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More importantly, the accounts provide evidence of a business that is improving its operational performance, strengthening its earnings capacity, generating more cash and gradually repositioning its portfolio towards higher-quality revenue streams. The decision by NNPC Limited’s management to publish its audited financial statements on schedule and subsequently engage openly with the media, analysts and other stakeholders deserves commendation. This is particularly significant for an organization of NNPC’s size and strategic importance to the Nigerian economy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The credibility of the 2025 accounts is further strengthened by the independent audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world’s leading professional services firms. PwC issued an unmodified audit opinion on both the consolidated and separate financial statements, concluding that the financial statements fairly present the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Group and the Company in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. An unmodified opinion is not, and should not be interpreted as, a certification that every aspect of the company’s operations is efficient or that every management decision is optimal. It does, however, provide important assurance that the financial statements have been subjected to an independent audit and that, in the auditor’s professional opinion, they fairly present the company’s financial position and performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The headline financial performance is particularly impressive when considered against the difficult revenue environment in which it was achieved. Profit after tax increased by about 33 percent from 5.4 trillion in 2024 to 7.2 trillion in 2025, while earnings per share rose by about 32 percent to 35.9. EBITDA increased by 22 percent to 18 trillion and net cash generated from operating activities rose by about 16.5 percent from 11 trillion to 12.8 trillion. The company also declared a 5.8 trillion dividend, representing a 35 percent increase over the previous year. These are significant numbers, particularly because they were achieved despite a substantial decline in revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Revenue fell by circa 24 percent to 34.5 trillion, principally because of lower crude oil prices and reduced white petroleum product volumes following the deregulation of the downstream petrol market. The decline in white-product revenue is important because deregulation fundamentally changed the economics and structure of NNPC Limited’s downstream business. While the reform was painful from a top-line revenue perspective, it has also helped to improve the quality of the company’s earnings by reducing its dependence on the lower-margin and subsidy-linked petrol business and increasing the relative contribution of crude oil, natural gas, LNG and other commercially driven activities. Crude oil and natural gas now account for approximately 91 percent of revenue, compared with 77 percent in 2024, demonstrating a significant shift in portfolio composition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What makes the 2025 performance particularly noteworthy is that costs declined alongside revenue, but at a pace that allowed margins and earnings to improve. Cost of sales fell by 24.6 percent from 33.36 trillion to 25.14 trillion, general and administrative expenses declined by about 27.6 percent from 3.58 trillion to 2.59 trillion, while selling and distribution expenses fell dramatically from 145.7 billion to 33.1 billion. Consequently, gross profit margin improved from 26 percent to 27.2 percent, while general and administrative expenses also declined as a percentage of revenue. The figures therefore provide stronger evidence of cost discipline than simply looking at the absolute size of the company’s cost base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This distinction is important in assessing the criticism surrounding NNPC Limited’s reported total costs of 27.76 trillion. It would be misleading to characterize this entire amount as administrative overhead or discretionary expenditure. About 91 percent of the total represents cost of sales, while only about 33.1 billion relates to selling and distribution and 2.59 trillion to general and administrative expenses. For an integrated energy company, cost of sales naturally includes the costs directly associated with producing, purchasing and selling oil, gas and petroleum products. The 2025 accounts disclose, among other items, 4.66 trillion in royalties, 4.15 trillion in direct well expenses, 2.79 trillion in crude oil purchases, 1.86 trillion in gas purchases and 1.79 trillion in petroleum products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The 3.71 trillion depreciation charge on oil and gas properties also deserves to be properly understood. Depreciation is a genuine accounting expense because it recognizes the consumption of the economic benefits of long-lived assets over their useful lives, but it is not a 3.71 trillion cash payment made by NNPC Limited during 2025. Treating the entire depreciation charge as if it represented cash expenditure during the year would therefore distort the interpretation of the accounts. At the same time, statutory payments such as royalties and the NDDC levy should be distinguished from controllable operating costs, while expenses such as gas-flaring charges deserve scrutiny because they can reflect operational inefficiencies and avoidable economic losses. Proper analysis should therefore distinguish statutory obligations, accounting charges, commodity procurement costs, production costs and genuinely controllable expenditure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The stronger earnings performance was accompanied by equally encouraging operational results. Crude oil and condensate production reached an average of 1.77 million barrels per day, representing the highest level in five years, while natural gas production reached 7.2 billion standard cubic feet per day, the highest in three years. Total oil and condensate production increased to 565.8 million barrels, while NNPC Limited’s equity share increased by 11 percent to 223.7 million barrels. Its equity share of gas production similarly increased by 11 percent to 1,154.9 billion standard cubic feet. The record performance of NNPC Exploration and Production Limited, which reached 355,000 barrels per day, is another indication that the operational improvements are increasingly translating into tangible production gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The improvement in production cannot be divorced from the company’s efforts to strengthen the reliability of its infrastructure and address the security challenges that have historically constrained Nigeria’s oil production. The reported average terminal recovery rate of 98 percent between April 2025 and May 2026, compared with operational lows of 1 percent at Bonny in 2022, illustrates the scale of the improvement in operational reliability. A terminal with a high recovery rate enables a much greater proportion of the oil entering the system to be successfully handled and evacuated, thereby reducing losses and disruptions and creating the infrastructure reliability required to increase production volumes. In simple terms, having oil underground is not enough; Nigeria must also be able to safely and reliably move it through pipelines and terminals and ultimately sell it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The progress on gas infrastructure is equally significant. The completion of the River Niger crossing on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline and the reported completion of the 40-inch by 623-kilometre AKK mainline represent important steps towards expanding Nigeria’s ability to transport gas to demand centres. The commissioning of the ANOH-OB3 Custody Transfer Metering Station and progress towards start-up readiness of the 300 MMscfd ANOH Gas Processing Plant are also important developments. These projects are not merely engineering achievements; they are pieces of infrastructure capable of converting Nigeria’s abundant gas resources into commercially valuable energy, industrial feedstock and government revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The strengthening of the company’s human capital is another noteworthy development. The company has disclosed that more than 1,000 young professionals completed a rigorous one-year internship and training programme before being deployed across the company, an initiative that has been referred to as the “1,000 Tigers” and forms part of NNPC Limited’s Talent-to-Value transformation. For a company seeking to increase oil production, expand gas monetization, develop midstream infrastructure and create a more commercially competitive downstream business, the quality of its workforce will ultimately be as important as the quality of its physical assets. The reported increase in women’s representation in leadership positions to 23 percent, compared with an industry average of 17 percent, also indicates progress in developing a more diverse leadership structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the most misunderstood item in the 2025 accounts is the 11.2 trillion reported as other receivables from the Federation. It is important to make a fundamental accounting distinction: this is a balance-sheet receivable, not 11.2 trillion of fresh security expenditure incurred in 2025. In simple terms, a receivable represents money or value that NNPC Limited says is owed to it. The company explains that the 11.2 trillion comprises 8.67 trillion of energy-security receivables and 2.53 trillion of other advances and receivables from the Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The background to this balance goes back to the previous year. The 2024 accounts contained an energy-security cost balance of 8.67 trillion at year-end, after NNPC Limited had recognised approximately 7.13 trillion of energy-security expense during 2024. These costs related to the approved framework under which NNPC Limited could incur certain costs associated with protecting national oil and gas infrastructure and subsequently recover those costs from the Federation. The important point is that the 8.67 trillion was not a new 2025 expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>NNPC Limited has stated that no energy-security expense was recognised during 2025 and that, following a reconciliation with the relevant government agencies, the energy-security cost receivables were netted against royalties, taxes and dividends due as at December 2024. The reconciliation was concluded in September 2025. In accounting terms, netting means that instead of one party paying the other and then receiving money back, mutually recognized amounts can be offset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This clarification is important because the 11.2 trillion should not be interpreted as evidence that NNPC Limited suddenly spent 11.2 trillion on security during 2025. The figure represents a balance-sheet receivable comprising cumulative amounts due to the company in respect of costs and advances incurred on behalf of the Federation, subject to the reconciliation and settlement arrangements described by management. The fact that the balance was audited and reconciled with the relevant government agencies further reinforces the importance of examining the accounting substance rather than relying on the headline figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the controversy surrounding the 11.2 trillion provides NNPC Limited with an opportunity to improve an already improving disclosure culture. Given the enormous public interest in government-related receivables and energy-security expenditure, future financial statements would benefit from a more detailed movement schedule showing the opening balance, additions during the year, amounts settled in cash, amounts offset against taxes, royalties and dividends, foreign-exchange movements, reclassifications and the closing balance. Similar additional disclosure should be considered for any other material item that is likely to attract significant public scrutiny. Greater granularity would not necessarily indicate a weakness in the accounts; rather, it would reduce the scope for misinterpretation and strengthen public confidence in the financial statements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The broader story emerging from the 2025 accounts is therefore considerably more positive than the headline decline in revenue might suggest. Revenue fell, but profit increased by one-third; cost of sales declined by roughly one-quarter; administrative expenses fell by more than one-quarter; operating cash flow increased by 16.5 percent; production reached multi-year highs; the company’s equity volumes increased; net debt reportedly declined by 28 percent to 15.9 trillion; net assets increased by 15 percent to 44.8 trillion; and the dividend increased to 5.8 trillion. These are meaningful indicators of a business whose financial performance is becoming less dependent on simply growing the top line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The transformation should also be viewed within the historical context of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. For much of its existence since its establishment in 1977, NNPC was widely perceived as an opaque institution, particularly because of the complexity surrounding its commercial activities, government relationships, subsidy arrangements, remittances and financial reporting. The conversion into NNPC Limited under the PIA fundamentally changed its legal and commercial framework and created an opportunity to operate on a more transparent and commercially accountable basis. The improvement in financial reporting since 2022, culminating in the timely publication of the 2025 audited accounts and direct engagement with analysts and the media, represents a significant cultural change that should be acknowledged and encouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The current management deserves credit for this progress. Publishing audited accounts on schedule, conducting earnings calls, providing detailed explanations of financial performance and responding publicly to criticisms are practices that should become institutionalized rather than dependent on the personalities of individual executives. The CEO’s willingness to discuss both achievements and remaining weaknesses, including the acknowledgement that NNPC Limited is not yet where it needs to be in unit operating costs and refinery performance, is particularly encouraging. Transparency becomes meaningful when management is prepared not only to highlight favourable numbers but also to acknowledge areas requiring further improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company’s ambitions, however, are substantial and will require much more than a good set of financial statements. The targets of 2 million barrels per day of crude oil production by 2027 and 3 million barrels per day by 2030, alongside gas production of 10 billion standard cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion by 2030, will require sustained investment, infrastructure reliability, security, technical capability and access to capital. The planned mobilization of $60 billion across the energy value chain by 2030 therefore represents both an opportunity and a formidable execution challenge. Meeting these targets will be the ultimate test of whether the operational transformation evident in 2025 can be sustained over several years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The same principle applies to the refineries. The Technical Equity Partnership model and the MoU signed in April 2026 with prospective Chinese partners provide a potentially more commercially disciplined approach to completing and operating the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. However, the public should judge this initiative by definitive agreements, capital commitments, rehabilitation milestones, operating performance and commercial returns rather than announcements alone. Management’s stated determination not to repeat cycles of announcements without delivery is therefore welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There is also a broader governance opportunity that NNPC Limited should seize as it continues its transformation. The company’s stated ambition to become globally competitive should ultimately include a clearly articulated programme for its proposed listing on the Nigerian Exchange. Rather than treating a future listing merely as an event, NNPC Limited could develop a transparent, multi-year listing-readiness programme with measurable milestones covering financial reporting, corporate governance, board independence, disclosure standards, audited financial history, subsidiary restructuring, investor relations, dividend policy, capital structure and other requirements necessary for a successful public offering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The experience of Saudi Aramco provides a useful benchmark in this regard. Saudi Aramco’s eventual listing on the Tadawul was preceded by a prolonged process of preparing the company, strengthening disclosure, establishing governance structures and positioning the business for public-market scrutiny. NNPC Limited need not replicate Saudi Aramco’s model because Nigeria’s institutional, fiscal and capital-market circumstances are different, but it can draw an important lesson from it: a successful listing is the culmination of years of institutional preparation, not simply the decision to sell shares. A published NNPC Limited listing-readiness roadmap, with annual targets and publicly reported progress, would provide investors and Nigerians with an additional measure of accountability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Overall, NNPC Limited’s 2025 Audited Financial Statements should be regarded as a strong and encouraging set of results. The company increased profit significantly despite a major fall in revenue, generated more operating cash, reduced its major cost categories, improved its margins, increased production, strengthened its balance sheet and declared a substantially higher dividend. More importantly, the operational improvements suggest that the financial performance is being supported by real changes in production, infrastructure reliability, gas development and organizational capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The accounts do not establish that every aspect of NNPC Limited is efficient, nor should they shield the company from legitimate scrutiny. A world-class national energy company must be prepared to explain its costs, government receivables, capital allocation, security expenditure, refinery investments and returns with increasing levels of precision. But scrutiny should be based on the substance of the accounts rather than headline numbers taken out of context. On that basis, the 2025 results provide considerable evidence that NNPC Limited is moving in the right direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The most encouraging aspect of the 2025 performance is therefore not simply the ₦7.2 trillion profit. It is the combination of stronger earnings, stronger cash generation, higher production, improved infrastructure reliability, a more resilient portfolio and increasingly transparent reporting. NNPC Limited has moved a considerable distance from the institution Nigerians knew for decades. The task now is to institutionalize these gains, deepen disclosure, strengthen governance, execute the ambitious investment programme and ultimately demonstrate that the transformation can produce sustained value for shareholders, the Federal Government and, most importantly, the Nigerian people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Prof Uwaleke FCMA is Director of the Nasarawa State University Institute of Capital Market Studies and President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria\u003C\u002Fp>\n","the-changing-face-of-nnpcl",{"id":60,"createdAt":61,"updatedAt":61,"name":62,"slug":63},"4289d78a-d048-4c26-8e84-64e204e45c68","2026-06-18T12:12:32.430Z","House Of 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to Scientists: Don’t Let AI Rob Us of Our Humanity","*NLNG celebrates literary, scientific, creative excellence at 2026 awards night Sunday Ehigiator Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday warned scientists and technology developers against allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to erode","\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" >\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>*NLNG celebrates literary, scientific, creative excellence at 2026 awards night\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Sunday Ehigiator\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday warned scientists and technology developers against allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to erode human creativity and imagination, urging them to establish boundaries that would prevent machines from taking over essential aspects of human existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>Soyinka gave the warning at the 2026 Nigerian 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That means we’re being dehumanised,” Soyinka said.\u003Cbr>He warned that allowing machines to perform tasks that require human imagination could gradually weaken people’s creative abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>“We’re allowing our imagination to atrophy,” he added.\u003Cbr>The Nobel laureate expressed concern that AI could eventually progress beyond assisting humans with routine tasks to creating digital clones of writers and other creative professionals capable of imitating their gestures and personalities.\u003Cbr>He said such developments would raise serious questions about the preservation of human identity and the authenticity of creative works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>“When you begin to see a clone of a writer, a clone of the prize winner, on the internet, masquerading, imitating gestures which you thought could only be made by human beings, then there’s a real problem,” he said.\u003Cbr>Soyinka, however, acknowledged the capabilities of machines, stressing that his position was not an attempt to halt technological advancement but to ensure that progress did not come at the expense of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Machines cannot create for us. 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It is reflected in the values we uphold, the achievements we celebrate and the opportunities that we create for future generations,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He explained that NLNG’s commitment to the awards was rooted in its belief that recognising excellence in literature, science and the creative arts could contribute to national development and inspire future generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to him, the Nigerian Prize for Science and Innovation has recognised contributions in critical fields, including health, agriculture, engineering, energy, technology, climate resilience and sustainable development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He said the prize had celebrated scientists whose work extended beyond laboratories and research papers to provide practical solutions capable of improving lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Falade noted that the work of this year’s science prize winner, focused on artificial intelligence and information technology, had the potential to transform lives in Nigeria and across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He added that the Nigerian Prize for Literature had grown into one of Africa’s most prestigious literary honours, providing a platform for outstanding writers and contributing to global conversations on identity, resilience and shared humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The NLNG chief executive said the impact of the awards extended beyond individual winners, as their achievements became part of Nigeria’s intellectual heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Each winning work becomes part of our national intellectual heritage, reinforcing values and preserving stories, discoveries and ideas that will continue to inspire future generations,” he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Falade also highlighted the introduction of the Nigerian Prize for Creative Arts, which was presented for the first time at this year’s ceremony following its launch the previous year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He said the prize was designed to recognise originality, authenticity and creative excellence across artistic fields, including music, film, visual arts, fashion and theatre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to him, the initiative would celebrate artists who preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage while reimagining it for a new generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“From Lagos to London, from Abuja to Atlanta, from Port Harcourt to Paris, Nigerian creativity speaks a language the world understands,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Falade congratulated the finalists and winners, describing their achievements as evidence of the discipline, dedication and perseverance required to attain excellence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He said the NLNG would continue to support initiatives that recognise talent, promote innovation and strengthen Nigeria’s contribution to global literary, scientific and creative communities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The awards night brought together members of the diplomatic corps, government officials, industry leaders, academics, judges, scientists, writers, creative professionals and previous laureates to celebrate outstanding achievements under the theme of heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","soyinka-to-scientists-dont-let-ai-rob-us-of-our-humanity",{"id":60,"createdAt":61,"updatedAt":61,"name":62,"slug":63},[1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859],"soyinka","scientists","dont","let","rob","humanity","https:\u002F\u002Fglobal.ariseplay.com\u002Famg\u002Fwww.thisdaylive.com\u002Fuploads\u002FWOLE-SOYINKA.png",{"id":71,"createdAt":72,"updatedAt":73,"name":74,"image":75,"slug":76},12,6,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thisdaylive.com\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F10\u002Fsoyinka-to-scientists-dont-let-ai-rob-us-of-our-humanity\u002F",{"id":1866,"createdAt":1867,"updatedAt":1868,"title":1869,"excerpt":1870,"content":1871,"slug":1872,"topic":1873,"tags":1874,"image":1888,"author":69,"feed":1889,"views":1896,"type":78,"readTime":1897,"externalSourceUrl":1898},"ec24f24b-bbd9-4a35-b034-b84c1ac9d703","2026-10-10T08:50:00.279Z","2026-10-11T03:51:44.000Z","What Happens When a Private-Sector Girl Meets Government? 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As witnessed, Nigeria’s First Lady has been the flagbearer for Nigerian women. She was at her best drumming up the needed push as Nigeria inches close to the National Gender Policy (NGP 2006) 35% affirmative action for women in governance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>She made it clear that women must be supported at all levels and arms of government from the grassroot to the national and from the legislature to the executive. Her presence amongst Nigerian women standing shoulder to shoulder, singing, dancing and above all reaffirming our gender’s greatness was a defining moment at the event. She, surely as a former legislator has the magic touch in politics and mobilization which is a huge plus for any political party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The men also showed up in a show of solidarity. Their formidable team to the event was led by the Director General of the APC PCC, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The summit which aims to mobilize grassroots support for the 2027 general elections, targeting 40 million votes for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima had other highlights which were the inauguration of the Women Directorate of The APC PCC. The collapse of all women campaign groups into one and above all it provided a huge opportunity for the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) a non-profit foundation led by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, aimed at improving family welfare across the nation’s 774 local government areas to present their score card in the areas of Economic Empowerment, Social Investment & Education, Health & Agriculture, Employment, etc., to Nigerian women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In one of my editions of “Currency of Hope” published in major national dailies on the 27th of January, 2006 I asked “APC, Where Are The Women?” For surely, women be it the grassroot politicians or the technocrats in politics were grossly left out of formations of many previous APC committees and high – levelled appointments. This recent event staged by the women and for the women has put to a “temporary” rest to that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nigerian women are certainly coming of age drawing strength from many academic research works especially that of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2023) published after the last general elections that asserts that “while men have slightly more registered voters (around 52.5%) compared to women (around 47.5%) in Nigeria, studies and observations suggest women often show higher turnout and engagement in the actual act of voting, participating more actively in elections than men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Also, embedding the words of Hillary Clinton that “There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives and are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in her own words further declares that “Our society needs women to be more numerous in decision-making positions and in entrepreneurial areas” and according to Melinda Gates,“In the developing world, it’s about time that women are on the agenda.” We must not stop drumming up these insightful quotes to power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nigeria women, the APC women indeed, became the agenda and only agenda at the “Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0: From Reforms to Prosperity Summit in Abuja.As the APC Women Presidential Campaign Council prepares to hit the roads leading to every village, town, geographical zones of Nigeria the message is clear and loud; Nigerian women are present and ready to participate in providing a prosperous nation state now and for generations unborn with the One Voice, One Movement, One Choice, One Mandate Movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>  Bello, Ph.D, is an academic, public policy analyst, publicist and author.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","women-as-currency-of-hope",{"id":60,"createdAt":61,"updatedAt":61,"name":62,"slug":63},[1907,1908,1909],"women","currency","hope","https:\u002F\u002Fglobal.ariseplay.com\u002Famg\u002Fwww.thisdaylive.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fimage-1-6.png",{"id":71,"createdAt":72,"updatedAt":73,"name":74,"image":75,"slug":76},8,4,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thisdaylive.com\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F11\u002Fwomen-as-currency-of-hope\u002F",{"id":1916,"createdAt":1917,"updatedAt":1918,"title":1919,"excerpt":1920,"content":1921,"slug":1922,"topic":1923,"tags":1924,"image":1934,"author":69,"feed":1935,"views":1912,"type":78,"readTime":1942,"externalSourceUrl":1943},"bc0fff0a-8f03-41db-8a24-578305863a05","2026-10-10T13:20:00.419Z","2026-10-10T21:17:46.000Z","Denmark allows citizens of 9 countries visa-free entry under biometric passport rule","Denmark allows citizens of nine countries to enter the country without a visa if they hold qualifying biometric passports, although the exemption is part of the country's existing immigration rules rather than a newly announced policy.\nThe post Denmark allows citizens of 9 countries visa-free entry under biometric passport rule appeared first on Vanguard News.","\u003Cimg width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.vanguardngr.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002FDenmark-jobs-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drones fly over Denmark's biggest military base\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.vanguardngr.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002FDenmark-jobs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.vanguardngr.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002FDenmark-jobs-300x169.jpg 300w, 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countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Danish Immigration Service, citizens of the following countries qualify for visa-free entry when they meet the applicable biometric passport requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Albania:\u003C\u002Fem> Citizens holding qualifying biometric passports are exempt from the visa requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Bosnia and Herzegovina:\u003C\u002Fem> Holders of biometric passports can enter Denmark without a visa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Georgia:\u003C\u002Fem> Biometric passport holders qualify, although the exemption does not cover diplomatic, service, official or special passports under the stated rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Kosovo:\u003C\u002Fem> Citizens with biometric passports qualify for the exemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Moldova:\u003C\u002Fem> Holders of biometric passports are exempt from the visa requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Montenegro:\u003C\u002Fem> Citizens holding qualifying biometric passports can travel without a visa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>North Macedonia:\u003C\u002Fem> Biometric passport holders qualify for visa-free entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Serbia:\u003C\u002Fem> Citizens with biometric passports are exempt, subject to the applicable exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Ukraine:\u003C\u002Fem> Citizens holding biometric passports qualify for the exemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-what-is-a-biometric-passport\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is a biometric passport?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A biometric passport, also known as an electronic passport or e-passport, contains an electronic chip holding information used to verify the travel document holder’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such passports are used in international travel to support identity verification and strengthen document security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For citizens of the nine countries, possessing the qualifying passport means they do not need to obtain a Danish short-stay visa before travelling, provided they meet the applicable entry requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vanguardngr.com\u002F\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vanguardngr.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" 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