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End of an Era: Kano Trade Icon Bature Abdulaziz Dies

Nigeria’s commercial landscape is in mourning following the passing of Dr. Bature Abdulaziz, a towering figure in the nation’s trading sector and a respected community ...

  • 4 hours ago
  • News

Cost of Living Ease: Nigeria Inflation Rate December 2025 Drops to 15.15%

  • 15 January 2026
  • Economy & Finance
Nigeria inflation rate

Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2026 Nigeria: Nation Honors Fallen Heroes

  • 15 January 2026
  • News
Armed Forces Remembrance Day

Nigeria Gets US Military Boost Post-Strikes

  • 14 January 2026
  • News
MILITARY

Ivory Coast Government Steps Down After Election Sweep

  • 7 January 2026
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
IVORY

Notorious Guinean Colonel Claude Pivi Dies in Custody

  • 7 January 2026
  • Guinea
PIVI

NGX Investors Pocket N469bn as Bull Run Intensifies

  • 6 January 2026
  • Economy & Finance
NGX investors

Historic: Odusote Becomes Law School’s First Female Head

  • 6 January 2026
  • News
LAW

Traffic Chaos: BRT Bus Catches Fire in Lagos

  • 6 January 2026
  • News
BUS

50 Killed as Gunmen Storm Market in Niger State

  • 5 January 2026
  • News
MARKET

National Grid Collapse Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

  • 29 December 2025
  • Business
National Grid

Nigeria Approves Massive $1.42bn NNPC Debt Write-Off

  • 29 December 2025
  • News
NNPC

Nigeria Unifies Tax Identity via NIN and CAC Registration

  • 23 December 2025
  • Business
CAC

Ghana Government Rebrands “Detty December” for Tourism

  • 23 December 2025
  • Ghana
DETTY

Nigeria Boosts School Security After Mass Abduction

  • 23 December 2025
  • News
SECURITY

Nigeria Confirms Christmas and New Year Holidays

  • 22 December 2025
  • News
CHRISTMAS

Burkina Faso Begins First 332km Expressway

  • 22 December 2025
  • Burkina Faso
Expressway
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