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Hajj 2025: Over 2,000 Nigerians to miss pilgrimage due to late registration, visa denial - NAHCON

Nigeria, June 3 -- Over 2,000 Nigerian intending pilgrims will not participate in the 2025 Hajj due to the failure of the Saudi authorities to reopen the visa portal for registration. The Commission'... Read More


Child in Africa 50 times more likely to die before age five - Bill Gates

Nigeria, June 3 -- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that global health inequalities remains stark, with children born in parts of Africa still 50 times more likely to die before age fi... Read More


World Clubfoot Day: Health advocates call for increased awareness, timely treatment of patients

Nigeria, June 3 -- As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2025 World Clubfoot Day, health advocates have raised concerns about the country's slow progress in providing timely treatm... Read More


First HoldCo, John Holt, Prestige Assurance top stock pick this week

Nigeria, June 2 -- Nigerian stocks appreciated by 2.5 per cent last week, reversing the preceding week's loss, as increased demand for consumer goods equities drove gains. The main equity index has y... Read More


TRENDING: Nigerians react as Odumeje lists five 'useless' courses to study in universities

Nigeria, June 2 -- Famous Nigerian preacher Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, also known as Odumeje, wears many titles, but career guidance and counselling are not among them. However, from the unexpected sour... Read More


Nigeria's biggest lender acquires National Bank of Kenya

Nigeria, June 2 -- Access Holdings Plc, Nigeria's biggest lender by assets, completed a buyout of National Bank of Kenya (NBK), the financial services group announced on Monday, firming up its grip on... Read More


We're losing our identity in Afrobeats - ID Cabasa warns

Nigeria, June 2 -- Nigerian music producer Olumide Ogunlade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has warned about the subconscious influence of R&B on Afrobeats. While appearing on the Sunday edition of Ch... Read More


EDITORIAL: ECOWAS at 50: Charting a compass for sturdier integration

Nigeria, June 2 -- West African leaders converged on Lagos on 28 May to commemorate the golden jubilee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It was deeply introspective and invari... Read More


Indecent Dressing: Rita Edochie blasts colleague Nneoma Ukpabi, spills AGN secrets in viral feud

Nigeria, June 2 -- A heated exchange has broken out online between Nollywood actress Rita Edochie and her colleague Nneoma Ukpabi over allegations of indecent dressing, with both entertainers trading ... Read More


Bill Gates pledges majority of $200 billion foundation fund to Africa's future

Nigeria, June 2 -- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has announced that the majority of the $200 billion his foundation will disburse over the next two decades will be allocated to improving healt... Read More