Politics
Lagos Preps Facilities for Nigeria's First National Intermediate Games
Governor Sanwo-Olu and the National Sports Commission are both conducting inspection tours of Lagos venues ahead of the inaugural EKO 2026 National Intermediate Games.
Business
US Deepens Military Ties With Botswana After Joint Space-Age Drill
Exercise Southern Accord 2026 marked the first time the US Space Force joined Botswana-US joint planning, as Washington cements one of its most active African defense partnerships.
Politics
MTN Pulls R13.9bn From Ops as Ghana Leads Cash Flow
West Africa now funds 67% of MTN Group's cash repatriation, with Ghana alone contributing R6.6bn in H1 2026 — outpacing South Africa's home-market contribution.
Global
Ramaphosa's Business Pact Targets 8.5m Unemployed South Africans
A renewed government-business partnership puts mining, jobs, and faster inclusive growth at the centre of South Africa's economic recovery agenda.
Politics
UBA Graduates 374 Professionals in 21st GMAP Cohort
United Bank for Africa's flagship talent programme, now in its 21st cohort, inducted 374 young professionals from Nigeria and across its African markets at a Lagos ceremony on August 20, 2025.
Most read
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- Cue Raises $5M to Scale AI Customer Service Across Africa
The Brief
Business
Dangote Refinery's Free Delivery Now Covers 10 Locations Across Nigeria
The 650,000-bpd refinery is absorbing haulage costs across nine states and Abuja, betting that removing transport expenses from the distribution chain will translate into lower pump prices.
Politics
Veteran Nigerian Actor Taiwo Hassan 'Ogogo' Dies
The Ilaro-born Yoruba film icon, known across Nigeria for decades of stage and screen work, was confirmed dead by his daughter in an Instagram Live session on Sunday.
The Money
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Fintech · Nigeria
Funding
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Banxso
Fintech · South Africa
Undisclosed
$250M each
Starcloud / Muon Space
Deep Tech
Debt
₦250bn
Bank of Industry (BOI)
Development Finance · Nigeria
Growth
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EliseAI
Proptech · United States
Seed
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Terra Industries
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