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SEO Riders – Kachikwu’s Industry Expertise to Elevate Q3 2025 Mentorship Series – NCDMB Leverages Virtual Platforms to Strengthen Oil & Gas Local Content – Capacity Building for Indigenous Firms Highlights Sustainable Growth Plan The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe…

SEO Riders – Africa Climate Week Unites Negotiators and Implementers from 1–6 Sept – Implementation Forum Powers Labs on Finance, Energy, Agriculture & Forests – Event Prepares Ground for Africa Climate Summit 2 and COP30 Agenda From 1–6 September 2025, the second UN Climate Week of the year (CW2) launches in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing…

SEO Riders – Tinubu’s Projects Equally Spread Across Six Geopolitical Zones – Northwest Tops Allocation, with Over ₦5.97 Trillion in Approvals – Balanced Appointments & Regional Development Commissions Signal Inclusivity In response to circulating “fake information” and perceptions of regional neglect, Information Minister Mohammed Idris reaffirmed on September 1, 2025, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…

SEO Riders – Tah to Launch Rapid Reform, Deepen Partnerships, and Listen Closely – Focus on Youth Investment and Institutional Transformation – Town Halls, Global Alliances, and Peace-Investment Models on Agenda Sidi Ould Tah, the newly sworn-in President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), officially assumed office on September 1, 2025, succeeding Akinwumi Adesina. In…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for Nigeria (ICPC) has been urged to investigate and take action against Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), over allegations of economic sabotage and lying. According to an open letter addressed to the ICPC Chairman on Monday…

SEO Riders – Urbanisation Surge Hits Nigeria’s Infrastructure Deficit – Climate Change Adds Pressure to Engineering and Planning – Call for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Becomes Vital Dr. Ibrahim Lawal, a Senior Lecturer at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, emphasized on August 30, 2025, that Nigeria is struggling to reconcile the rapid pace of urbanisation with its infrastructure…

SEO Riders – Nigeria Scores Below 30% in Global SDG Rankings – Insecurity & Governance Cited as Major Barriers – Call for Institutional Overhaul and Grassroots Action At its inaugural retreat held in Abuja on August 30, 2025, the World Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Organisation revealed troubling results: both Nigeria and the African continent are…

SEO Riders – TAAT Showcases CGIAR-Aligned Pathways at Africa Food Systems Summit – From Research to Impact: Bridging Science, Policy & Investment – TAAT Drives Scale of Resilient Technologies Across 12 Million+ Farms Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a flagship initiative of the African Development Bank’s Feed Africa strategy established in 2018, is gearing…

SEO Riders – Poachers Turn Rangers to Safeguard Omo’s Endangered Elephants – Community Engagement and Technology Join Forces in Conservation – National Elephant Action Plan and Early Warning Tools Offer Hope In Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve—one of the final refuges for the country’s forest elephants—former poachers have become frontline protectors. Led by the Nigerian Conservation…

SEO Riders – First Mauritanian Leads African Development Bank – Secured 76% in May Vote; Faces Major Funding Shortfalls – Focus on Capital Mobilisation & Africa’s Economic Sovereignty On September 1, 2025, Sidi Ould Tah officially assumed the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB), succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina after his second term. A veteran…