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New Chapter: Lookman Completes Atletico Madrid Transfer

Madrid, Spain Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has opened a new chapter in his European career after completing a high-profile winter transfer from Italian side Atalanta to Atlético Madrid, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Spanish giants following the close of the January transfer window. The move, confirmed shortly after deadline day, has been widely welcomed […]

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Security Tightened in Kwara After Deadly Terror Attack

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Abuja President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kwara State following a brutal terrorist attack on rural communities that left scores of villagers dead, homes and shops destroyed, and hundreds displaced. The directive, confirmed late Wednesday by the President’s spokesman Bayo Onanuga, marks a significant escalation in federal security

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Telecom Firms Turn to Data as Subscriber Growth Slows

Major telecommunications companies are shifting focus toward data services as growth in new mobile subscribers begins to plateau, according to industry analysis. With voice and SMS markets nearing saturation, telecom operators are increasingly relying on mobile data, broadband services, and digital platforms to sustain revenue and profitability. Rising demand for video streaming, social media, cloud

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Adesina Unveils Global Africa Investment Summit to Attract Private Capital

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Former African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced the launch of the Global Africa Investment Summit (GAIS), a new platform aimed at drawing large-scale private investment into Africa and reshaping how the continent is viewed by global capital markets. The initiative is designed to move Africa away from reliance on aid and

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NNPC Not Built to Run Refineries for Profit, Ojulari Says

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Abuja The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has acknowledged that Nigeria’s national oil company currently lacks the capacity to operate state-owned refineries profitably, describing the costly reactivation of the Port Harcourt Refinery as a strategic misstep that resulted in sustained financial losses for the country. Ojulari disclosed on Wednesday while speaking

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Over 100 Killed in Kwara Attack as Calls Grow for Federal Military Intervention

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The killing of more than 100 people in Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, has sparked nationwide concern, with growing calls for direct federal intervention to prevent further violence. Reacting to the attack, Senator Bukola Saraki described the incident as a national disaster, warning that the scale and frequency of violence in

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Adesina: Africa’s Farmland Will Shape Global Food Security

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The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has underscored Africa’s central role in the future of global food security, pointing to the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking during a plenary session at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Adesina said 65 percent of the world’s remaining cultivated and uncultivated arable land

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Africa Pushes New Global Narrative: From Aid Dependency to Investment Destination

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African leaders are urging the global community to rethink its long-standing engagement with the continent, calling for a shift from aid-driven development to investment-led growth as Africa sustains an annual economic expansion of about four percent. Speaking amid renewed global debates on economic restructuring and capital flows, policymakers argue that Africa’s youthful population, rapid urbanisation,

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World Governments Summit 2026: Governing the Future in an Age of Fragmentation

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Editorial Dubai’s World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, under the banner “Shaping Future Governments,” arrives at a moment of profound global uncertainty. From intensifying geopolitical rivalries and economic fragmentation to the disruptive acceleration of artificial intelligence and climate stress, the assumptions that underpinned post–Cold War governance are visibly eroding. Against this backdrop, the Summit’s central value

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CBN Governor Meets World Bank Delegation in Abuja on Strategic Development Agenda

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Abuja, February 3, 2026 — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, held a strategic meeting on Tuesday with a delegation from the World Bank, led by Anna Bjerde, the Bank’s Managing Director of Operations. The engagement, which took place at the CBN Head Office in Abuja, focused on development

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