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[Liberian Investigator] We welcome President Boakai's Executive Order No. 151, issued on August 1, 2025. Executive Order (EO) No. 151 is a forward-looking policy prioritizing domestic value addition, transparency, and economic resilience. Restructuring how we manage rubber exports lays the groundwork for domestic industrial growth and job creation.

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[Liberian Investigator] Senator Amara Konneh of Gbarpolu County has thrown his weight behind President Joseph Boakai's Executive Order No. 151, describing the directive not as a ban, but as "a forward-looking strategy" to spark industrial transformation in Liberia's rubber sector.

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[Leadership] Following widespread criticism over the proposed N712 billion renovation of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended the project, noting that it is necessary to modernise the country's busiest airport, accommodate surging passenger traffic, and meet international standards.

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The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, alongside the Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, have condemned the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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[Leadership] Federal government has announced a one-week extension for the ongoing recruitment into paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior.

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[Leadership] Financial analysts have attributed the recent upward revision of Nigeria's economic: growth by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) to improvements in macroeconomic conditions, particularly, easing inflation, currency stability, and a stronger oil sector performance.

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[Leadership] A rainstorm has wreaked havoc in the Plateau State community, while floods have submerged farmlands in Niger State and cut off Kogi East in Kogi State. The incident happened in the north-central region of Nigeria.

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[Daily Trust] The prices of petrol and diesel may experience a sharp rise when the federal government begins the implementation of the 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act, Daily Trust can report.

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[Daily Trust] A torrential downpour on Sunday wreaked widespread destruction across communities in Plateau and Bauchi states, leaving scores of houses destroyed, farmlands submerged, and hundreds of residents displaced.

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[Daily Trust] Governor Peter Mbah of has stated that the government of the state is partnering with the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors to ensure that development and infrastructure reaches every part of the state simultaneously.

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[Daily Trust] The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has warned ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region to remain vigilant and resist any attempt by some desperate politicians to use them for selfish interest.

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[Daily Trust] The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola's office has denied allegations that he awarded a multibillion-naira contract for the Baro Inland Port in Niger State.

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[Vanguard] Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed the chances of a potential Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi alliance under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying such a ticket would collapse demographically.

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[Vanguard] Lagos -- Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to urgently prioritize the full funding and implementation of social welfare programmes to alleviate worsening economic hardship among Nigeria's poor.

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[Vanguard] Benin City -- The owner of a hotel under construction at Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, identified as Andrew Isesere, has been crushed to death after the building collapsed on him.

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Kemi Badenoch was among the last people in 1980 to automatically receive British citizenship because she was born in the UK

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[New Zimbabwe] A NURSE at Bikita Rural Hospital in Masvingo province, who was seriously injured by a violent maternity patient while on duty seven years ago, is now bedridden without compensation, support, and medical care she was denied by the government.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali government forces, backed by troops from the AU forces, launched large-scale military operations on Sunday targeting Al-Shabaab strongholds in and around Bariire, a strategic town in the country's southern Lower Shabelle region, officials said.

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[Vanguard] A prominent Niger Delta stakeholder, Dr. Ken Robinson, has called on northern politicians and interest groups eyeing the presidency in 2027 to shelve their ambitions and support the continuation of power in the South until 2031.

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[Shabelle] Jowhar, Somalia, Aug 4, 2025 -- Somali government forces carried out a planned security operation Sunday in several villages of the Middle Shabelle region, targeting Al-Shabaab fighters who had recently infiltrated the area, military officials said.

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[Vanguard] The federal government has committed to implementing key structural reforms aimed at improving the welfare and professional standing of nurses across the country as the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, suspended its 7-day warning strike weekend.