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Boko Haram: Tinubu, Northern Governors dancing to terrorists' drum rhythm
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (1012+ words) A violent surge in attacks by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has left over 100 people dead, including dozens of soldiers, across the BAY (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) states this past week. Experts warn that…...
Data and artificial intelligence. How ready is Nigeria for the fourth industrial revolution?
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (29+ words) Data and artificial intelligence. How ready is Nigeria for the fourth industrial revolution?Business News Nigeria - Data and artificial intelligence. How ready is Nigeria for the fourth industrial revolution?...
Terrorists getting desperate, but they won't succeed – Tinubu
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (491+ words) President Bola Tinubu on Monday assured Nigerians that the country would never allow agents of instability, whom he said are becoming desperate, to undermine its peace, unity and sovereignty. He said terrorists were now under pressure from the intense and…...
Africa startup funding rebounds to $272m in February, but big deals dominate recovery
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (435+ words) Startup funding in Africa rebounded in February 2026 after a weak start to the year, but the recovery was driven largely by a handful of big deals, new data from Africa: The big deal shows. Forty startups across the continent raised…...
From blueprint to blast furnace: Can the new plan finally turn policy into production?
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (31+ words) From blueprint to blast furnace: Can the new plan finally turn policy into production?Business News Nigeria - From blueprint to blast furnace: Can the new plan finally turn policy into production?...
Signals of chaos: Political violence and the case for Federal Action
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (266+ words) Political violence rarely erupts without warning. Before it explodes, it sends signals: a disrupted rally, an ambushed convoy, a burnt party office, a murdered polling agent, a community silenced by fear. These are not random episodes. They are early rehearsals…...
Nigeria, Afreximbank sign IATF 2027 hosting deal in Lagos, target over $50bn in transactions
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (1006+ words) Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) Nigeria on Monday formally signed the hosting rights agreement with Afreximbank for the 2027 edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), with both parties expressing confidence that the event, scheduled to hold in Lagos in November 2027, will…...
IWD: Oyo Senator calls for greater gender inclusion, describe women as pillars of families, communities and nations
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (189+ words) According to him, investing in women and girls will not only strengthen families but also accelerate national development and help build a more inclusive and prosperous society. While congratulating women across Nigeria and the world on the occasion of International…...
Why Nigeria’s next reform must be about service delivery, not political slogans
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (462+ words) Nigeria is not short of reform language. It is short of reform outcomes. Over the past two decades, governments have arrived with compelling phrases and ambitious roadmaps " from Vision 2020 frameworks to transformation drives, from "Change" to "Next Level" to "Renewed…...
Food inflation and the failure to diversify
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (526+ words) For a country that boasts over 70 million hectares of arable land, more than 200 million citizens, vast sunshine belts, solid minerals in commercial quantities, and a youthful population eager to work, Nigeria's rising food inflation has become both an economic paradox…...