LIVE: Portugal vs Nigeria – World Cup 2026 international friendly
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MTN Finalizing Nigeria, Uganda Fintech Spinoffs; Adds Alipay
MTN Group Ltd. is finalizing the spinoffs of its Nigerian and Ugandan financial-technology operations as part of a reorganization of its mobile-money unit to allow Mastercard Inc. and other strategic buyers to take minority stakes in its fintech businesses.
Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know
All the news on the teams, lineups and start time as Portugal complete their World Cup preparations against Nigeria.
Why are Nigeria-South Africa tensions rising amid xenophobic attacks?
It's not the first time the two African giants have gone head-to-head over attacks on their nationals.
Nigeria rescues 360 women and children abducted by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army said on June 7 it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in the northeastern part of the country. The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold. It resulted in the release of sever...
‘We are familiar faces’: are local peacemakers the answer to Nigeria’s bandit crisis?
Nigeria has struggled to contain bandit groups who kidnap and kill but some communities are finding their own solutions In the 1980s, Dayyabu Abba-Kurfi’s striking prowess for his high school football club in north-west Nigeria earned him the unlikely nickname Doncaster, after the English third-t...