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Nigeria risks repeating oil-era failures in minerals sector, expert warns
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Nigeria risks repeating oil-era failures in minerals sector, expert warns

Fortune Eromonsele

Tengi George-Ikoli, Nigeria Country Manager at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), said the country had failed to translate nearly seven decades of commercial oil production into broad-based economic development The post Nigeria risks repeating oil-era failures in minerals sector,…

Tinubu flags off construction of $3.5bn Bakassi Deep Seaport
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Tinubu flags off construction of $3.5bn Bakassi Deep Seaport

Saviour Imukudo

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Otu said the project had faced political, environmental, and legal obstacles before the Tinubu administration supported its revival. The post Tinubu flags off construction of $3.5bn Bakassi Deep Seaport appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

FAA Grounds All US Flights Over Air Traffic Control Outage
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FAA Grounds All US Flights Over Air Traffic Control Outage

Olawuyi Oyindamola Esther

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a nationwide grounding of departing flights across the United States following a communication outage affecting air traffic control centres and radar capabilities. The agency announced the restriction on Friday, saying it was taking the measure…

MSF raises alarm as diphtheria deaths exceed 1,260 in Nigeria
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MSF raises alarm as diphtheria deaths exceed 1,260 in Nigeria

Hafsat Bello

More than 1,260 people have died from diphtheria in Nigeria since the disease outbreak started in late 2022, while suspected infections have surpassed 41,000, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. The international medical humanitarian organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said the…