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IFC grants $27m loan to boost affordable housing in Cote d’Ivoire

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement to provide financing for low-cost housing...

Life expectancy in Nigeria at 54.6 years, below global average – Report

The 2024 State of the Nation Report indicates that life expectancy in Nigeria, though improving, remains below the global average at 54.6 years. According to...

N2.5bn satellite gadget not enough to combat illegal mining – CSOs

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, said that tackling the menace of illegal mining required strong political will to hold...

Reps secure seven major oil firms’ commitment to settle $37.4m debt

The House of Representatives has secured the commitment of seven major oil companies to pay the $37,435,094.52 (approximately ₦58 billion) owed the country before...

SRADev laments Nigeria’s decision to import ‘non-hazardous’ waste from EU

Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has decried the nation’s decision to apply for the importation of “non-hazardous” waste from the...

Lagos launches Certified Accreditors’ Programme for safer buildings

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, March 10, 2025, launched the Certified Accreditors’ Programme (CAP), a key initiative aimed at strengthening building safety...

Residents, civil society decry forced eviction of over 10,000 at Lagos communities

Organised residents of informal settlements and members of civil society have condemned the mass forced eviction of the people of Ilaje Otumara and Baba...

30 years after Beijing: Are women there yet?

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPA), adopted on Sept. 15, 1995, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, aims...

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Lagos seals church, lounges, others over noise pollution

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Tuesday,...

Savannah Energy completes SIPEC acquisition with $35.1m

Savannah Energy PLC has announced the completion of its...
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