A committee of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) ministers has proposed no changes to the group’s oil output plans at a meeting on Thursday. Leading Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, led ...
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Feed SubscriptionAirtel Africa Grows Customer Base By 9.1% To 151.2m
Airtel Africa recorded total customer base growth of 9.1 per cent to 151.2 million in its results for nine-month period ended December 31, 2023. The company’s results released on the Nigerian Exchange showed that penetration of mobile data and mobile ...
Read More »Broadband Penetration: IHS Rolls Out 10,000km Of Fiber Optic Cables
IHS Nigeria, through its subsidiary, Global Independent Connect Limited (GICL), has completed the rollout of more than 10,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). Recall that the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) latest ...
Read More »Africa Magic Premieres New Local Series, Game Show In February
Africa Magic has unveiled two new local series, Grandpa Knows Best and Buri, as well as a new game show, Siblings Challenge, as part of its programme line up this February. The dramedy series Grandpa Knows Best premieres Saturday, February ...
Read More »Royal Academy Prize For Engineering Innovation Invests Over £1 Million For African Innovators
…celebrates 10th anniversary of prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with medal award …over £1 million, being invested in African innovators solving key development challenges on the continent …Africa Prize has supported almost 150 entrepreneurs across 23 African countries, generating ...
Read More »50 Per Cent Of Nigerians Seeking Asylum In Belgium Are From Edo, Lagos’
The Directorate General, Immigration Office, Belgium, Mr. Freddy Roosemont, has disclosed that approximately 30 percent of Nigerian migrants seeking asylum in the country are from Edo State. Roosemont, who made the disclosure on Wednesday in Benin City during a press ...
Read More »IMF Trims Nigeria’s Growth Forecast To 3%, Cites Weaker South Africa Outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its economic growth projections for Nigeria, citing a weaker outlook for neighbouring South Africa and broader global headwinds. The revised forecast, unveiled in its January World Economic Outlook Update, sees Nigeria’s economy expanding ...
Read More »Gaza: UK Suspends British-Nigerian Minister for Accusing Israel of Genocide
A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party pending an investigation after she accused Israel of committing ‘genocide’ on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Ms. Osamor, the MP for Edmonton, sparked controversy by ...
Read More »Nigeria Morocco Pipeline To Boost Uninterrupted Gas Supply – Ekpo
Minister of state, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has assured of uninterrupted gas supplies to the Nigeria – Morocco gas pipeline project. Ekpo who led a delegation from Nigeria to Rabat, Morocco met with the country’s minister of Energy Transition ...
Read More »Late Sam Okwaraji, Reason Super Eagles Must Beat Angola — Etim Esin
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Etim Esin, has encouraged the Nigerian national football team to secure a victory against Angola in the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final match in Ivory Coast. Esin said the match is of particular significance ...
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