Al Jazeera Africa Verified

17 hours, 20 minutes ago Business

Gaza parents brave dental dilemma: Costly treatment or food on the table?

Nuseirat, Gaza – Fifty-year-old Murad Haji sits in silence in a dentist’s chair among the rubble of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, hoping to find some relief from a pain that has plagued him for months. He holds his jaw, overwhelmed by a sharp throbbing ache. He had been given a quote of about 400 s…

Source: Al Jazeera Africa

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The Punch Verified

1 day, 23 hours ago Business

Children’s Day: FirstBank, NTA unveil nationwide activities

FirstBank is set to commemorate Children’s Day 2026 with a series of sponsored nationwide engagements designed to educate, inspire, and empower children across Nigeria. Through its sponsorship of initiatives organised by the Nigerian Television Authority, Nigeria Future Leaders Festival, and Lexico…

Source: The Punch

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The Punch Verified

2 days ago Business

Lagos customers urged to report electricity issues to LASERC

The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission has urged electricity consumers in the state to escalate unresolved power complaints to the commission after reporting such issues to their distribution companies. LASERC made the call following the resolution of a year-long electricity crisis that …

Source: The Punch

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Premium Times Verified

1 week ago Business

Friday Sermon: The Day of Arafah; the most blessed day of the year!, By Murtadha Gusau

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Who gives preference for certain days and months as He wishes, blessing them with virtues as He wills. This is one of the manifestations of His mercy, to be a reminder for those who contemplate. I bear witness th…

Source: Premium Times

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Premium Times Verified

1 week ago Business

Mutual Benefits Assurance’s annual profit jumps 45% amid boost in insurance revenue

Mutual Benefits Assurance reported on Friday a 45 per cent increase in net profit for the 2025 financial year, receiving a major boost from its insurance business. Shares in the insurer had gone up by 9.5 per cent on Lagos’ Customs Street as of 10:32 West Africa Time, following the news. Insurance …

Source: Premium Times

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Premium Times Verified

1 week ago Business

Airtel Africa launches new share buyback programme

Wireless operator Airtel Africa kicked off a share repurchase programme on Friday, aiming to buy back up to 1 per cent of its issued share capital as part of plans to return cash to shareholders. The move is a major component of the telco’s capital allocation policy, the company, which operates in …

Source: Premium Times

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Punch Verified

1 week, 4 days ago Business

Iran forms new maritime agency to control Hormuz Strait traffic

Iran’s top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse. On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council shared a post for the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (P…

Source: Punch

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Al Jazeera Africa Verified

1 week, 4 days ago Business

The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel

One of the most dangerous ideas in today’s Middle East is the claim that Gulf states must choose between Iran and Israel. This framing is politically simple, but strategically misleading. It assumes that Gulf security can be reduced to alignment with one regional actor against another. The Gulf’s c…

Source: Al Jazeera Africa

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BBC Africa Verified

1 week, 5 days ago Business

How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?

How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo? The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare, so there…

Source: BBC Africa

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Punch Verified

1 month ago Business

Dangote raises petrol price by N75, to N1,275 per litre

The Dangote Refinery has increased its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit by N75 per litre, deepening concerns over a fresh round of fuel price hikes across the country, as it also suspended product sales following a disruption in its Proforma Invoice process. Price data obtained from Petroleum…

Source: Punch

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Premium Times Verified

1 month ago Business

Infinix NOTE 60 Ultra signals a new era for Premium smartphones in Nigeria

Infinix has officially launched the NOTE 60 Ultra in Nigeria, reinforcing its strategic push into the premium smartphone segment through a series of high-impact partnerships spanning design, technology, and retail. The launch event brought together key stakeholders, industry leaders, media, and con…

Source: Premium Times

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Vanguard Verified

1 month ago Business

Chad arrests, deports Nigerians fleeing jihadists

Hundreds of Nigerians living in Chad, seeking safety from a jihadist insurgency, were rounded up and deported last week, those arrested told AFP. Nigeria has been battling a jihadist insurgency for 17 years, since the 2009 Boko Haram uprising, which has spawned various factions of militants that ha…

Source: Vanguard

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BBC News Verified

1 month ago Business

URC: Ospreys coach Mark Jones reflects on 'hell of a season'

It is fair to say the first full season as a professional head coach for Mark Jones at the Ospreys has been a baptism of fire. Results will show it has been a disappointing campaign. Ospreys lie in 11th position in the United Rugby Championship (URC), out of play-off contention with two league game…

Source: BBC News

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Vanguard Verified

1 month ago Business

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, April 28, 2026

The Nigerian Naira maintained a steady yet cautious position against the US Dollar as the market opened for trading today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Financial analysts are observing localised fluctuations in liquidity across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel …

Source: Vanguard

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Premium Times Verified

1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

Female-led beauty businesses secure N6 million funding at Lagos pitch event

Three female-led beauty startups have secured a combined N6 million in equity-free funding following a competitive pitch event held in Lagos, as stakeholders intensify efforts to bridge the financing gap confronting women entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s fast-growing beauty industry. The funding, provide…

Source: Premium Times

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Vanguard Verified

1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

World Bank advice risks dragging Nigeria back into fuel import trap — Energy experts

Energy experts have criticised recent recommendations by the World Bank urging Nigeria to deepen fuel importation and fully liberalise its downstream petroleum sector, warning that the advice is ill timed, economically regressive and in direct violation of th…

Source: Vanguard

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Vanguard Verified

1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, April 14, 2026

The Nigerian Naira showed signs of marginal recovery in the early trading hours of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, as the foreign exchange market reacted to mid-month liquidity shifts and ongoing central bank interventions. The post Dollar to Naira exchange rate tod…

Source: Vanguard

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Vanguard Verified

2 months ago Business

NDLEA intercepts large consignment of cocaine at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Strategic Command, Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja said that the consignment was concealed in heads of im…

Source: Vanguard

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BBC Africa Verified

2 months ago Business

Kenya's queen ants worth $220 each fuel booming global wildlife black market

One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that has emerged as the centre of a booming il…

Source: BBC Africa

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Punch Verified

2 months ago Business

Court voids CBN’s Union Bank shake-up, orders immediate reinstatement

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday nullified the January 2024 dissolution of the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria, declaring the action ultra vires. In his judgment, Justice Aneke set aside all decisions take…

Source: Punch

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