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Edo State Launches Integrated Skills Programme to Tackle Youth Unemployment

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Edo State Launches Integrated Skills Programme to Tackle Youth Unemployment

The Edo State Government has expanded its youth employment and human capital development agenda through an integrated skills development programme designed to align training outcomes with market demand. The initiative targets vocational trades, agribusiness value chains, and digital economy skills, with implementation structured around partnerships with the private sector and accredited training institutions. The Executive Governor of Edo State, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo described the programme as a deliberate shift from short term employment interventions…

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Lagos advances Women Economic Empowerment plan with interagency coordination sessions

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Lagos advances Women Economic Empowerment plan with interagency coordination sessions

The Lagos State Government has commenced coordinated capacity sessions for officials across eleven ministries, departments and agencies to implement the state Women Economic Empowerment policy. The sessions focus on policy harmonization, development planning, gender data integration and design of market linked support schemes for women led enterprises. Officials emphasize that Lagos aims to strengthen its economic inclusion framework by widening opportunities for women in trade, innovation, technology, housing, food systems and transport related value chains….

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Tokunbo Wahab outlines enforcement priorities as Lagos intensifies environmental regulation

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Tokunbo Wahab outlines enforcement priorities as Lagos intensifies environmental regulation

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Philip Wahab continues to define an assertive operational framework for environmental governance across Lagos. Since his appointment, the ministry has prioritised enforcement against illegal structures on drainage channels, enhanced monitoring of waste collection operators and accelerated interventions in flood prone communities. Speaking during a recent strategic briefing, Wahab reaffirmed that environmental management remains central to the administration’s resilience agenda. Key directives include stricter compliance checks, reinforcement of sanitation…

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Ministry of Environment and Water Resources launches new initiatives for water quality and green resilience

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Ministry of Environment and Water Resources launches new initiatives for water quality and green resilience

The Lagos Ministry of Environment and Water Resources marked recent environmental observances with the launch of new measures aimed at improving water quality, preserving wetlands and combating indiscriminate waste disposal. The ministry announced a heightened water testing regime for major urban water bodies, pilot recycling clusters in selected communities and renewed action against unauthorised dumping along lagoon corridors. Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab emphasized the need for integrated responses that combine engineering works, community education and private…

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Mega-Projects Meet Ethnic Tensions and Regional Tensions in Ethiopia

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Mega-Projects Meet Ethnic Tensions and Regional Tensions in Ethiopia

When Abiy Ahmed declared the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and unveiled plans for Africa’s largest airport along with a nuclear power plant, many hailed it as the dawn of a bold national resurgence. For a country long plagued by power shortages and infrastructure deficits, the ambition is nothing short of transformational. The GERD promises up to 5.15 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity — a leap toward ending chronic energy deficits and positioning…

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