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New report reveals concerning truth about Coca-Cola products: 'They could act now'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 16, 2025
A newly unveiled government plan in Kenya is highlighting a troubling truth about the health standards of widely consumed food and drink products. What's happening? A report shared with Reuters has revealed that nearly all packaged food on Kenyan...
Nigeria validates first national policy on menstrual health and hygiene
New National Star
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August 16, 2025
Nigeria has taken what officials describe as a historic step in advancing women’s health and dignity with the validation of its first-ever National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM). The policy was formally endorsed at a...
Nestlé Nigeria: Driving Sustainable Development Goals
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
2 When the Federal Government of Nigeria, in March 2025, urged stakeholders to fast-track the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it was a clarion call to action. The 2030 target date looms closer, and...
Global Echoes Of Nigeria’s Best Innovators
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
1 “Technology helps solves the problem of access and quality in education. It can go where good teachers will refuse to go and give students the benefit of the same quality of education that the best schools enjoy.”- Adeboye Oshinaga (Co-founder...
Samsung Launches the Sleek and Durable Galaxy A07 in Nigeria
TechEconomy
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August 16, 2025
Advertisements Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of the Galaxy A07, the latest addition to its popular A series lineup. Building on the success of the Galaxy A06, the A07 delivers a slimmer design, improved durability, and unbeatable...
Samsung launches sleek, durable Galaxy A07 in Nigeria
Eagle Online
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August 16, 2025
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of the Galaxy A07, the latest addition to its popular A series lineup. Building on the success of the Galaxy A06, the A07 delivers a slimmer design, improved durability, and unbeatable value for...
Pan-African science university, smart city for Manhize
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 16, 2025
Theseus Shambare in MANHIZE Plans are now at an advanced stage to establish a Pan-African science university and modern smart city in Manhize, Midlands province, anchored by the US$1,5 billion Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant. The...
Afe Babalola blames Nigeria’s worsening crime rate on poor education
Peoples Gazette
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August 16, 2025
Afe Babalola, a prominent lawyer and university owner, has attributed the country’s increasing crime rate to poor educational standards. The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, stated this on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti while receiving the...
Morocco poised to acquire F-35 stealth fighters in landmark defense deal
Hespress
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August 16, 2025
Morocco is reportedly close to finalizing a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire 32 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets from U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, according to a report by Africa Military, a website specializing in African...
1 gas station in cities throughout Alger County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Aug. 9
UP Gazette - Michigan
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August 16, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Alger County selling...
How I Landed a $175k/Year Investment Banking Job as a Nigerian in the US
Zikoko!
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August 16, 2025
When Ayobola* (31) relocated from Nigeria to the US in July 2018, she had a mission to build a career in global finance. Within two months, she had gotten into wealth management at JPMorgan. Seven years later, she’s an investment banking associate...
Zenith Bank 35th Anniversary: How the Red Brand Redefined Nigerian Finance
The Herald
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August 16, 2025
35 years of excellence, innovation and redefining the Nigerian financial sector. When Jim Ovia founded Zenith Bank Plc in May 1990 and commenced operations in July of the same year, it marked a turning point in Nigeria’s financial sector. Fast...
Smirnoff Targets Nigeria’s Expanding Youth Market with Brand Activation
This Day
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August 16, 2025
Omolabake Fasogbon Guinness Nigeria, through its Smirnoff Ice brand, has intensified its push into the country’s competitive ready-to-drink (RTD) segment with a three-city youth-focused campaign, dubbed ‘Chilltopia’, and designed to strengthen...
Yemi Kale explains Okonjo-Iweala’s comment on Nigeria’s stable economy’
New Mail
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August 16, 2025
Yemi Kale, group chief economist and managing director, research and international cooperation, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says describing a nation’s economy as stable does not always mean that citizens are free from hardship. On...
Nigerian Telecom Giant Glo Cuts International Call Rates to 15+ Destinations
News Ghana
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August 16, 2025
Nigerian telecommunications provider Globacom (Glo) has significantly reduced international call charges for its customers, targeting over 15 key countries including Ghana. The new International Direct Dialling (IDD) rates took effect on August...
Ethiopia Records World’s Sharpest Tax-to-GDP Ratio Decline in a Decade
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
Ethiopia has suffered the sharpest and sustained crumble in tax-to-GDP ratio recorded anywhere in the world over the past decade, a new government-backed study reveals. The joint report by the Ministry of Finance and the Institute for Fiscal...
Ethiopia Omits Advantageous Goods, Services from AfCTA Implementation Regulation
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
The Council of Ministers has ratified a regulation outlining the concession of duty tariff rates on goods for trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The 419-page regulation approved last month appeared in the Negarit...
Nigeria Selected for US$50M WTO Fund to Boost Women in Digital Trade
News Ghana
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August 16, 2025
The World Trade Organization and International Trade Centre have launched a $50 million fund targeting women entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s digital economy. Announced by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Abuja, the Women Exporters in the...
Ethiopia Moves to Reset Off-Grid Solar Tariffs amid New Global Alliance Deal
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
Officials at the Ministry of Water and Energy are preparing to set new tariff rates for off-grid solar power in the coming months as the government attempts to strike a balance between investor returns and affordability. The announcement comes on...
Nigerian researcher develops wireless charging tech for electric vehicles
Punch
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August 16, 2025
A Nigerian-born researcher, Babatunde Soyoye, has achieved a breakthrough in sustainable transportation with his pioneering work in electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging technology and advanced battery management systems. Soyoye, in an interview...