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Tinubu Pushes NLNG to Turn Gas Flaring Into New Economic Value for Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Nigeria LNG...

Business Africa

Nigeria Advances $2 Billion Satellite Expansion to Boost Digital Connectivity

Nigeria is moving ahead with the acquisition and deployment...

Local News

FG Declares August 25 Public Holiday as Nigerians Mark Eid ul Mawlid

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026,...

Business Africa

Niger Transfers Former Orano Uranium Mine to State Owned Company

Niger has transferred the assets of the nationalised Société...

Business Africa

Imo Ushers in New Era of Robotic Surgery With Landmark Owerri Procedure

Imo State is set to begin robotic assisted surgery...

Business Africa

Nigeria Lawmakers Advance State Police Reform to Tackle Growing Insecurity

Nigeria’s National Assembly has advanced a landmark constitutional reform that would allow each of the country’s 36 states to establish and operate its own...

Business Africa

Dangote Refinery Seeks $1 Billion Private Placement Ahead of Planned Public Listing

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is seeking to raise approximately $1 billion through a private placement as it prepares for a future stock market listing, in...

Creative of the Week

Meet Dr. Foy The Media Visionary Powering the Global AfroGospel Movement

Dr. Tochukwu MacFoy, widely known as Dr. Foy, is a Nigerian medical doctor, media strategist, entrepreneur, and cultural innovator whose work has helped shape...

Press Release

Digital PayExpo 2026 to Advance Africa’s Vision for a Seamless Digital Economy

Digital PayExpo 2026, one of Africa’s leading platforms for payments and financial services dialogue, will take place from 17 to 18 June 2026 at...

Entertainment News

Bayelsa’s Tamunosoye Karibi-George Crowned Miss World Nigeria 2026

Tamunosoye Karibi-George, representing Bayelsa State, has emerged as Miss World Nigeria 2026 after defeating contestants from across the country at the pageant’s grand finale...

Business Africa

China’s Hengli Turns to West African and Middle Eastern Crude as U.S. Sanctions Reshape Supply Strategy

China’s Hengli Petrochemical is seeking increased supplies of West African and Middle Eastern crude oil after U.S. sanctions disrupted its access to Iranian oil,...

Business Africa

Standard Bank Backs Dangote Refinery IPO in Major Vote of Confidence for African Markets

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has pledged to play a leading role in the planned public listing of the Dangote Petroleum...

Business Africa

Ghana’s Economy Expands 6.4% in First Quarter as Mining and Services Drive Growth

Ghana’s economy grew by 6.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating from 4.9% recorded during the same period a year earlier, driven...

Business Africa

Jim Ovia Expands Luxury Real Estate Portfolio, Betting on Property Over Banking Returns

Jim Ovia, founder of Zenith Bank, is deepening his presence in Nigeria’s luxury property market with the development of two high-end residential towers in...

Business Africa

Abdul Samad Rabiu Takes Delivery of $81 Million Bombardier Global 8000 Jet

Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group and Africa’s second-richest individual, has taken delivery of a Bombardier Global 8000 private jet valued at approximately...

Business Africa

Sanwo-Olu Courts Private Capital for Lagos Rail, Technology and Agriculture Projects

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has intensified efforts to attract private sector investment into key infrastructure and growth sectors, identifying rail transportation, technology, agriculture,...

Business Africa

Abundant Rains Boost Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Mid-Crop Outlook

Abundant rainfall across Ivory Coast’s major cocoa-growing regions has improved prospects for the country’s mid-crop harvest, raising expectations for stronger yields after weeks of...

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