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businessday. ng > life > article > niger-ministry-of-mineral-resources-police-command-partner-against-illegal-mining

Niger Ministry of Mineral Resources, Police command partner against illegal mining

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (276+ words) The Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources and the Niger State Police Command have deepened partnership against Illegal mining and other related security threats across the state. In a statement issued by Shaibu Yahaya Agaie, Special Assistant on Media and…...

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businessday. ng > life > article > the-olodo-syndrome-a-structural-analysis-of-institutionalised-mediocrity

The Olodo syndrome: A structural analysis of institutionalised mediocrity

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (734+ words) The "Olodo Syndrome" is a deep-seated systemic choice to reward short-term appearance over long-term structural integrity. When a society systematically separates rewards from actual performance, mediocrity stops being an accident and becomes a rational survival strategy. When structure is treated…...

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businessday. ng > energy > article > global-banks-pour-906bn-into-fossil-fuels-despite-net-zero-pledges

Global banks pour $906bn into fossil fuels despite net-zero pledges

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (656+ words) The world's largest banks increased financing for fossil fuel companies to a staggering $906 billion in 2025, exposing a widening gap between climate commitments and investment decisions as concerns over energy security and geopolitical instability continue to reshape global capital flows. The…...

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businessday. ng > news > article > tinubu-approves-new-university-in-kaduna-renames-institute-after-yaradua

Tinubu approves new university in Kaduna, renames institute after Yar'adua

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (267+ words) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the revitalisation and renaming of the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna as the General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology. The announcement was made during his 2026 Democracy Day address…...

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businessday. ng > news > article > control-of-mineral-assets-emerges-as-driver-of-plateau-state-violence

Control of mineral assets emerges as driver of Plateau State violence

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (871+ words) Violence in Plateau State, long linked to farmer-herder clashes, is increasingly being driven by a growing battle for control of mineral resources, farmlands and key food supply routes, as armed groups tighten their hold on resource-rich communities across Nigeria's North-Central…...

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businessday. ng > world > article > nasas-swot-satellite-captures-first-full-view-of-a-tsunami-in-motion

NASA's SWOT satellite captures first full view of a tsunami in motion

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (481+ words) When a powerful earthquake shook the far eastern edge of Russia in late July, it set off more than a huge movement of the Earth's crust. It created a breakthrough moment in how scientists watch the ocean. For the first…...

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businessday. ng > news > article > south-africas-population-may-well-be-over-95-million

South Africa's population may well be over 95 million

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (547+ words) Fibretime, a private fibre-network operator, has questioned South Africa's official population baseline, saying its own data and new remote sensing techniques suggest the country's population could be substantially understated. The company, which is active in townships and peri-urban areas, builds…...

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businessday. ng > energy > article > starfix-geoxyz-pact-targets-faster-surveys-lower-risks-for-oil-majors

Starfix'GEOxyz pact targets faster surveys, lower risks for oil majors

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (549+ words) In this exclusive interview, Bankole Falaye, Starfix CEO, and Craig Davis, commercial director at GEOxyz, share insights into the rationale behind the partnership, its potential impact on Nigeria's offshore oil production and local content development. Dipo Oladehinde brings excerpts: Congratulations…...

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businessday. ng > interview > article > enugus-coal-reserves-still-intact-ssa-on-solid-minerals-okoro

Enugu's coal reserves still intact " SSA on Solid Minerals, Okoro

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (557+ words) Enugu is popularly known as the Coal City. Do we still have coal deposits or has that era passed with the colonialists? Coal is a blessing from God to our people. Enugu still has a significant deposit of coal. Currently…...

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businessday. ng > news > article > g20-tinubu-urges-fair-global-mineral-policy-pushes-value-addition-for-host-communities

G20: Tinubu urges fair global mineral policy, pushes value addition for host communities

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1002+ words) says critical minerals must translate into shared prosperity President Bola Tinubu has called for an end to global frameworks that deprive mineral-producing host communities of benefits critical to Nigeria and Africa. The President also called for mechanisms that will enable…...

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