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Young Nigerian entrepreneurs can apply for the GOSIMA Innovation Fund 2026, which combines business development support with ₦10 million in grants shared among three winners.

Young Nigerian developers can now enter a World Bank Group competition seeking AI tools designed for people with basic devices and unreliable internet access.

The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance have formalised a framework for fiscal and monetary policy coordination, seeking to strengthen macroeconomic management and improve policy coherence.

Africa’s 80-year campaign for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council is entering another critical phase as the 81st session of the General Assembly gets underway.

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Minna, following protests, vandalism and destruction of property triggered by the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of NSCDC.

FCMB Group is backing the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE as the refinery seeks to broaden its ownership base and attract retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors.

The invitation was delivered to Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, by Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, during a visit to the Nigerian Permanent Mission House in New York.

President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron have reaffirmed the enduring friendship between Nigeria and France and their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefit of both countries.

Joseph Obele, National Public Relations Officer of PETROAN, made the call in a statement on Thursday, arguing that increased domestic refining would strengthen supply and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products.