How OPay is leveraging technology to create social value in Nigeria
OPay, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, role in Nigeria extends beyond providing digital financial services, with the company using its resources, technology and partnerships to deliver social impact at scale. Over time, these efforts have developed into a range of programmes…
SADIO MANÉ LAUNCHES ₦20MILLION-PLUS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROJECT IN HOMETOWN, TARGETS 1,000 JOBS
Senegalese football star Sadio Mané has launched a major agro-industrial project in his hometown of Bambali, in Senegal’s southern Sédhiou region, as he continues to invest in economic development within his community. The project, known as SM10 Agro, involves…
NIGERIA RECORDS WEST AFRICA’S FIRST TELE-ROBOTIC SURGERY AS SURGEONS REMOVE CANCEROUS KIDNEY TUMOUR REMOTELY
Nigeria has recorded what medical institutions involved described as West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery, with a surgeon remotely operating on a patient in Abuja to remove a kidney affected by a cancerous tumour. The procedure was performed on September 19,…
Anthony Joshua to return to his old trainer for Tyson Fury fight
Anthony Joshua is set to return to his old trainer Ben Davison for a Tyson Fury fight as his promoter Eddie Hearn provides an update about his camp. AJ worked with Rob McCracken in the first part of his career,…
Enugu gov names Nollywood’s Eucharia Anunobi, Rachael Okonkwo aides
Nollywood actresses Rachel Okonkwo and Eucharia Anunobi have been appointed as aides to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah. The appointments were contained in a public announcement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia….
US withholds visa for Sudan army chief ahead of UNGA over opposition to US-backed 90-day ceasefire plan in war that has killed thousands
The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his planned appearance at the UN General Assembly, with Sudanese and other sources linking the move to Khartoum’s resistance to a US-backed ceasefire plan….
Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies aged 67
British journalist Mark Doyle, best known for his reporting on conflicts in Africa in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 67 after a short illness. After living in Africa, he joined the BBC in 1986. Doyle became East Africa…
FIFA Selects Nigerian Referee Kasimu Abdulsalam for 2026 U-17 World Cup
Nigerian referee Kasimu Abiola Abdulsalam has been selected by FIFA to officiate at the 2026 FIFA Men’s Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, marking another significant step in his international refereeing career. Abdulsalam is the only Nigerian among the 81 match…
Wike: Ireti Kingibe won’t return to Senate
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Senator Ireti Kingibe’s allegations that he obtained loans for capital projects in the nation’s capital without National Assembly’s statutory approval. Wike, while reacting to the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday…
There is no vacancy in Aso Rock, says Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying there is no leadership vacuum despite the President’s continued working vacation abroad. HireGrant Writers Speaking…