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Goodwell Investments injects $8.5m into Good Nature Agro. 2 other stories and a trivia

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Goodwell Investments injects $8.5m into Good Nature Agro Goodwell Investments, alongside social impact investors, Oikocredit and Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund (GP SVF), has committed $8.5 million in equity to Good Nature Agro (GNA), a Zambian social enterprise. The substantial investment aligns with …

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PDP supporters protest Appeal Court rulings sacking lawmakers, stone court house

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, on Wednesday, protested against recent judgments of the Court of Appeal that nullified the victory of several state and federal lawmakers of the party. The protests took place in Jos and Maraban Jemma on the Abuja-Jos Highway. The protesters frowned at the rulings that favoured the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

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Keyamo suspends operations, concessions at MMIA

The Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) will be temporarily closed beginning on October 1, 2023, according to a statement from the federal government. Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, made this announcement on Thursday and ordered all foreign airlines to depart the airport’s grounds to make room for extensive maintenance work. Keyamo revealed this while on a …

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Tinubu vows to tackle poverty, insecurity in Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured Nigerians his administration would come up with programmes and policies that would address poverty and insecurity in the country. The president, who gave the assurance at the passing-out parade of cadets of 70 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State, Tinubu directed all heads of defence and security institutions in …

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Ex-Gov Ramalan Yero quits PDP

The former Kaduna State Governor, Ramalan Yero, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yero served as Kaduna State governor from 2012-2015. He was the deputy governor during the late Patrick Yakowa’s administration and took over as governor when the latter died in a helicopter crash in 2012. Yero lost his re-election bid to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai in …

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Musk says X to add audio, video call features to platform

The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk, has disclosed that the social media platform will add audio and video call features to increase the services to its users. Musk informed his followers of the impending features on Thursday through a post, stating that the audio and video calls will be possible without a phone number. The new …

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Rights group declares Afrexim Bank loan illegal, wants Tinubu to order NNPCL forensic audit – Blueprint Newspapers Limited

The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) and Justice Advocate Center (JAC) have commenced moves to put a stop to the $3 billion emergency loan recently secured on papers by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) from the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) to stabilise the country’s foreign exchange market. Recall that a fortnight ago, both parties in …

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“Hope Uzodinma, campaigned against Tinubu’s presidential bid” says Ex-APC Vice Chair, Lukman

Former APC National Vice Chair, Salihu Lukman The immediate past national vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has alleged that some party leaders who were opposed to the presidential aspiration of President Bola Tinubu are now being appointed into key positions in government. He particularly cited Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, whom he alleged …

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