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Nigeria’s oil production: We must do more
Nigeria’s slow rebound in crude oil production to around 1.66 million barrels per day is good news, but it should not be treated as a major victory. After years...
Comrade Edwin Madunagu’s long march to 80
By SOLAR Collective May 15, 2026, marked the 80th birthday of one of Nigeria’s most enduring revolutionary intellectuals — Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu: mathematici...
US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American infected
The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and tempora...
Africa Bitcoin Corporation upgrades listing to Johannesburg Stock Exchange Main Board
Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), the South Africa-based Bitcoin treasury and SME financing firm, has applied to transfer its listing from South Africa’s Altern...
MoneyHash hires Hwan Lee as Africa regional director in continental expansion
MoneyHash, a Middle East and Africa-born startup that provides payment orchestration infrastructure for businesses, has appointed Hwan Lee as its Regional Direc...
As DFI money dries up, AFC is doubling down on African VC with $100 million
For nearly two decades, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) wrote cheques for bridges, ports, mines, and subsea cables. Now, the $19 billion Africa-focused develop...
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of inf...
Showmax is gone. MultiChoice’s future is now premium streaming and payments
This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies,...
FG Financial Transparency: Assent to Audut Service Bill, CSOs pressure Tinubu
…Say assent ’ll build public confidence in fiscal reforms Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief A group of seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have commenced a cam...
10 footballers who nearly quit before playing at the World Cup
For millions of footballers around the world, appearing at the FIFA World Cup is the ultimate dream. But for some stars, that dream almost never happened. Long...
Fuel subsidy savings insufficient for Nigeria’s annual infrastructure deficit – IMPI
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Independent Media and Policy Initiative, IMPI, is of the view that funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy annually are not eno...
AFRICOM releases video of strikes that killed over 20 ISIS fighters in Nigeria
U.S. Africa Command released footage of recent airstrikes in Nigeria that killed over 20 ISIS militants, an operation aimed at weakening the terror group. Read...
AFC enters African VC with $40 million backing for Future Africa, Lightrock
Africa Finance Corporation, the development bank with over $19 billion in total assets, has committed $40 million to Future Africa, an early-stage venture capit...
Twins wow Cannes with ‘mesmeric’ tale of Nigeria’s rich
The Lagos of Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Cannes Film Festival hit “Clarissa” is not one that has ever been seen on the big screen. The lives, loves...
Don’t ‘abduct’ El-Rufai from court, Timi Frank warns
By Omeiza Ajayi Former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has cautioned against an alleged plot by some intelligence operative...
Nigeria, US forces killled over 20 ISWAP fighters in fresh operation -DHQ
Nigerian troops and the US Africa Command killed over 20 ISWAP fighters in coordinated air strikes in North-East Nigeria, the Defence Headquarters reports. Read...