Uganda/Nigeria: CHAN 2024 Quarter-Finals Preview – Hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Lead Charge

As the quarter-finals begin, the script is beautifully poised: East Africa dreaming, North Africa plotting, West Africa charging, and the continent watching The African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 is entering its... Read more »

YPP Candidate Chukwuma leads as group stages Peace Walk over insecurity, Udo-ga- Achi excesses

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The Young Progressive Party governorship candidate for the forthcoming Anambra election, Chief Paul Chukwuma was the leading figure in Awka on Friday when a group, Make Anambra Great... Read more »

Nigerian Varsities Producing Graduates, Not Solutions – Ex-Minister Ogbu

Former Minister of National Planning and Co-Chair of the National Economic Advisory Council, Prof. Osita Ogbu, has decried the declining relevance of Nigerian universities in solving societal problems, warning that the country... Read more »

Digital lenders lament overreaching mandate from regulators

The Central Bank of Kenya. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is one of the regulators singled out by digital lenders for overreaching its mandate on the data aspect of their businesses. Through their lobby, the Digital Financial Services Association... Read more »

Vigilante leader killed, others missing as suspected herders attack Imo community

A vigilante leader and another vigilante member were killed on Wednesday when gunmen attacked Amakohia-Ubi, a community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The incident, which occurred... Read more »

President Ruto calls on Africa to reform and revitalise agriculture » Capital News

TOKYO, Japan, Aug 22 – President William Ruto has called on Africa to reform and revitalise agriculture so as to stop exporting raw materials for processing in other countries. Speaking at the... Read more »

Finidi backs Rivers United to spring surprise against Champions Remo Stars in season opener

The 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season kicks off this Friday with a heavyweight showdown at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta as Rivers United battle against defending champions Remo Stars. Rivers... Read more »

State pushes new SEZ reforms, China trade deal to boost exports and jobs

Kufaru Enterprises GM Deepak Sachania, Kifaru Enterprises Founder & CEO Kalpesh Shah, Investment Promotion PS Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, SME Support Centre CEO Linda Onyango and KAM CEO Tobia Alando during... Read more »

How to identify authentic tech gadgets in Nigeria

If you buy a phone or laptop in Nigeria, there’s always the risk of ending up with a fake. Counterfeit tech gadgets are everywhere, from outright clones to refurbished items sold as... Read more »

Wetangula to Ruto: When the hyena wants to eat its children, it says they smell like goats

When President William Ruto arrived in Rome, Italy,  and received by Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula to join other world leaders and Catholic faithful in the funeral of Pope Francis. [PCS] National Assembly... Read more »