Nigeria

Customs officials at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport have intercepted more than 1,600 parrots and canaries being smuggled to Kuwait without the required permits — marking one of the country’s largest wildlife seizures in…
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A total of 461,640 final-year Senior High School (SHS) students across Ghana are officially beginning the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SCs) today, Monday, August 4. The massive…
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Nigeria is set to host the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) in June 2025, marking what is expected to be the largest gathering in the history of the event. The high-profile conference will convene over 6,000 delegates, including…
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Chowdeck, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing food delivery startups, has set its sights on Ghana as its first international expansion destination. The company, which has gained significant traction in Nigeria’s competitive delivery space, is…
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Ghana has emerged as the only African country with fully interoperable multiple instant payment systems (IPS), according to KPMG’s 2024 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. The country outperforms regional counterparts…
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Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has explained that his decision to concede early in the 2024 presidential election was made in the supreme interest of Ghana’s democracy, peace, and stability. Speaking on Monday,…
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With just hours left in 2024, many Nigerians are grappling with a severe cash shortage as most Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across Lagos remain out of service. This has forced residents to rely heavily on Point of Sale (PoS)…
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TikTok removed 2.1 million videos from Nigerian users in Q3 2024 for violating its content policies, placing Nigeria among the top 50 markets responsible for offending content during this period. Globally, 147.8 million videos were taken…
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The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for successfully overseeing a peaceful and credible general election in Ghana. At the final ECOWAS meeting of 2024 in…
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The UK Government has announced a £1.9 million investment to boost technology and innovation in Ghana and Nigeria through a new initiative called Sankore. This project, launched under the West Africa Research and Innovation Hub (WARIH), is…
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