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Nigeria’s Nissi: Charting a path towards creating ‘The Disney of Africa’

Singer, animator, artist. Nissi, the sister of musician Burna Boy, is a rare all-around creative talent that’s doing things her own way and ... charting a path towards building “the Disney of Africa”.

A train driver of the newly commissioned Abuja light rail train waves as the train he is driving pulls away from the station in Abuja

hitting the fan

Chinese loans: Nigeria is spending money it doesn’t have on projects it can’t sustain

When the creators of Nigeria’s capital Abuja envisioned the city in the late 1970s, they imagined it would be the hub of rail transportation, ... connecting all the other parts of the country. Over four decades later, that vision remains unrealised.

ROLE OF RELIGION

Nigeria 2023: Shettima is Tinubu’s ambassador in the north, he will even resurrect Abacha to prove it

When Southerner Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), chose Northerner and fellow Muslim ... Kashim Shettima as his running mate, howls of protest ensued nationwide.

authentic niche

Meet Meet Nigeria’s ‘Maverick’, filmmaker James Omokwe who’s pushed Nollywood to new levels

If there’s one word that could describe Nigerian movie producer James Kalu Omokwe, it would be 'Maverick'. ...

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tight-lipped

Nigeria 2023: Will Osinbajo support Tinubu for President?

revolution

Nigeria 2023: Peter Obi continues momentum but Labour Party crisis headache remains

CLINICAL STRIKE

Nigeria: AXA Mansard to roll out health clinics to drive insurance penetration

tight-lipped

Nigeria 2023: Will Osinbajo support Tinubu for President?

revolution

Nigeria 2023: Peter Obi continues momentum but Labour Party crisis headache remains

CLINICAL STRIKE

Nigeria: AXA Mansard to roll out health clinics to drive insurance penetration

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'everywhere but nowhere'

Nigeria: Strict statism of Buharinomics has cost for ordinary people

President Muhammadu Buhari’s strict statist policies have boosted Nigeria's domestic food production and reduced imports, but at what cost ... to ordinary people?

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NNPC dominance

Nigeria’s oil market in limbo following NNPC-OVH deal

After transitioning from a government-controlled national hydrocarbon corporation to a privately-run entity, the Nigerian National Petroleum ... Company Limited (NNPCL) announced last week a major deal that it believes is key to its ambitious expansion drive.

"political consciousness"

Nigeria 2023: Could painful #EndSARS memories influence outcome of polls?

Two years after Nigeria's #EndSARS protests and the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos State, many youth who played ... active roles in the movement have turned the pains of the protest into a political movement that continues to gather momentum. Will this momentum be enough to upend the existing political order in next February’s polls?

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Nigeria 2023: Obi, Tinubu, Atiku all promise business a break from Buhari-era woes

The economy played a significant role in Kenya’s August 2022 election, and Nigeria’s 2023 polls are set to follow the same pattern. For the ... first time in a long time in Nigeria, all of the top candidates – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi – have years of experience in the business world.

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positive balance

Telecoms: Nigeria’s Tizeti tries its luck in Francophone Africa

Tizeti, a provider of internet access via solar terminals in Nigeria and Ghana, is looking to move into Côte d'Ivoire and Togo, two already ... busy markets.

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flexing muscle

Nigeria 2023: Citing insecurity, Zamfara government bars partisan politics, shuts media houses

Rights groups have condemned the Zamfara State Government in Northwest Nigeria for shutting down media houses that covered a political gathering ... in the state.

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