand trade capacity and ease pressure on Lagos ports. The federal government has…

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NMDPRA sets 2028 deadline to end domestic gas price regulation

Nigeria plans to end domestic gas price regulation by September 2028 as NMDPRA targets a fully established willing-buyer, willing-seller gas market. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)…

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Read more about the article Nigeria, US sign framework to unlock $700bn mineral resources
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake | Photo credit: PMNews

Nigeria, US sign framework to unlock $700bn mineral resources

The agreement is designed to attract American investment, expand local processing and develop Nigeria’s mineral value chains. Nigeria and the United States have signed a framework agreement aimed at deepening…

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