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IFC launches $700m digital payments initiative for emerging markets

Eric Ojo -
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, last...
Africa

Africa loses $195bn in natural capital every year – UN

Eric Ojo -
More than 62% of Africa’s rural population depends directly on ecosystem services, yet the...
Aviation

Air Peace, United Nigeria lead as nearly 5,000 flights delayed in Nigeria in August

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More than half of all domestic flights were delayed in August 2026, according to...
Oil & Gas

Nigerians lament hardship as petrol nears N1,500 and govt offers no relief

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Nigerians are facing another sharp increase in the cost of getting around and running...
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AI stocks plunge in Asia after calls for industry slowdown

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Asian stock markets experienced sharp sell-offs on Monday as an unprecedented joint call by...
Election 2027

Labour party disowns Arabambi over Peter Obi academic records suit

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Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party (LP) has formally distanced itself from Abayomi Arabambi, a litigant...
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Nigeria re-enters JP Morgan bond index in frontier market debt benchmark

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Nigeria has secured a major return to mainstream global fixed-income benchmarks following JP Morgan’s...
Business & Economy

It’s On: Dangote refinery launches record ₦2.15 trillion IPO

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The Dangote Refinery has officially launched its much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO). The trading...
Artificial Intelligence

Kenya’s AI campaign offers warning for Nigeria’s 2027 election

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Artificial intelligence is already being used to manufacture apparently grassroots political support ahead of...
Technology

Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI race could threaten humanity

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An artificial intelligence researcher at Anthropic has resigned from the company, warning that the...
Business & Economy

Oil rises above $100 first time since July over Iran war

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Brent crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July...
Technology

U.S. states pause data-centre tax breaks as AI boom drives up public costs

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U.S. states that spent years offering tax incentives to attract data-centre investment are beginning...
Politics & Power

Kwankwaso reacts as Obi’s convoy in Benue is blocked

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Suspected thugs blocked the convoy of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic...
Climate

Africa needs $277bn a year to meet climate commitments – UN

Eric Ojo -
Africa needs $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through 2030,...
Business & Economy

Pluboard interview: U.S. couple takes Black church drama to Africa, eyes Nigeria

Eric Ojo -
A U.S. husband-and-wife filmmaking team behind an independently produced television drama about faith, money,...
Business & Economy

Nigeria orders fast-track disbursement of $700m mariime fund

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The Nigerian government has ordered maritime authorities and commercial lenders to accelerate the processing...
Africa

AU sets launch date for own credit rating agency

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The African Union (AU) has officially set October 7 for the launch of the...
Business & Economy

Dangote refinery IPO set for mid-September launch

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The long-awaited public share offering of Nigeria’s massive Dangote Refinery is set to open...
Security

Defence Minister Musa: El-Rufai divided Kaduna, planned killings

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai of...
Climate

World set to breach 1.5°C, but return below it still possible, UN says

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The world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the...
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