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Some unions under the Joint Workers Council of the Federal Ministry of Education have rejected the suspension of industrial action announced by the Trade Union Congress (TUC), insisting that the concession of King’s College, Lagos, must be reversed.

Nigeria has 36.3 million people facing Crisis or worse food insecurity, the highest number among the 17 African countries monitored in August 2026, according to the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

Cameroon’s Rice Value Chain Development Project (RVCDP) has signed a CFAF246.7 million protocol agreement with the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to transfer rice production, processing and equipment technologies as the government seeks to increase local output and reduce dependence on imports. The two-year initiative, co-funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and AfricaRice, was signed on September 11 in Yaounde.…

Building local medical expertise while creating the social understanding and acceptance needed to access fertility care without shame or stigma Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation ( ), has been driving a comprehensive approach to transform fertility care and break infertility stigma through Merck Foundation’s “More Than a Mother” movement , addressing not only the shortage of trained fertility specialists but also the social, cultural, religious and communication barriers that prevent women and couples from seeking and benefiting from quality fertility care. “Lasting change rarely comes from solving only the problem you can see.…

De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division today revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively – have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of diamond verification instruments due to their outstanding …

The Federal Government allotted N748.64 billion to investors at its September 2026 bond auction, while total subscriptions reached N1.49 trillion as demand moderated from the previous month.

It's a bet already being tested elsewhere on the continent, from flare-gas mining in Bayelsa, southern Nigeria, to Ethiopia's hydroelectricity-powered Bitcoin mining, and its outcome could determine whether energy-rich but grid-poor parts of Africa get to participate in the global crypto compute boom, or keep exporting the opportunity elsewhere. In May 2025, Olumayowa Ogunnusi was at a wedding in the United Kingdom when a conversation with a friend gave him an idea. After two decades working in oil and gas, he started looking closely at Bitcoin, the most popular blockchain-based digital currency, and its biggest operating cost: electricity.…

CardinalStone Partners Limited, a leading Nigerian investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the successful close of the N728.97 billion Series 2 Power Sector Bond, on which it served as Lead Financial Adviser and Lead Issuing House. The landmark transaction represents a significant milestone for Nigeria’s capital markets and the power sector, while further strengthening CardinalStone’s position […]

The World Athletics Championships are heading to Africa for the first time as Kenya's capital Nairobi was confirmed Tuesday as host of the 2029 edition of track and field's premier event.