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Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave

Pop Mart’s Labubu monster dolls — small, fuzzy figures bearing sharp teeth — have become a global phenomenon, appearing in limited “blind-box” releases, attracting celebrity fans and illustrating how Chinese cultural exports are carving out a “cool” image abroad despite

Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Labour Party (LP), in Gombe State have formed an alliance to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election. The

The first strikes in Dambe are thrown before the boxers even leave their house. Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting traditional medicine before it scars over — all guaranteed

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, says the Senior Officials Meeting between Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will hold on July 1 and 2, 2025 in Abuja. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement on Saturday issued by

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has called on the Anambra State government to ensure that those arrested and detained for alleged criminal offenses are charged to court within the constitutionally prescribed timeframes. Board Chairman

Jason Miller, a communication strategist and former senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, has projected that Africa will surpass Europe to become the world’s third-largest economic bloc, with Nigeria poised to rank among the top ten global economies by

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his administration was confronted with servicing Nigerian loans worth over $3.5 billion when he assumed office in 1999. Describing the debt crisis of Nigeria as terrible, Obasanjo stated that it was worse

Nigerian seasoning brand Onga played a prominent role in the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Cultural Day, using the event to spotlight African culinary traditions under the theme “Festival of Flavours.” The event, held at the AMVCA Cultural

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting digital learning in public schools across the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud made the commitment in Abuja on Friday, at official handing over of

The global art market is not immune to current economic and geopolitical tensions and is counting on a new generation of collectors to revitalise the momentum. Some big transactions were concluded last week during Art Basel, the world’s top contemporary

The University of Ghana is grappling with a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, prompting renewed health warnings and a reactivation of safety protocols across its campus. In a statement issued on Monday, June 23, the University’s Health Services Directorate confirmed both

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World record holder in the 100m hurdles, Nigeria and Africa’s number One,Tobi Amusan, has made a triumphant return to the top 100 of the World Athletics women’s overall rankings.

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As the countdown continues ahead the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships from July 16 to 20 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is optimistic of producing the next generation of athletes

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Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, has urged coaches to embrace modern tools to enhance their efficiency, saying that technology has simplified knowledge acquisition and dissemination in the sector.

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The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has praised the leadership of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) under Dr. Zacch Adedeji, describing him as a visionary public servant and committed supporter of sports development in Nigeria.

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Chelsea are favourites to progress from Saturday’s FIFA Club World Cup tie against Benfica. The Blues are expected to win inside 90 minutes in 45.1percent of the latest 10,000 simulations. Chelsea have won all of their previous meetings with Benfica in all competitions.

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Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is expected to join French club Monaco on loan with an option to buy, sources close to the deal said Friday.

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Olivier Giroud, France's all-time top goalscorer, and Los Angeles FC have mutually agreed to part ways, the MLS club announced on Friday.

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Brentford on Friday confirmed the appointment of former set-piece coach Keith Andrews as their new manager to replace Thomas Frank. Director of football Phil Giles said the 44-year-old was a “very good fit” for the club, who finished 10th in

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China's football association on Friday said it has sacked national coach Branko Ivankovic after the country failed to qualify for the 2026

Three engineering innovators have been awarded the sum of N20 million by the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAEng) through its engineering innovation competition. The competition, held in Lagos, was the second in the series and attracted approximately 60 innovation submissions

Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s leading fintech platform, has been named among TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list for 2025, a global recognition of companies making an extraordinary impact around the world.

Six Nigerian and two Ghanaian Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered startups have been selected for Class 9 of the Google for Startups Accelerator Programme. The startups are leveraging AI to address significant challenges across diverse sectors, including fintech, agritech, healthtech, and professional

A new era of escalating global instability is intensifying the world drug problem, empowering organised crime syndicates and driving drug use to unprecedented levels, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned in its freshly launched World Drug

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has stated that a more comprehensive approach is needed to prevent the spread of diseases, citing that poor environmental sanitation is responsible for a significant percentage of communicable diseases in the country. Lawal asserted

As the global community marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) urged the government and relevant agencies to enforce stricter controls on the distribution and sale of controlled substances

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has donated a $500,000 state-of-the-art haematology and blood transfusion laboratory complex to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) to boost the quality of service rendered by the facility. The Managing Director/Chief Executive

ThinkBusiness Africa has issued a critical response to the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), challenging its

In a bid to support a future-ready workforce and position Nigeria as a global hub for technical talent, MTN Nigeria has over time committed N3 billion to support the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy’s 3 Million Technical

Amidst aid cuts by the United States, the Gavi Vaccine Alliance has secured over US$9 billion out of its US$11.9 billion target budget for its next five-year strategic period from 2026 to 2030 to immunise the world’s poorest children. The

The drive to eliminate open defecation and improve access to clean water and sanitation in Cross River State is at risk due to inadequate funding, a senior government official warns. The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Water Resources,

Health professionals have called on Nigerian authorities to introduce more robust public health policies to address the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. The call was made during a media roundtable organised on Wednesday in Abuja by

In a major push to strengthen healthcare delivery and public infrastructure, the Lagos State government has launched the HaemoCentral Blood Inventory Management System (BIMS) and redesigned website for the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC).

The Board of Fellows of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (BOF-PSN) has advocated the expansion of community-based mental health care to address the deepening mental health crisis in the country.

Lohli, an emerging advert-tech company that rewards users for engaging with advertisements and surveys, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Olumuyiwa Fadolapo. The visit took place

A high-level executive consultation under the NigeriaWorks 2030 Initiative is scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Abuja. The event, organised by Vivacity Development in partnership with the SAM Empowerment Foundation, will bring together selected stakeholders to

A Chinese firm, Tenda Technology, has invested over $1 million in Nigeria in the last year with the hope of increasing it by 50 per cent every year This was disclosed by Tenda Sell-Through Manager, Nigeria, Joseph Agema

In a country where mobile phones have become an extension of everyday life, enabling everything from mobile banking to online education, the unseen backbone of the digital revolution is constantly battling a formidable foe: inconsistent power supply.

In 2024, over 1.2 billion new smartphones were sold in 2024 and they emitted more than 60MtCO2e from manufacturing alone.This was disclosed by the telecoms industry advocacy body, the GSMA in its Mobile Net Zero 2025 State of the Industry on Climate Action report.

The Special Adviser on ICT to Enugu State Governor, Nnaemeka Ani, has called for a home-grown digital revolution under the banner ‘Africa Will Rise: By Code, By Courage, By Us’.

Nigeria-based human resources technology firm, PaidHR, has secured $1.8 million in a seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab. Existing investors—Zrosk, Chui Ventures, and Zedcrest Capital—also participated in the round. The funding brings the total amount raised by the

Strends Print Limited, the powerhouse behind Nigeria’s premier on-demand customisation and apparel company, DynasTees, has announced its acquisition by Blanks, an apparel brand and manufacturer from India. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed, but the acquisition is set to

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has proposed a new gratuity framework of N30 billion yearly for federal civil servants under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).

Stakeholders have expressed deep concerns about the exclusion of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) from the list of professional bodies authorised to conduct accreditation in universities.

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Nestlé has announced an ongoing collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to launch a dairy technical skills

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The National President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engineer Margaret Aina Oguntala, has charged members to always display

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The President, Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, has called on graduating Economics students to brace up, saying they

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No fewer than 8,649 Nano, Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (NMSMEs) in Kaduna State have received direct grants to stay in business

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The Debt Management Office (DMO) is offering the N300 billion May 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond for subscription by auction. The DMO, in a statement on its official website on Thursday, said the bond auction, scheduled for May

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Preparations for the formal establishment of the African Energy Bank (AEB) have reached an advanced stage, following a high-level review meeting held in Abuja and hosted by Nigeria’s Minister of State

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The Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC) has said that the exit of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding and diminishing donor supports have made Nigeria's vaccine financing more vulnerable.

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A baby girl has become the first child in the United Kingdom (UK) to be born from a womb transplant in a historic leap for science. Grace Davidson, 36, gave birth after receiving a womb transplant from her elder sister, Amy, in a groundbreaking procedure.

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In a historic medical breakthrough, a Nigerian robotic surgeon has successfully performed the first robotic-assisted prostate cancer surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Stakeholders have called for increased Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine uptake to prevent measles outbreaks and reduce childhood mortality in the country. Measles is one of the leading causes of death among children.

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Experts have emphasised the need for women to pay attention to their health and focus on mental wellness to curb depression. The advice was given at the Mom's Time Out Fiesta, tagged ‘Digital Divas’ held in Lagos, in commemoration of International Women's Day.

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Health experts have urged the government to focus on the development of a Lassa fever vaccine that will prevent further outbreaks of the virus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced recently that Lassa fever claimed 952 Nigerian lives in 2024

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The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has warned that emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are becoming more common with viral hemorrhagic fever spreading asymptomatically among Nigerians, making detection and containment more challenging.

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Federal Government has explained that the motive behind expanding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance networks is to ensure critical patients receive timely care.

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A hospital in Germany - the Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (UMG) has partnered with the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) and the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) to improve blood transfusion safety across the country.

Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave

2027: Gombe opposition parties move to form coalition against APC

Nigeria’s Dambe boxing goes global, kicks off in Abuja

Nigeria, EU senior officials to meet in Abuja – Tuggar

Group tasks Anambra govt on rule of law

Expert tips Africa to surpass Europe economically by 2050

Nigeria’s Dambe boxing goes global, kicks off in Abuja

I paid $3.5b yearly as interest on external loans, says Obasanjo

Onga showcases African culinary heritage at AMVCA 2025 cultural day

FCTA committed to promoting digital learning in public schools

Art market banking on new generation of collectors

Ghanaian varsity activates safety protocol amid COVID-19 resurgence

Amusan returns as Nigeria’s number 1, overtakes Ofili

Five Nigerian starlets to watch at CAA U18/U20 championships in Abeokuta

Embrace technology, maximise resources, Elegbeleye tells coaches

Olapade commends FIRS, seeks better deal for sports development

Chelsea plot Benfica’s fall, Messi, Suarez in uphill task against PSG

Monaco close in on Fati loan signing from Barca

Giroud to leave MLS side LAFC

Brentford appoint Keith Andrews as manager: club

China sacks coach Branko Ivankovic after World Cup flop

Innovators win cash awards to boost engineering development

Moniepoint bags TIME’s recognition

6 Nigerian, 2 Ghanaian, other startups join 2025 Google AI Accelerator Cohort

Global instability fuels record drug use, organised crime – UNODC

Poor sanitation responsible for communicable diseases, says minister

Pharmacists decry devastating effects of drug abuse

NLNG commissions $500,000 haematology laboratory complex at ATBUTH

ThinkBusiness Africa rejects CAPPA’s proposal to raise SSB tax

MTN tackles inadequate infrastructure, others through N3b digital talent support

Gavi Alliance secures over $9b for immunisation

Funding shortfalls threaten C’River’s clean water, sanitation goals, says official

Nigeria needs tougher food policies to curb hypertension, stroke — Experts

Lagos launches digital tracking system to improve blood access, safety

Pharmacists canvass expansion of community-based mental healthcare

Advert-tech startup Lohli visits ARCON DG, seeks alignment on ethical ads

Executive consultation set for NigeriaWorks 2030 Workforce Initiative in Abuja

Chinese firm invests over $1m in network solution, partners Coscharis

Powering telecom sector for improved connectivity

1.2b new smartphones sold in 2024, 10b units dormant

Expert urges African techies on legacy building

Nigeria’s PaidHR raises $1.8m seed round to expand cross-border HR services

Apparel firm announces acquisition

PenCom proposes N30 billion gratuity plan for federal civil servants

Medical lab scientists worry over NUC’s non-accreditation of council

Firm partners FG to launch dairy technical skills development programme

NSE task members on professionalism

Brace up to shape Nigeria’s economic future, NES president tells inductees

8,649 NMSMEs get grants in Kaduna

DMO offers N300bn May 2025 FGN bond for auction

Lokpobiri confirms African Energy Bank launch

Vaccine Network seeks sustainable immunization financing strategy

Miracle baby born after historic womb transplant in UK

Nigeria records new feat in robotic prostate cancersurgery

Stakeholders advocate increased vaccination to prevent childhood mortality

Women tasked on wellness to curb depression

‘Developing vaccine could prevent Lassa fever’

NIMR warns of asymptomatic spread of viral hemorrhagic fevers

Why FG is expanding emergency medical services to critical patients

German hospital partners NBSA, AKTH to improve blood transfusion safety