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The UK has quickly become an excellent destination for Nigerian tech firms to scale into international markets. The bilateral trade between the UK and Nigeria reaching a record £8.1 billion per year, and Nigerian fintech companies spending more than £100 million in the UK market are clear indications that the UK is much more than just a financial centre. If you are a Nigerian tech businessperson, the UK offers an excellent combination of opportunities to raise funds, a favourable regulatory environment, and a clear growth path. Nigerian tech businesspeople may need to hire foreign workers to expand their workforce. They…

Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has reflected on his uncle, Ademola Adeleke’s re-election as Osun State governor, claiming that he took on 17 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors with just his mobile phone. The “Unavailable” hitmaker, who played a key role in Adeleke’s re-emergence as governor, also spoke about President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, among others, during an interview with News Central TV on Tuesday. The singer said: “I defeated 17 governors with all their power, with all their immunity, with all their aides, with all their escort commanders, with all their…

By Golok Nanmwa JOS -The Plateau State Police Command has beefed up security in Bin’per community, Bwoi-Ruf District of Mangu Local Government Area, following the deadly attack on the community in the early hours of Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in the community. Faniyan, who commiserated with the traditional council elders, the Local Government Chairman and residents of Mangu, vowed that the perpetrators of the attack would be identified, arrested and prosecuted. He said the Police Command would deploy all constitutional means at its…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsAugust 18, 2026 20:02 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea transfer targets Leao offered to Chelsea Chelsea have been offered the opportunity to land AC Milan winger Rafael Leao, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Blues spent a club-record transfer fee to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa earlier this summer. The Englishman can comfortably play as a left winger or from the number 10 position.Despite this, the west London giants continue to be linked with wide attackers, and Gazzetta cite that Leao’s representatives have contacted the Blues regarding the Portuguese’s availability.Chelsea have been long-term admirers…

According to local authorities, the disease has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC’s 2018-2020 outbreak, which was previously the country’s deadliest.The outbreak, declared by national authorities on 15 May, became the country’s largest in terms of total confirmed cases in late July. There are currently 4,945 confirmed cases, the latest data shows. A total of 730 patients remain in isolation or in the hospital and 1,040 people have recovered from the disease, and the fatality rate has risen to 46 per cent, according to Government data.The current outbreak remains eclipsed only by West Africa’s 2014-2016…

18 août 2026 Hello , Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through markets, startups, and systems. New editions of the newsletter will land directly in your inbox every Tuesday at 12 PM WAT. By default, this newsletter is in French. If you’re reading this in your email inbox, click the “Read in English” button below to switch to the English version. If you’re reading on our website, you can either click the button below or toggle the language selector…

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned security agencies against relying on last-minute deployments for election security. According to him, securing elections cannot be achieved through last-minute security deployments, insisting that lasting election security requires months of intelligence-led planning and coordination. Musa stated this on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the Blueprint newspaper seminar on security. The minister said election security must not be treated as an event limited to election day, but as a continuous process requiring early preparation and assessment of emerging threats. “The lesson is clear: successful election security is not achieved…

By Dipo Olowookere The bears have refused to vacate the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, further inflicting a 0.07 per cent loss on the bourse on Monday due to sustained profit-taking. Data from Customs Street indicated that sell-offs were more pronounced in the financial services sector during the session, with the insurance index down by 1.48 per cent, and the banking counter shedding 0.46 per cent. They rubbed out the gains recorded by the other sectors, as the consumer goods segment rose by 0.43 per cent and the energy index gained 0.01 per cent, while the industrial goods space closed flat.…

File image. By Osundiji Sekinat Actress Doris Ogala has declared her intention to become the next governor of Abia State, describing her decision to contest as a “divine mandate.” Ogala made the declaration during an episode on the Clarity Zone podcast, where she expressed confidence that she would emerge as the state’s next governor. According to her, her decision to seek the governorship seat was driven by what she described as a divine call to rescue the people of Abia State. She said, “The call to come and save my people is a divine mandate. I will be the next…

The federal government has unveiled the National Digital Cloud Policy, a framework designed to strengthen Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and drive the next phase of economic growth. The policy implementation has an investment target of $750 million over the next 24 months. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Tuesday, noting that the effort aims to further strengthen the transformation of Nigeria’s digital economy. According to the ministry, through the implementation of the policy, the government’s initial ambition is to mobilise $250 million in private investment within the first 12 months. The investment will rise…