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Soccer clash: Nigeria vs Cameroon at WAFCON 2026. Who’s next?
By Ed Dove/ESPN: Morocco -- Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina was a relative unknown in African football ahead of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, but her performances during the tournament…
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Benson Okoronkwo, our Parliamentarian in Houston, turns 70. By Chido Nwangwu
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U.S State Department says its “unfortunate error” mislabeled countries on map of Africa
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at…
Gov. Alex Otti and an unfinished project. By Johnson Ihemeremadu | USAfrica
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Dressing, Addressing, and Redressing Nigeria’s Lawyers and Judges. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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Nigeria: Senate approves increase of national minimum wage
The Nigerian Senate has approved a bill to increase the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000, effectively enacting it…
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A Nigerian court has scheduled a trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over tax evasion charges to begin on October 11,…
Tinubu proposes windfall tax on banks’ FX gains to fund national projects
President Tinubu has requested the Senate to amend the 2023 Finance Act to impose a one-time windfall tax on the…
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Senate rejects bill seeking to monitor foreign exchange transactions
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Senate rejected a bill seeking to amend the Foreign Exchange Act of 2004 to…
CAC extends registration deadline for PoS operators
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Threads now has over 175 million users, one year after launch – Mark Zuckerberg
Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced that the company's latest social media app, Threads, now boasts over 175…