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Sports5 hours ago

Fifa honours Mercy Akide, the first African woman to play professional football in the USA

World football governing body, FIFA, has poured encomiums on former Super Falcons star, Mercy Akide-Udoh, who is on record as...

Metro6 hours ago

‘Rights must go with responsibilities,’ traditional leader cautions on use of social media

Mansa, Luapula Province: Annette Katema, the Head Woman of Chitumbi Village in Mansa District, voices concerns about the detrimental effects...

Tech6 hours ago

Job losses loom as Microsoft set to shut down Lagos tech centre

An estimated 500 jobs are at risk following the decision of United States-based multinational technology giant, Microsoft, to close down...

VenturesNow10 hours ago

Nigeria received $1bn tax income from Shell in 2023

Shell Nigeria, a multinational oil company, claims that through the operations of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited and...

Metro10 hours ago

President Tinubu finally returns to Nigeria amid speculations over his absence

After spending the last two weeks out of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has finally returned to the country. Tinubu, who...

VenturesNow23 hours ago

Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency now official unit of exchange

Zimbabwe’s Treasury says that the newly introduced gold-backed currency is the official unit of exchange for transactions. It also stated...

Musings From Abroad23 hours ago

Binance accuses Nigeria of setting dangerous precedent with detention of its executives

After its executives were invited to Nigeria and subsequently arrested as part of a crackdown on cryptocurrencies, the CEO of...

Uncategorized23 hours ago

Namibia to receive $138.5 million W’Bank loan

The World Bank has announced that it has granted a $138.5 million loan to assist Namibia in strengthening its transmission...

Tech23 hours ago

Nigeria to ban naira from crypto trading platforms

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria plans to delist the country’s currency, Naira, from all peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platforms to...

Strictly Personal24 hours ago

In 64 years, how has IDA reduced poverty in Africa? By Tee Ngugi

The name of the organisation is as opaque as a name can get: World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). I...