According to figures provided by an industry association on Tuesday, African start-ups garnered a record $5.2 billion in venture financing last year, rebounding from a
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NNPC says the AKK gas pipeline will begin operations in early 2023.
Nigeria’s 614 km (384 miles) gas pipeline, which is now under construction, will begin operations in the first quarter of next year, helping to enhance
U.S approves the sale of 12 Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria, amidst growing concern over human rights violations.
After legislators put a stop to the transaction amid worries about probable human rights abuses by the Nigerian government, the US has approved a roughly
In Uganda, a Colombian researcher was crushed to death by an elephant.
Authorities say an elephant crushed to death a Colombian researcher studying chimps in Kibali National Park in western Uganda. Sebastian Ramirez Amaya, a student at
Google slams lawsuit against a puppy scammer using the platform to sell fake pets.
Google of Alphabet Inc. filed a lawsuit on Monday against an alleged puppy scammer who used its services to sell bogus puppies; the first in
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy to cost $9.6 billion in 2022 as oil prices rise.
With rising oil costs caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, Nigeria’s petrol subsidy scheme might cost 4 trillion naira ($9.6 billion) this year, up from 443
Telkom and the South African regulator strike an agreement on the spectrum auction.
Telkom SA of South Africa announced on Friday that it has struck an out-of-court deal with the country’s telecoms regulator, ICASA, putting an end to
The AfDB is to provide funding of $1b to boost wheat production.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it will fund $1 billion to enhance wheat production in Africa in order to avoid food shortages
Bandits bomb a rail track, launch an attack on a train in Kaduna Nigeria killing over 10.
According to a passenger and a security source, at least ten persons were dead and numerous others were missing after suspected bandits ambushed a passenger
Nigeria’s $2.5 billion fertilizer plant aims to increase fertilizer exports.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a $2.5 billion fertilizer facility on Tuesday, with the goal of contributing to global supplies amid the impact of rising
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