Organisers of the Golden Stars Award have unveiled a new wave of nominees for its 2026 edition, with football star Victor Osimhen and music...
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Nigeria: Shakira, Burna Boy Release Official 2026 FIFA World Cup Song, ‘Dai Dai’
The song was released on Friday via Sony Music...
Africa: Shakira, Burna Boy Release Official 2026 FIFA World Cup Song ‘Dai Dai’
Global pop artiste Shakira has released "Dai Dai", the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in collaboration with Nigerian Grammy-winning Afrobeat superstar...
Kenya: Kenyans Vent Fury Over Fuel Price Hike
Speaking to Capital in the Morning, motorists, traders and commuters said the sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices will directly affect transport...
Nigeria: Dangote Rejects NNPC’s Bid for Bigger Refinery Stake, Pushes for Wider Ownership
Aliko Dangote says he opposed moves by NNPC Limited to increase its stake in the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, insisting the company's...
Nigeria: How Oil Mafia Fought Hard to Stop My Refinery – Aliko Dangote
Mr Dangote said small groups profited from local product allocations under the subsidy regime and that subsidy payments alone reached nearly $10 billion...
Nigeria: Dangote Targets $100bn Revenue With Fresh $45bn Refinery, LNG Expansion Plan
President of the group, Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a recent interview with Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth...
Nigeria: ‘It Is Better I Remain a Fan’ – Dangote Explains Why $20bn Refinery Stopped Arsenal Takeover Dream
The billionaire admitted that prioritising those businesses over football ownership became the only realistic...
Nigeria: Labour Party Sets Up Screening Committee for 2027 Primaries
The leadership of the Labour Party has constituted a National Screening Committee to oversee the screening of aspirants ahead of the party's nomination primaries...
Nigeria: Only $1.25bn Deployed As Nigeria Battles $6.75bn Inclusive Finance Gap
...Women, youths, PWDs remain excluded from investment opportunities --...
Nigeria: NEITI Raises Alarm Over Illicit Financial Flows in Solid Minerals Sector
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has raised concerns over rising illicit financial flows in Nigeria's solid minerals sector, warning that weak regulation,...
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Mining Data Exists Online, but Communities Most Affected Cannot Access It
While government agencies maintain digital systems intended to support transparency and oversight in the mining sector, many affected communities remain unable to access...
Rwanda: Kagame, Tinubu Talk Trade, Defence Ties
President Paul Kagame and his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu have held discussions on bilateral relations, intra-African trade and defence...
South Africa: Gayton Mckenzie Battles Missing Millions in Local Sports Mess
Gayton McKenzie told Parliament on Tuesday that soccer fans will finally get video assistant referees for local games next season. Athletics South...
Nigeria: ADC Slams Govt Over Fresh Loan, Says Nigeria Running On ‘Ponzi Economy’
The African Democratic Congress on Thursday accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration of running what it described as a 'Ponzi economy' after the Federal...
Nigeria: How Mafia Fought to Frustrate $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery – Dangote
Africa's richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has alleged that some influential fuel importers fought hard to frustrate the establishment...
Nigeria: Nollywood Icons Back Desmond Elliot’s Fourth-Term Bid
Veteran actors and filmmakers under the banner of Nollywood Icons have appealed to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to...
Chinese margin traders raise wagers to record high as tech stock rally in full swing
China’s stock investors boosted their leveraged bets to an all-time high, helping fuel a record-setting run on technology stocks amid easing geopolitical tensions and earnings...
‘We’ll be back’: the latest takeaways from the Xi-Trump talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the visiting US leader Donald Trump at Zhongnanhai in the heart of Beijing on Friday, the final day of Trump’s...
Oil prices rise after Trump says China wants US crude oil
Oil prices rose by more than one percent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said China was interested in purchasing American crude oil. Brent crude...
Preserving India-Nepal ties requires restraint and patience
A long-standing border dispute between Nepal and India has resurfaced after India and China announced plans to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh...
Asian stocks lower and South Korea’s Kospi hits record high
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly retreated Friday and South Korea’s Kospi gave up gains after reaching an all-time high, as investors watch for...
Asian stocks are lower after South Korea’s Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip
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Kenya: Petrol, Diesel Up By Sh17 and Sh46 Respectively in May-June Pricing Cycle
In its latest monthly review published on Thursday, EPRA said the price of Super Petrol will rise by Sh16.65 per litre while Diesel...
Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China’s foreign ministry
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the...