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Innocent Duru

Africa

Journalist at The Nation (Nigeria)

Migration and environment journalist.Lover of humanity. Staunch Catholic. Open to learning and sharing ideas.Founder https://t.co/YBMV0O6FZh

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  • 2 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Innocent Duru |Alao Abiodun

    Twenty-four hours after commissioning Abuja’s first solar-powered market, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has launched yet another solar-powered market in the FCT. Commissioned by the FCT Minister, the Kugbo International Market comprises of 5,200 stalls, attracting approximately 20,000 visitors daily, 20 warehouses -underground warehouses – 20 cold rooms, 10 restaurants, banks, clinic, police and fire service stations and others.

  • 3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Innocent Duru

    Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for an immediate cessation of the privatisation of water services in Nigeria. The Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, made the call yesterday in Lagos at a media presentation of a new report titled: Big Debt, Big Thirst: A Case Study of World Bank Supported Projects in Ekiti, Rivers and Bauchi States.

  • 4 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Innocent Duru |Alao Abiodun

    Sabo Afada, a farmer in Agatu area of Benue State, was host to some unsolicited visitors while working on his rice farm recently. The visitors identified by Sabo as herders were neither on the farm to buy produce nor to help in tilling the soil. “They came to vandalise the farm, and we could not stop them because they were fully armed. My family andand simply left the farm for them when they came to graze and destroy what we had planted. “We could not stand watching them destroy our farm.

  • 1 month ago | thenationonlineng.net | Innocent Duru |Alao Abiodun

    Experts have called for better migration policies at Afrocentric Migration Conference. The Afrocentric Migration Conference 2025, held virtually and attended by experts from across the globe, focused on Nigeria’s migration trends, policies, and opportunities abroad. The conference, which brought together academics, policymakers, journalists, and migration specialists, examined the “Japa” phenomenon—the increasing emigration of Nigerians—and its impact on the country.

  • 1 month ago | thenationonlineng.net | Innocent Duru

    The need to return the National Theatre to its original status quo since the conclusion of its renovations was the reason its workers embarked on a protest during the week.

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Innocent Duru
Innocent Duru @InnocentDuru10
30 Mar 25

Fresh reign of terror in Benue State https://t.co/5fx0pQ9yLX #Food #foodfriday #Foodies #FoodWars #Farmers_Conference #FarmLife

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Innocent Duru @InnocentDuru10
21 Mar 25

8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024 https://t.co/z7R4FRAAmf #peoplespresident #severance #worldpeacecentre #media #FridayMotivation #FridayVibes

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Innocent Duru @InnocentDuru10
15 Mar 25

Refugees In Libya condemns attacks on Black immigrants in Libya https://t.co/WPdxwrM80q #blackday #BlackOut #Libya #Immigrant #immigrati #Attack