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- March 27, 2026

China’s export growth slowed sharply in March as the ongoing Iran conflict disrupted global trade flows, raising energy and transport costs and weakening overseas demand for Chinese goods. New customs figures showed China’s exports rose by only 2.5% in March — the slowest pace in five months — down sharply from the 21.8% growth recorded
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday afternoon met with the three service chiefs, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Inspector-General of Police, and heads of intelligence agencies at the State House, Abuja. The emergency meeting was convened amid mounting concerns over the country’s security situation, especially recent attacks on military formations in Borno State.
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Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday flagged off a capacity-building programme for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost customs revenue operations, curb leakages, and enhance transparency and accountability. Adeniyi spoke in Abuja at the opening of a training on AI-driven revenue generation and remittances for the NCS.
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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) on Monday began interviews for 2,102 applicants for the Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) for its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) scholarship programme. The programme seeks to build high-level, specialised human capital for Nigeria’s oil, gas, and broader energy sector. It does this by sponsoring Nigerians to undertake advanced research in
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The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has renewed its call for a more competitive downstream petroleum sector, urging the federal government to immediately reinstate petrol import licences as a way to stabilise prices and ensure energy security. The association said its position aligns with recent recommendations by the World Bank, which
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The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in tracking suppliers of skunk cannabis in the Edo North of the state. The command said on Monday that in an intelligence led operation, its operatives intercepted two trucks laden with 7,245 kilogrammes of skunk cannabis and the
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