ACCESS Bank Plc has secured a $100 million loan facility with a consortium of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) led by the German DFI DEG – Deutsche Investitions – to support privately-owned MSMEs, small corporates, and family-owned businesses across Nigeria. Access Bank said the facility was secured to promote female entrepreneurship …
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THE World Bank has approved a $350 million grant for the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, a landmark initiative expected to double Malawi’s hydropower capacity and extend electricity access to over one million households. The financing was confirmed in a statement issued late Thursday by the Bank, which described the project as a …
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THE Niger Police Command says it has detained two persons caught for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs in Kontagora area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Friday. The statement partly reads: “On May 12, at about 10pm, …
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THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Government and security agencies, began a three-day clean-up and sensitisation exercise at Lagos port corridors. NPA Managing Director, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, announced the initiative on Friday during the launch of the operation, tagged ‘NPA Security Clearance Operations 2025’. He …
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POLICE in Mexico have arrested a retired judge accused of tampering with evidence related to the disappearance of 43 students from Iguala more than a decade ago. Lambertina Galeana Marín was the president of the Superior Tribunal of Justice in the state of Guerrero when the trainee teachers went missing …
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A trader, Rhonda Shabaya, and a fashion designer, Nambam Lucky, were docked in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting their neighbour. The police charged Shabaya , 40, and Lucky, 32, both of Jabi Dakibiyu Abuja, with criminal conspiracy criminal trespass, mischief and assault. The prosecution counsel, …
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U.S. President, Donald Trump has skipped Turkey Peace Talk to visit new grandchild. Speaking at an event in the United Arab Emirates, Trump said his daughter, Tiffany had just given birth to a baby, and he wanted to see his grandchild as soon as possible. Trump said he wanted to …
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EUROPEAN leaders are set to meet in Tirana on Friday to address some of the continent’s most pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine, migration, and economic competitiveness. More than 40 leaders had been invited to the Albanian capital for the sixth meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). The …
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A delegation of eight officials from the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) recently concluded a five-day study visit to the African Development Bank headquarters (www.AfDB.org) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The visit, jointly hosted by the Climate Change and Green Growth Department and the Financial Sector Development Department, focused on sharing …
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THE Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old woman suspected of moving ammunition to terrorist groups operating in high-risk local government areas. Police spokesperson SP Ramhan Nansel disclosed the arrest during a press briefing on Thursday in Lafia, the state capital. He identified the suspect as Fatima Salisu, a …
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