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Rising JetA1 Cost Plunges Nigeria’s Aviation into Crisis

29.04.2026
In recent weeks, the aviation industry has been grappling with a fight for survival, confronted by multiple challenges, from soaring aviation fuel prices, which operators say have become unaffordable, to threats by ground handling firms to disrupt airline operations over N9bn in unpaid debts. OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN explores how the industry is currently swimming through the...
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Egoras unveils phone for SME capital market access in Nigeri

29.04.2026
Nigeria’s Egoras Technologies is preparing to launch a business-focused smartphone designed to give small and medium-sized enterprises direct access to capital markets, in a move that could reshape how companies raise funds in Africa’s largest economy. The device, known as the Cube Phone, is integrated with ContisX, a new securities exchange that has received approval...
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Middle East Tensions to Drive Major Energy Price Hike

29.04.2026
Energy prices are projected to surge by 24 per cent this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity markets, the World Bank Group’s Commodity Markets Outlook released on Tuesday said. Overall commodity prices are forecast to...
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BUA Cement Rewards Top Distributors with Trucks and Cash

29.04.2026
BUA Cement Plc has rewarded its top-performing distributors across Nigeria with a mix of cash prizes, sports utility vehicles, and compressed natural gas trucks as the company seeks to deepen its distribution network and sustain growth in a competitive cement market. The awards were presented at the company’s 2025 Distributors’ Awards held at the Eko...
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Global AI platform targets Nigerian developers

29.04.2026
A global community built around artificial intelligence-assisted software development has expanded into Nigeria, launching its first Lagos gathering as part of a wider effort to plug local developers into an international network spanning more than 50 cities. The initiative, branded Café Cursor, is a city-based meetup format built around users of the Cursor AI code...
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Women Leaders in Africa Urged to Build Lasting Legacies

29.04.2026
Africa’s rising women leaders have been urged to deliberately combine ambition with visibility, as senior executives and industry leaders gathered in Lagos for the 6th Ascent Club Top 100 Career Women in Africa Awards & Gala, a platform that this year placed strong emphasis on legacy-building and institutional impact. Held under the theme ‘Power, Presence...
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Cold chains key to cutting post-harvest losses

29.04.2026
Nigeria’s food economy is being constrained less by how much it produces and more by how much it loses after harvest, according to the Chief Executive of Terroso Group, Opeoluwa Runsewe, who is calling for urgent investment in cold chain infrastructure to unlock value across the agricultural sector. Nigeria loses between 30 per cent and...
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World Bank Commits $8.2bn to Africa’s Power Supply

29.04.2026
The World Bank Group has committed $8.2bn to expand electricity access across Sub-Saharan Africa as part of a broader push to tackle one of the region’s most persistent development challenges, with nearly 600 million people still living without power. The funding forms the backbone of “Mission 300”, a joint initiative with the African Development Bank...
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Africa Forward Summit 2026 Spurs Kenya-France Cooperation

29.04.2026
Kenya and France have signalled a new wave of partnerships across Africa as preparations intensify for the Africa Forward Summit 2026, following an engagement with the Kenya Editors Guild. According to a statement on Monday, the summit, scheduled for 12 May at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, will be preceded and accompanied by a series...
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MTN concludes 100-hour youth innovation experience in Lagos

29.04.2026
MTN Nigeria has deepened its youth engagement strategy with the conclusion of a 100-hour immersive cultural and innovation experience in Lagos, as it launched the “Live It 100” campaign at the National Stadium, Surulere. The event, which formed the pilot edition of The Gathering on 100, ran continuously for 100 hours and brought together thousands...
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