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Nigeria and Ghana sign aviation rescue MoU

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria and Ghana signed a bilateral Search and Rescue Cooperation Agreement on March 9, 2026, committing both countries to joint…

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Nigeria seals $20bn deepwater oil deal

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has approved targeted fiscal incentives to trigger the Final Investment Decision for the Bonga Southwest Aparo…

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Nigeria’s $750m solar programme is the world’s largest

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency says its $750 million DARES programme will deploy 1,350 mini-grids, reach 17.5 million Nigerians, and catalyse…

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Nigeria engineer named Africa’s top leader

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Africaspoint Editorial

NASENI chief Khalil Halilu has been named Young African Leader of the Year at the African Leadership Magazine awards in…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Dangote orders 1,000 CNG trucks from China

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Nigeria Unlocks Space Funding and Orders a New Launch Centre. Africa’s $1 Trillion Race Just Got a New Contender.

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Nigeria’s VAT Revenue Jumps 28% Year-on-Year to N2.28 Trillion in Q3 2025

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Nigeria’s Airports Just Went Cashless. The First-Day Chaos Was the Point.

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