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Where Nigeria’s real opportunities are hiding in 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s economic landscape is showing signs of cautious resurgence—but the story behind the numbers is uneven. Some sectors are quietly booming, others remain fragile, and a handful require strategic capital and serious policy fixes. The winners, the laggards, and the potential value creators are starting to emerge. Non-oil growth:

AFCON 2025 Group C: Five players who stole the show on matchday two

Victor Osimhen celebrates goal during AFCON match between Nigeria and Tunisia on December. (Photo by: ImagoxSegun Ogunfeyitimi) The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) is still going on strong, as the 24 participating teams continue to battle for supremacy on the continent.  The Super Eagles' Group C has provided excitement for many fans, as

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The sustainability occupation is at an existential crossroads. Right here’s the way it can survive

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In 2021, McDonald’s Promised to Battle Sexual Harassment—What Occurred?

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Israel Cuts Off Gaza’s Metropolis Of Rafah, Vows To ‘Vigorously’ Develop In The Territory

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Meet New ODBC Drivers: Dynamics 365 Enterprise Central, Trello, and ClickUp

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Iran And U.S. Envoys Maintain 1st Negotiation Over Tehran’s Nuclear Program, And Speak Face-To-Face

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Iran’s state-run broadcaster revealed that U.S. Mideast

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What time is Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes? Walkouts for UFC 314 most important occasion

April 12, 2025 6:02 pm ET A new UFC featherweight champion will be crowned when Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes step into the octagon. Their 145-pound title fight scheduled for five rounds will take place Saturday, April 12 at UFC 314 from Kaseya Center in Miami. This fight between Volkanovski (26-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) and

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Where Nigeria’s real opportunities are hiding in 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s economic landscape is showing signs of cautious resurgence—but the story behind the numbers is uneven. Some sectors are quietly booming, others remain fragile, and a handful require strategic capital and serious policy fixes. The winners, the laggards, and the potential value creators are starting to emerge. Non-oil growth:

NCAA dismisses Air Peace chairman’s ₦1m ticket warning

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has dismissed claims that domestic airfares are inflated due to multiple taxes, insisting that airlines do not pay the alleged levies, while attributing fare increases to normal market forces of demand and supply. Michael Achimugu, director of public affairs and consumer protection in a statement on X on Sunday

Adeboye urges Nigerians to embrace Christ as ultimate gift beyond Christmas festivities

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has urged Nigerians to look beyond the festivities of the Yuletide season and embrace what he described as the greatest and most enduring gift ever given to humanity—Jesus Christ. Adeboye said acceptance of this divine gift guarantees fulfilment, peace of mind and freedom

Nigeria needs more hydropower dams, even mega dams

This article, which is a follow-up on last week’s, titled, “Behold, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Lessons for Nigeria,” takes the position that Nigeria needs more hydropower dams, and, indeed, two or three mega or multiple-thousand megawatt dams. With the recent commissioning of the GERD in Ethiopia (September 2025) and the Julius Nyerere Dam