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Africa: Editors’ Picks – Power Up Your Thinking for 2024

[ad_1] Some of our most compelling coverage to inform your new year Set yourself up for 2024 with this selection of 2023 reports and our editors' thoughts on how each will inform continuing challenges in humanitarian aid. With the Israeli assault on Gaza well into its third month as the new year begins, dip into our on-the-ground and first-person reporting. As the international community reconsiders engagement with the Taliban, take a look at how Afghan women are navigating Taliban restrictions. […]

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Africa

Africa: Nigeria to Extend Suspension of Academic Degrees From Kenya, Uganda and Niger

[ad_1] Nairobi — The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates to include those from Kenya, the Niger Republic, and Uganda. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Nigeria's Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, stated that the security agents would go after those with fake certificates from foreign countries already using them to secure jobs in Nigeria. "We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo. We are going […]

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Entertainment

Nigeria: How Nollywood Practitioners, Others Have Made Impact On Nigeria’s Economy

[ad_1] The entertainment industry in the last decade has grown in leaps and bounds and has accounted for more than 2% to the country's GDP. According to a research firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Nigeria's film industry in 2021 contributed 2.3% ($660 million (239 billion naira)) to GDP. PwC projects that the industry will increase its export revenue earnings to over $1 billion. This report reflects the potential of the entertainment industry. Nigerian actors and producers from the years of traveling theatres […]

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News

Nigeria: NPFL – I’m Not Competing With Any Player – Mizo

[ad_1] The Bayelsa United striker has scored 10 goals in the 2023/24 season, which is exactly half of his club's total goal tally of 20 The ongoing 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season has been vibrant, with many standout players. There have been individuals displaying consistent goal-scoring prowess, as well as some remarkable goalkeepers, who have captured our attention. In 154 games played so far this season, 161 players in the league have scored 304 goals. Meanwhile, in the […]

todayJanuary 4, 2024 2

News

Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Uzoho Leads New Arrivals As Super Eagles Step Up Training

[ad_1] Two intensive training sessions, one in the morning and another in the evening, are planned for today for the Super Eagles The Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi is abuzz with activity as three more players, Francis Uzoho, Umar Sadiq, and late call-up Alhassan Yusuf, arrived, swelling the number of players to 22. The Super Eagles are in business mode as the team gears up for the AFCON 2023 tournament in Côte d'Ivoire. Uzoho, the towering goalkeeper, will need […]

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Nigeria: Ndidi Ruled Out of Afcon Due to Injury,Yusuf in As Replacement

[ad_1] Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has been ruled out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to injury. Ndidi missed Leicester City's 4-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on Monday on account of the injury. Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has been drafted in as a late replacement. All 24 teams for the AFCON will submit to CAF a final squad tomorrow, but have till January 10 to make changes in the event of injury. The 23-year-old is now […]

todayJanuary 4, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: Remembering Mohbad On Posthumous 28th Birthday

[ad_1] Nigerians celebrate the talented young singer whose songs have made more waves in his death than in his lifetime. It's been 111 days since the unexpected and tragic death of Nigerian musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely known as Mohbad. Today, he would have been 28. Nigerians are celebrating the talented young singer whose songs have made more waves in his death than in his lifetime. Mohbad died on 13 September 2023, and less than 24 hours after his tragic passing, […]

todayJanuary 4, 2024 2

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Nigeria: Sebastian Broderick-Imasuen, Nigeria’s First World Cup-Winning Coach, Is Dead

[ad_1] Beyond his 1985 World Cup triumph, Broderick-Imasuen's legacy extended far and wide Coach Sebastian Broderick-Imasuen, the man who led the Golden Eaglets to their historic victory at the 1985 U-16 World Cup in China, is dead. He was aged 85. Broderick-Imasuen, affectionately referred to as Nigeria's first World Cup-winning coach, passed away early Wednesday morning after battling illness for some time. The news was confirmed via WhatsApp by Harrison Jalla, the chairman of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria […]

todayJanuary 3, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: Zack Orji Underwent Brain Surgery – Culture Minister

[ad_1] Mr Orji was hospitalised at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Abuja on New Year's Eve. Veteran Nollywood actor Zack Orji has undergone a brain surgery. The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this after she visited the ailing actor on 2 January at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja. Nneka Anibeze, a Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, shared details of the visit on Facebook on […]

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