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1 month ago Business

OPay Leads the Conversation on Africa’s Next Financial Frontier at BusinessDay Fintech Summit 2026

Dotun Daniel Adekunle, COO/CTO, OPay, delivering the Keynote Presentation at the inaugural BusinessDay Fintech Summit 2026 held in Lagos. OPay, a leading financial technology company in Nigeria, took center stage as the Headline Sponsor of the inaugural BusinessDay Fintech Summit held on Wednesday,…

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1 month ago Politics

Presidency lists rail, road, health investments, says Tinubu not neglecting N’West

The Presidency on Monday pushed back against what it described as false narratives that President Bola Tinubu has neglected the North West, saying the administration has made significant investments in infrastructure, health and transportation across the region, including a $2bn standard gauge rail…

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1 month ago Business

How to watch Champions League Semi-Finals: Free Streams & TV Channels

- Dates: April 28 - May 6 - Free Streams: RTE (Ireland) / RTL Play (Belgium - Unlock your free stream with NordVPN (save 70%) Watch Champions League 2025/26 semi-final live streams as four European titans meet over what are guaranteed to be red-hot two-legged matches to decide who will contest the …

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1 month ago Technology

The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Northern Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data

The effect of an educational campaign on contraception seeking in Northern Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis using routine health information system data Abstract In Nigeria, unmet need for contraception results in 3 million unintended pregnancies annually. Despite no-cost contraception …

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1 month ago Politics

Otti seeks global certification for three Abia hospitals

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has set a target of securing Joint Commission International certification for Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, alongside Amachara Specialist Hospital, Umuahia, and Umunnato Specialist Hospital, Bende. The three facilities are currently undergoing recons…

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1 month ago Politics

Ex-Oyo LG chairman joins Reps race, donates new APC secretariat

A former Chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area in Oyo State, Kehinde Olaosebikan, has declared his intention to contest the Oluyole Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. He made the declaration at the APC’s weekly meeting in …

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1 month ago Business

Cross-border remittances fuel crypto adoption in Africa

South Africa and Nigeria are Africa's biggest users of crypto. Source: Chainalysis. South Africa has an estimated 5.8 million cryptocurrency users, with roughly half already using digital assets for payments, according to 2024 Triple-A estimates. The country stands out in Sub-Saharan Africa for its…

Source: Cointelegraph

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1 month ago Politics

Roob's Observations: Why Jonathan Greenard makes more sense than Jaelan Phillips

Why I’d rather have Jonathan Greenard than Jaelan Phillips, why job security allows Howie Roseman to do his job at such a high level and why the Lions drafting Blake Miller is good news for Lane Johnson. The 2026 draft is in our rear-view mirror, and that’s where a good chunk of this week’s Roob’s …

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1 month ago Sports

D’Tigress fall 88-79 to Minnesota Lynx in US tour

Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered a second consecutive defeat on their United States tour after falling 88–79 to the Minnesota Lynx in a competitive contest at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Tuesday, PUNCH Online reports. Playing under assistant coach Wani Mugan…

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1 month ago Politics

80% of businesses owned by women lack access to formal credit — FG

•Gender gap in financial inclusion has widened — SEC By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government has disclosed that over 80 per cent of women-owned businesses in Nigeria operate without access to formal credit, limiting their ability to scale and contribute optimally to economic growth. The Minister of…

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World Health Organization Pending

1 month ago Business

Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets

Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today at the World Hepatitis Summit. Viral hepatitis B and C – t…

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2 months ago Technology

South African Activists Demand Mass Deportations

Posted on 03/28/2026 6:44:37 AM PDT by dynachrome A South African civic group called March and March held a rally in the city of Durban on Wednesday to call for tougher immigration laws and stronger border controls. The group was particularly critical of migrants from Nigeria, disparaging them as p…

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New York Post Pending

2 months ago Business

UFC Fight Night Seattle predictions: Full fight card picks, best bets for Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Another weekend in the UFC comes around Saturday, and a familiar face returns in Seattle for Fight Night. One of the best fighters in middleweight history, Israel Adesanya, headlines for the promotion against Joe Pyfer. We have 12 fights to dive into this weekend, and an obscene eight of them are p…

Source: New York Post

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2 months ago Sports

Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever announce WNBA preseason matchup vs. Nigeria

Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever announce WNBA preseason matchup vs. Nigeria As Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever prepare for the 2026 WNBA season, the franchise announced on March 26 the addition of one more matchup to the team’s 2026 preseason schedule, with the Nigeria Women’s National Team visiti…

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Al Jazeera English Pending

2 months ago Politics

Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike at start of war

The Iran men’s national team wore black armbands and posed with school rucksacks as the national anthem played before a match with Nigeria, to remember the victims of a strike on a primary school in Iran on the first day of the Middle East war. The air strike on the school in the southern Iranian c…

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HuffPost Pending

2 months ago Politics

Gen Z Leaves Their Phone On 'Do Not Disturb' All Day, And The Reason Why Is Pretty Smart

As a preteen, I couldn’t resist the siren song of AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger. I’d hear that “door opening” noise or a message notification and rush to my computer, eager to see if the sign-on was my best friend or my boyfriend, both who were equally tethered to AIM at the time. (Naturally, all o…

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2 months ago Business

India’s maternal mortality drops nearly 80% since 1990: Global study

India saw a total of 24,700 maternal deaths in 2023 translating to a maternal mortality ratio of 116 per one lakh livebirths. Also Read: UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality rates Estimates suggest that Pakistan saw a total of 10,300 maternal deaths the same year, while the Afri…

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Abcnews.com Pending

2 months ago Politics

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting LAGOS, Nigeria -- Lagos taxi driver Adegbola Isaac went to the gas station twice last weekend. Each time, the price in the Nigerian city had climbed furthe…

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RTE Pending

2 months ago Sports

Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year - study

More than a quarter of a million people worldwide die from meningitis a year, a large new study has estimated, following a recent outbreak of the disease in the UK. Children accounted for a third of the deaths, many of which were in Africa, according to the research that described itself as the mos…

Source: RTE

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newsBTC Pending

2 months ago Business

XRP Positioned At The Center Of Wall Street’s Tokenization Boom — Is A Rally Emerging?

Reason to trust How Our News is Made Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Ad discliamer Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. As Wall Street accelerates its shift toward tokenized …

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