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Nigeria’s university admissions body has said visually impaired candidates who paid for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration will be refunded at the point of examination, and audio versions of prescribed texts will be provided after registration closes. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which administers the UTME, had said that registration

A Kenyan small-business lender says 92% of its customers repay on time, even as Kenya’s banking sector grapples with its highest non-performing loan ratio in years, making it an apparent outlier in a strained credit cycle. 4G Capital, which lends to micro and small enterprises in Kenya and Uganda, says its on-time repayment rate is

When a child’s bloodstream infection no longer responds to prescribed antibiotics, or a mother’s minor wound turns life-threatening despite treatment, it is not because the medicines are no longer working but the germs causing the infection have changed and the antibiotics are no longer effective. This silent crisis, known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is one of

Brazzaville – As outbreaks of Filovirus Disease (FVD) continue to regularly affect countries across Africa and in efforts to increase preparedness capacities, the World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has convened 50 clinicians, researchers and public health specialists globally and partners for a five-day Filovirus Disease Optimized Supportive Care Workshop to update and

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The federal government is moving to overhaul agricultural insurance and cooperative financing structures in what officials describe as a major step toward strengthening food security and economic stability. The reforms were discussed on Monday in Abuja during a meeting between Doris Uzoka-Anite, minister of state for finance and Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, minister of state for

Save the Children International has commenced distribution of educational kits to 1,052 marginalised and vulnerable out-of-school children across nine communities in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, in a renewed effort to expand access to basic education. The flag-off ceremony, held at Walowol Gugu Primary School, marked the beginning of the intervention supported

As of late 2025, Ukrainian officials estimated that at least 1,436 African nationals from 36 countries are fighting for Russia in the ongoing war with Ukraine. Many of the Africans did not travel to become soldiers. They are said to have left home in response to online job offers, education promises, and residency opportunities. Instead

African startups pulled in $2.2 billion in equity funding in 2025, a 24 percent jump from the previous year, according to the latest Africa: The Big Deal report. The increase puts the continent ahead of several major startup markets, including Europe, China and India, in terms of year-on-year growth. The global venture market did rebound

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria’s transport sector surged to a record decade-high in the first nine months of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) third-quarter (Q3) Capital Importation data. The NBS data showed that foreign investment in the sector rose to $63.3 million in the first nine months of 2025, indicating

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David Chima’s tech journey began with the deep-seated belief in the mechanics of trade. It was a philosophy shaped in the busy markets of Owerri, Imo State, in South-East Nigeria by his mother, a civil servant who ran a trading business to supplement her income. Chima now applies those early lessons in trade to Kuraway