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Nigeria moves to overcome hurdles in regional trade integration
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Despite its dominance in regional trade, Nigeria faces structural and policy barriers that limit the full realisation of intra-ECOWAS commerce, including poor infrastructure, fragmented customs systems, and currency mismatches. The 2025 West...
Mohammed Janabi formally assumes office as WHO Africa regional director
Premium Times
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July 1, 2025
Tanzanian professor and cardiologist, Mohammed Janabi, has formally assumed office as the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. Mr Janabi took up the role on Monday, 30 June, bringing with him over three decades of...
Photos: Hawk Creek partners with Intuition Brewing Co. for 'Cats on the Catio'
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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June 28, 2025
WILLMAR — Cats aren't terribly fond of being wet, but rainy weather didn't deter Hawk Creek Animal Shelter employees from their mission of finding forever homes for a pair of kittens on Thursday. Intuition Brewing Co. in downtown Willmar partnered...
Gov Otu gets new navigational charts for Bakassi deep seaport
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
Cross River State Government has recorded a major breakthrough in its quest to transform the state into a maritime hub with the official presentation of the Hydrographic, Geotechnical, geophysical Report and New Navigational Chart for the proposed...
China’s dominance of the gallium market is near total – but there’s opportunity for Western disruptors
Stockhead
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July 1, 2025
Gallium is at the centre of the chip war between the West and China. Pic: Getty Images RFC Ambrian report shows scale of China’s control over gallium production Metal is key to Western semiconductor industry, defence, AI and tech China still...
Gov Otu receives new navigational charts for Bakassi deep seaport
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
The Cross River State Government has recorded a breakthrough in its quest to transform the state into a maritime hub with the official presentation of the Hydrographic, Geotechnical, and Geophysical Report and New Navigational Chart for the...
ECOWAS Parliament moves to combat substance abuse in W/Africa
Daily Trust
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June 26, 2025
The ECOWAS Parliament has launched a sensitisation mission in Sierra Leone and Guinea aimed at strengthening regional collaboration on substance abuse and mental health. From June 16 to 21, 2025, the Parliamentary delegation embarked on a...
Nigeria, 6 others begin $1% passenger safety deductions Jan. 2026
Daily Trust
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The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) says it will introduce a $1 passenger safety levy as part of key reforms to enhance aviation safety among member states. The organisation revealed that the...
Swarming the Future: Drone Warfare and Its Implications for ...
Modern Ghana
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GHANA ARMED FORCES BRIEFING PAPER Issued: June 2025 Prepared for: Commanders, Staff Officers, Cadets, and Policy Planners Executive Summary The global evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, has disrupted conventional military...
Nigeria’s multilateral economic human capital: What next?
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
At the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) of May 5-8, 2025, in Texas, USA, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), confirmed that the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), led...
Tanzania edges toward trade, industry recovery
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
TANZANIA’S trade and industrial sectors are showing strong signs of recovery, driven by improved business conditions and expanding market opportunities across the region and beyond. The exports have steadily increased from 6.38 billion US dollars...
Goldstar Air Celebrates Ghana’s National Day Of Prayer And Thanksgiving
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Ghanaian and United States registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...
FG, German Government Collaborate on Waste Mgt
This Day
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June 26, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria and its German counterpart are collaborating in the management of waste in Nigeria by building capacity on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In order to sell the message of waste...
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution
SatNews
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July 1, 2025
Set to be launched this July, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution to doing just that. The first European satellite in geostationary orbit to carry a hyperspectral sounder, its instruments...
Goldstar Air’s Destinations Entertainment Festivals To Take The World By Surprise
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
Private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...
Adventure Is Out There
Tallahassee Magazine - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Shane Reynolds is a true Floridian. He was born in Pensacola, raised in Fort Walton, and lives in Destin. As a kid, Reynolds didn’t stray too far from home. “My dad liked to be home, and that was his thing,” he says. “My mom, on the other hand,...
Lynchburg District announces roadwork schedule for June 30 - July 6
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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June 26, 2025
Stephen C. Brich, P.E. Commissioner | Virginia Department of TransportationStephen C. Brich, P.E. Commissioner | Virginia Department of Transportation Highway work is scheduled in the Lynchburg District from June 30 to July 6, 2025. However,...
Nigeria, German Government Collaborate on Waste Management in Nigeria
Arise News
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June 25, 2025
The Federal Government and its German counterpart are collaborating in management of waste in Nigeria with the building of capacity on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In order to sell the message of waste management, a day workshop on...
10th edition of Candlelight Culture Market
The Portugal News
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Over four nights, more than 60 artisans from different cultures will share traditions, flavours, knowledge and artistic expressions with thousands of visitors. Free to attend, the event is expected to attract around 50,000 people, in an...
10 things you didn't know about Wimbledon
Yours
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As Wimbledon kicks off for another year, we take a look at some fun Wimbledon facts behind the much-loved championships. 1. What happens to the used balls at Wimbledon? The tennis balls are changed every nine games and kept at exactly 20°C (68°F)...