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Apr282026 by info@insidebusinessafricang.comNo Comments

Nesiama reminisces on Botswana Golden Grand Prix, as Team Nigeria departs for Gaborone

News, Sports, World

Former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (rtd), at the weekend, added another feather to his cap after serving as Start Referee at Botswana Golden Grand Prix (World Athletics Continental Tour Gold). Nesiama, one of the highest-ranked athletics technical officials in Africa, will also be the centre of action next week at the World Relays in Gaborone, on May 2 and 3. He will serve as a referee. Speaking with The Guardian from Gaborone, yesterday, Nesiama, whose tenure as AFN Technical Director produced the likes of Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume and Divine Oduduru, expressed excitement in being part of the Botswana Golden Grand Prix. “I really appreciate everyone for the kind words and prayers I received from many respected persons b...

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PMI Global Summit Series heads to Cape Town

Africa, Appointments, Business, Economy, Energy, Finance, Growth & Insight, News, World

Following a landmark gathering in Kigali that brought together over 1,000 project professionals, industry leaders, and government officials, the PMI Global Summit Series will take place in Cape Town from 14 to 15 September 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Hosted by Project Management Institute (PMI) Sub-Saharan Africa, the Summit has become Africa’s largest platform for advancing project delivery, leadership, and innovation. Cape Town provides a fitting backdrop for this year’s Summit. As one of Africa’s leading hubs for business, infrastructure, and innovation, the city reflects the scale of ambition and execution required to deliver transformative projects across the continent.Building on the momentum of last year’s event in Rwanda, the Cape Town edition will be ...

Apr282026 by info@insidebusinessafricang.comNo Comments

APC risks internal crises as govs ‘hijack’ nomination forms

News, Politics, Power, What's Hot, World

• Presidential hopeful laments inability to access forms, payment details• Delayed dispatch of forms to states fuels transparency concerns• Scramble for forms exposes deepening tensions within party ranks• Govs’ dominance raises fears of candidate imposition, eroded democracy• Party chieftains warn of protests, litigation, electoral backlash• APC fixes May 23, 2026 for presidential primary, begins form sales• HURIWA cautions against over-centralisation, warns of democratic backslide As the All Progressives Congress (APC) begins its march towards 2027, a clash over access to nomination forms has exposed a deeper battle for control, with governors and aspirants locked in a contest that risks triggering a damaging internal rupture. Some aggrieved aspirants yesterday raised the alarm tha...

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AI Shift Triggers 26% Drop In Nigeria’s Digital Media Traffic – Report

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Nigeria’s digital media ecosystem recorded a 26.2 per cent decline in readership traffic in 2025, reflecting a major shift in news consumption driven by artificial intelligence (AI). This was announced in the SquirrelPR Ranked 2026 Report, released on Monday. The report revealed that total readership across Nigerian digital platforms fell from over 1.04 billion visits in 2024 to 769 million in 2025. It, however, noted that the decline reflects a structural shift rather than a decline in relevance, as AI-powered search tools increasingly provide direct answers without requiring users to visit publisher websites. Co-founder of SquirrelPR, Jonah Solomon, said the traditional click-driven model of digital media was rapidly losing ground. “The old model of digital media was built...

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World Immunization Week: SARMAAN Backs a New Era of Integrated Child Survival in Nigeria

Africa, Economy, Health, Innovation, LifeStyle, News, World

As the world marks World Immunization Week, the global message is clear. Vaccines work, and they work for every generation. From birth through early childhood, immunisation has quietly saved millions of lives worldwide and remains one of the most cost‑effective public‑health tools we have. In Nigeria too, vaccines have changed the story of childhood; far fewer children are being lost to diseases that once routinely cut lives short. What this moment also reminds us is that while vaccines are the backbone of child survival, they are not the only layer of protection children need. Across the country, especially in high‑risk communities, vaccines, good nutrition, prompt treatment for childhood illnesses, clean water, and targeted programmes like SARMAAN all work side by side to give ever...

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Poultry Farmers Seek Increased Financing To Boost Production Capacity

Agriculture, Business, Economy, Energy, Finance, Growth & Insight, Industry, Innovation, News, World

Some poultry farmers in Lagos State have called for increased funding of the sector to boost production capacity. The farmers made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. A poultry farmer at the Shasha area of the state, Queeneth Kingsley, said scaling up capacity was one of the major problems plaguing the sector. Kingsley added that most poultry farmers did not have the readily available financing to increase their capacity. “One challenge most poultry farmers face is the need to increase their production capacity, but the problem is lack of finance. “Most times, I spend over N1 million to stock up my pens with point-of-lay birds. This January I spent N1.9 million to stock up my pens but that kind of capital is not always av...

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Jerry Eze’s N1bn Grants Spark Mixed Reactions Among Nigerians

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Reactions have continued to trail renewed scrutiny of the founder and lead pastor of Streams of Joy International and convener of the popular prayer platform New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), Jerry Eze, following revelations that his foundation disbursed over ₦1 billion in business grants, even as critics questioned the public display of its charity work. The debate, now trending on social media platform X, comes amid documented evidence of large-scale humanitarian interventions linked to the Jerry Eze Foundation. Records from 2024 showed that the Foundation awarded about $720,000 (over ₦1 billion) in grants to roughly 240 small business owners across Nigeria. The beneficiaries span sectors such as retail, agriculture and services, with supporters describing t...

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Expert Advocates Community-driven Approach In Malaria Fight

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In commemoration of World Malaria Day, a Nigerian malaria advocate, Odinaka Kingsley Obeta, has called for a shift from conventional awareness campaigns to sustained community-driven interventions in the fight against malaria. He said lasting impact depends on behavioural change and local ownership. Obeta, who leads the initiative Block Malaria Africa, said experience from grassroots engagements across communities showed that awareness alone has not been sufficient to curb the disease, particularly in high-burden areas. He noted that malaria continues to affect livelihoods and education in many Nigerian communities despite years of public health messaging. According to him, interventions in communities such as Jenta Mangoro in Jos demonstrated that involving residents in sanita...

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Nigeria’s petrol, diesel are subsidised – Dangote official

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A senior management official of the Dangote Group on Monday revealed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been subsidising the petrol and diesel it sells to the Nigerian market. According to the official, who spoke to our correspondent in confidence due to the lack of authorisation to speak, the company’s N1,200/litre ex-depot price for petrol is below the competitive market price, considering the jump in crude prices following the US-Iran war. The PUNCH reports that the war in the Middle East triggered an oil price surge when the Strait of Hormuz was blocked by Iran. From $66 per barrel on February 28, Brent, the global benchmark for crude, jumped above $100 a barrel. As a result, Dangote raised its petrol gantry price from N774 to N1,200 as of the time of filing this re...

Apr272026 by info@insidebusinessafricang.comNo Comments

I didn’t snub Pasuma, Funke Akindele debunks viral video

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Filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele has dismissed claims that she snubbed Fuji star Wasiu Pasuma at a recent public event. The claim followed a video posted on X by a user, @UOladiti, who alleged that the actress snubbed Pasuma in public. The edited clip, which later gained attention online, showed Akindele greeting actress Fathia Balogun at her birthday celebration while Pasuma sat nearby. Reacting to the claim on X on Sunday, Akindele said the video did not show the full story, adding that she had greeted and danced with the Fuji star. “Snub? Hell no. Stop the negativity pls. I saw him, greeted him, danced with him. Pasuma is my egbon. Pls you all should stop this evil,” she wrote. In the short clip, Pasuma was seen seated at a table and looking at his phone while guests ...