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Technology
Google opens first Sub-Saharan Africa engineering hub in Lagos with 500 engineer capacity
Google opens its first Sub-Saharan Africa engineering hub in Lagos with capacity for 500 engineers focused on AI for Afr...
Damilola Eze · 12 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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World
ECOWAS summit in Abuja agrees new framework to restore constitutional order in three member states
ECOWAS summit sets an 18-month election timeline for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger or face expanded sanctions.
Amaka Nwachukwu · 12 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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Health
NHIA expands free primary healthcare to 8 million additional Nigerians in 15 new states
NHIA extends free primary healthcare coverage to 8 million more Nigerians across 15 states, advancing the push for unive...
Emeka Okorie · 11 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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Entertainment
Nollywood film 'Ìfẹ́' breaks box office record with ₦2.1 billion in opening weekend
Nollywood's Ìfẹ́ shatters box office records with ₦2.1 billion opening weekend, surpassing A Tribe Called Judah.
Promise Okotoko · 11 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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Opinion
The Super Eagles need a genuine football culture, not just talented players
Nigeria keeps producing world-class football talent but lacks the domestic infrastructure for consistent international s...
Adaeze Nwosu · 11 Jun 2026 · 5 min
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Education
University of Lagos ranked among top 500 global universities for first time in QS World Rankings
UNILAG enters the QS World Rankings top 500 for the first time, reflecting improved research and international faculty r...
Bisi Adebayo · 10 Jun 2026 · 3 min
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World
African Union summit endorses Nigerian proposal for continental free trade zone financing mechanism
The AU endorses Nigeria's proposal for a $20 billion AfCFTA financing mechanism to support small business cross-border t...
Amaka Nwachukwu · 9 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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Entertainment
Afrobeats dominates Billboard Global 200 with six Nigerian artists in top 20 simultaneously
Six Nigerian Afrobeats artists chart simultaneously in the Billboard Global 200 top 20 — a historic first for any Africa...
Promise Okotoko · 8 Jun 2026 · 4 min
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Politics
Anti-corruption agency arraigns former minister on ₦47 billion procurement fraud charges
EFCC arraigns a former Works Minister on 18 counts of ₦47 billion procurement fraud before the Federal High Court in Abu...
Chukwuemeka Obi · 7 Jun 2026 · 5 min
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Politics
Amnesty International report accuses security forces of extrajudicial killings in north-east Nigeria
Amnesty International documents 34 alleged extrajudicial killings by Nigerian security forces in Borno and Yobe states.
Ngozi Amuche · 6 Jun 2026 · 5 min
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Technology
Paystack reaches 100 million transaction milestone, announces expansion into francophone Africa
Paystack hits 100 million transactions and announces expansion into Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon by Q4 2026.
Damilola Eze · 5 Jun 2026 · 4 min