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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Thursday he would put a stop to political fundraising parties, as he faced a televised parliamentary ethics committee probing a major kickbacks scandal.
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Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) said it sealed a Jumia outlet located on Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, on Thursday for illegally discharging raw sewage into the environment. The state commissioner of the environment and water, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Wahab said the Jumia facility used a submersible pump to…
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The Managing Director of Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi, on Wednesday, commended the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for its commitment to strengthening investment promotion capacity in Nigerian states through the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) programme. Uwaibi who spoke in a meeting with UNDP officials said several initiatives planned for 2024,…
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The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria will make a total of $22.8 billion from about 1,068 oil and gas projects approved between 2022 and 2023. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, said this on Wednesday at the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja. Lokpobiri disclosed 51 Field Development Plans…
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Wildfires raging across north Texas reportedly killed at least one person on Wednesday, as firefighters struggled to control one of the largest blazes in state history which has destroyed property and prompted evacuations.