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Check out 2025 AMVCA nominees (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, March 24 -- The Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards organisers have announced the nominees for the 2025 edition of the annual awards, a testament to the talent and dedication of the African f... Read More


UBA reports record N767 billion annual profit amid higher interest rates

Nigeria, March 24 -- United Bank for Africa (UBA) posted its biggest net profit on record for the financial year 2024 as the interest income of the pan-African lender expanded more than twofold, its a... Read More


UPDATED: VIDEO: Ado Bayero renovates old residence ahead of Durbar procession

Nigeria, March 24 -- On Sunday, the embattled 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, supervised the renovation of his Mandawari residence ahead of the Sallah durbar procession. Mr Ado Bayero moved from... Read More


VIDEO: Ado Bayero relocates to another palace ahead of durbar procession

Nigeria, March 24 -- The embattled 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has relocated from the emirate's mini palace to his residence at the Mandawari area of the metropolis ahead of the Sallah durbar... Read More


ANALYSIS: Does climate change fuel terrorism in the Sahel?

Nigeria, March 24 -- Climate change does not directly lead to more terrorism in the Central Sahel. Rather, factors associated with climate change appear to be a catalyst for localised conflicts, mainl... Read More


World TB Day: WHO says funding cuts threaten global TB progress

Nigeria, March 24 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that abrupt cuts in global health funding are threatening progress in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), the world's deadliest inf... Read More


Diphtheria: Nigeria records three new confirmed cases, one death

Nigeria, March 24 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded three new confirmed cases and one death of diphtheria. The centre made this known in its latest situatio... Read More


The other emergency, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, March 24 -- When Nigeria's President Tinubu declared a state of emergency on oil-rich Rivers State last week, the issue took over every waking minute of Nigerians at home and abroad. Someday... Read More


President Federation Cup: Rangers, Heartland set for Oriental Derby showdown

Nigeria, March 24 -- The President Federation Cup Round of 32 fixtures has been released, with the headline clash being the Oriental Derby between Heartland FC and Rangers International. The two riva... Read More


In Rivers State, a republic of anomaly renews its methods, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, March 24 -- In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and Adminis... Read More