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Nigeria health sector records major gains

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IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant progress across primary care, maternal…

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TEF turns $100m into $4.2bn across 24,000 businesses

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed over $100 million to 24,000 African entrepreneurs since 2015, generating $4.2 billion…

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Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Nigeria's Copyright Commission DG Dr John Asein met MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Kemi Omotosho and laid out three areas…

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Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

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MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

Africa energy sovereigntyAliko Dangote

Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

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Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe

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South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel

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265,000 Africans applied for 3,200 startup spots

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