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Lafarge Africa's quarterly profit surges 837%, shooting stock price to 52-week high

Nigeria, April 24 -- Lafarge Africa delivered in the first quarter a post-tax profit more than eight times what it reported in the same period of last year, an epic result, leaving the cement maker ju... Read More


Why I resigned from PDP - Rep

Nigeria, April 24 -- Oluwole Oke, the House of Representatives member representing the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency area of Osun State, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because t... Read More


Tony Allen didn't pioneer Afrobeat with Fela Kuti - Femi Kuti

Nigeria, April 24 -- Multi-Grammy-nominated artiste Femi Kuti, and son of the legendary Fela Kuti, has refuted claims that the late ace drummer Tony Allen co-pioneered the Afrobeat genre with his fath... Read More


Over half of Lagos students fail 2024 WASSCE, state government laments

Nigeria, April 24 -- The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the dismal performance of public school students in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), reve... Read More


Waiting for an African Pope, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 24 -- It's nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African Pope. It happened in The Conclave, a film by Peter Straughan rel... Read More


CBN approves cash-based BTA for 2025 Hajj pilgrims

Nigeria, April 24 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a cash-based Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) for Nigerians performing the 2025 Hajj. The approval came following the intervention of V... Read More


ANALYSIS: With Traore, Burkina Faso can get governance right, achieve developmental aspirations

Nigeria, April 24 -- At 36, Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore is the world's youngest president, in stark contrast to Africa's average leader age of 63. He took office in September 2022 after overthrowing... Read More


US-China tariff war to push global debt past pandemic levels - IMF

Nigeria, April 24 -- There are strong indications that the heightened uncertainty caused by the new US tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100 per cent of global G... Read More


PHOTO: Lagos Island streets submerged by floods for days

Nigeria, April 24 -- Many streets in the popular Lagos Island Local Government Area have become impassable following an overflow of foul-smelling water from nearby gutters, raising health and safety c... Read More


'Why Christians shouldn't associate with poor people' - Pastor Ibiyeomie

Nigeria, April 24 -- The founder and presiding pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has defended his controversial viral remarks that 'Jesus hated poverty and never visited any poor person... Read More