Portugal club signs on 19-year-old Nigerian-born, Usman-Malah

Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a budding Nigerian talent with unquantifiable…

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EFCC sacks 27 officers for fraud, misconduct

In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it sacked 27 officers from its workforce in 2024. The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct.  Their dismissal, following the recommendation of the Staff Disciplinary Committee of the…

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Lagos hosts InnovateAI confab

AI in Nigeria said its 2025 InnovateAI Lagos, the second edition of its flagship annual artificial intelligence (AI) conference, with “Scaling AI Adoption in Nigeria: Catalysing Cross-Sectoral Innovation and Fostering Inclusive Growth” as focus, is scheduled for February 21, 2025. The conference, billed to hold at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, will be promoting…

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Tony Elumelu Foundation opens applications for 2025 entrepreneurship programmes

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 entrepreneurship programmes. This is contained in a statement from the foundation’s website on Monday. It said aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply. It said they would receive world-class training, expert mentoring,…

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KPMG report scores UBA highest on customer experience, others

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is number one in customer service experience and other strategic areas in the banking sector, according to the latest KPMG 2024 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. The bank cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the top five banks, in various survey’s segmentation. The…

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SEC commits to fraud-free 2025 market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating Ponzi and pyramid schemes in Nigeria, aiming to create a conducive environment for legitimate investments to flourish this year. In a New Year address to the capital market community, SEC’s Director-General, Dr Emomotimi Agama, outlined the commission’s strategic focus for the year. He…

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DStv faces huge existential threat from competitions

Africa’s leading entertainment platform, Multichoice, that offers a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers, faces threat to its monopolistic iron clad fists. With products and services used by over 23.5 million households in 50 markets across sub-Saharan Africa, the company must brace for tougher times ahead,…

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