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In 2018, Uke Enun used his final-year tuition at the University of Calabar in southern Nigeria on the Internet. It brought him nothing. He had set up an e-commerce store selling print-on-demand merchandise, t-shirts, hoodies, the kind of side hustle that made sense at the time, and poured money into ads. People clicked, added items

Nigeria’s new tax law, which replaces the standalone Capital Gains Tax Act with a unified regime and overhauls how capital gains are assessed, could slow foreign venture capital investment in the country’s startup ecosystem, according to several VC executives who spoke to TechCabal. The investors say the changes compound existing concerns about regulatory unpredictability and

Osun:  For years, families in a small nomadic settlement in Abaa Modakeke, deep within Egbedore LGA of Osun State, lived far beyond the reach of basic health services. There was no nearby clinic. Health interventions sparingly reach them. And long walks to the closest village often ended with no care. “We felt forgotten,” said Mama

Enugu; In Enugu State, families, health workers, and young volunteers are working together to protect children from measles, rubella, human papilloma virus (HPV), and other vaccine preventable diseases. The state aims to reach more than 2.1 million children across all 17 LGAs during the Measles–Rubella (MR) Vaccination Campaign in Phase 2 Stream 2 States, scheduled

Patience is wearing thin in the desert. The Arizona Cardinals haven't touched playoff grass...

Patience is wearing thin in the desert. The Arizona Cardinals haven't touched playoff grass...

LIBYA-MIGRATION/SECURITY (TV,PIX):5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police...

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event...

Starting a business with limited capital is often seen as an uphill battle. However, for many entrepreneurs around the world, it’s the very beginning of a success story. With strategic planning and relentless execution, small capital can be the seed of a thriving enterprise. Expert guides underline this reality: cash limitations need not stifle ambition.

Introduction: The gap between perception and reality There are rare moments in economic history when perception lags behind structural reality. Those moments create the most significant wealth transfers. Africa today stands at precisely such a moment. Africa is not a charity case. It is not a peripheral geopolitical theatre. It is not merely a development

…targets 50,000 trees under the green borders programme The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) has launched a coordinated nationwide climate action initiative aimed at planting 50,000 trees and institutionalising environmental sustainability practices across State Commands under its flagship Green Borders Programme. The green action was unveiled during an Environmental Education Workshop held in Abuja, marking

The richest content creators in the world make their highest income from running full businesses around their audience, with ads, brand deals, licensing, and products.  Going into 2026, the most widely cited earnings benchmark is Forbes’ Top Creators list, and these five names sit at the top of that table. 1) MrBeast estimated 85M MrBeast

Timini Egbuson’s ‘Love and New Notes’, the romantic drama, has set a new benchmark for the Nigerian film industry, achieving an opening of N106 million at the box office. This debut not only makes it the highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2026 so far but, crucially, establishes it as the first Nollywood title ever to debut

The New England Patriots came up just short of winning it all in quarterback...

Toyosi Badejo-Okusanya was labelled stubborn as a child. Adults punished her for ignoring instructions, assuming she was being disrespectful, when in fact she could not hear.  Growing up in Nigeria, Badejo-Okusanya quickly realised that disabilities were often framed through prayer, silence or pity. Disabilities existed, but it was treated as something to be managed privately