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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    T.I. skips church, calls it a God-fearing hustle

    T.I. told gospel artist Kirk Franklin that he skips church because he thinks the whole thing operates like a business instead of actual worship. The rapper grew up with his grandma and aunt teaching him Christian prayer, and he believes God exists based on what happened in his life, but...
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    Afrobeats rookies turn up, charts won’t recover

    The Brain Media dropped a list of ten Nigerian artists who might blow up next year, and the lineup covers everything from underground hits to people already working with Davido and Wizkid. Fola keeps dropping tracks that stick with listeners, while Shoday got massive attention after his single...
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    Savers get paid, failed lenders get the axe

    The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation started processing refunds for customers at those two mortgage banks that just got shut down by the CBN. Depositors at Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc can grab up to 2 million naira per person through automatic transfers...
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    Mortgage lenders axed, CBN cleans house again

    The Central Bank of Nigeria just pulled the plug on two mortgage lenders, Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc. Hakama Sidi Ali from the CBN said both companies kept breaking rules and basically ran out of money to cover what they owed depositors. The regulators found...
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    Doc turned hotel boss, wellness check in sight

    Transcorp Hotels just tapped Awele Vivien Elumelu to run their board starting next year. She takes over after Emmanuel Nnorom steps down, and she already chairs Avon Healthcare, Avon Medical Practice, and Heirs Insurance Brokers while sitting on the Heirs Holdings board. The woman studied...
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    Thirteen agency bosses win big in online poll, comma drama unfolds

    Thirteen federal agency heads in Nigeria just won some online poll thing organized by The Street Journal, and the list is pretty stacked with big names. Aisha Rimi from the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission grabbed top honors, while Gbenga Komolafe at the petroleum regulatory body and...
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    REA, NBS team up for Nigeria’s first national energy survey

    The Rural Electrification Agency and National Bureau of Statistics locked down a partnership to run a nationwide energy survey that tracks electricity access using the World Bank's Multi-Tier Framework, and REA boss Abba Abubakar Aliyu says the whole thing will pump out granular data on...
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    Civil society slams Dangote’s call to probe NMDPRA chief

    The League of Civil Society Groups came after Aliko Dangote for publicly demanding a probe into NMDPRA boss Farouk Ahmed instead of filing formal complaints through oversight channels like the National Assembly or anti-corruption agencies. National Secretary Mohammed Bassah said the...
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    Nigeria ditches debt binge, pushes hard on N35T revenue target

    Nigeria's debt pile hit 152 trillion naira while Finance Minister Olawale Edun told senators the government is ditching heavy borrowing for aggressive revenue collection after missing 30 trillion naira in targets this year. The feds projected 40 trillion coming in but only grabbed 10 trillion...
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    Govt revenue dips below N2T, FAAC shares N1.928T in November

    Nigeria dropped below the 2 trillion naira distribution mark for the first time in four months after the Federation Account Allocation Committee divvied up 1.928 trillion naira among federal, state, and local governments following sharp declines in petroleum profit tax, company income tax, VAT...
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    FCMB Pensions pays out N200B, eyes micro pension for wider inclusion

    FCMB Pensions boss Christopher Bajowa says the company pushed out over 200 billion naira to retirees and beneficiaries since they started operating, and the whole anniversary walk thing in Abuja aims at getting micro businesses into the pension system because the regulator wants better coverage...
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    Lagos-Calabar highway opens first stretch, Tinubu’s legacy rolls on

    Nigeria cracked open the first chunk of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after years of delays, and Works Minister David Umahi says the 47-kilometer stretch from Ahmadu Bello Way to Eleko Village in Lagos represents the initial piece of President Bola Tinubu's massive infrastructure push. The...
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    Nigeria reels in $1B blue economy fund to boost marine startups

    Nigeria locked down a billion-dollar innovation fund for marine and blue economy startups, and Maritime Innovations Hub CEO Ronke Kosoko says the cash gets announced at a Lagos summit where international money people meet President Bola Tinubu and Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The fund...
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    Mom drags ex to court over ADHD son’s schooling, seeks $250 monthly

    Caroline Chibaya dragged her ex-husband Alfred Mandido to Harare Civil Court, asking for $250 monthly support for their 17-year-old son, who has ADHD, and she claims the dad kept the kid out of school for a year while pushing traditional healers instead of actual treatment. She wants him in a...
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    Son booted from dad’s mines after $20K betrayal, court rules

    A Zimbabwean judge told Wambutso Donald Makoni to get off eight mining claims after his dad revoked the power of attorney that let him run the family operation. Justice Maxwell Takuva shut down arguments that the father was mentally incompetent after a stroke, saying physical disability does not...
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    BUA hands out N30B to loyal staff, redefines reward culture in Nigeria

    BUA Group dropped 30 billion naira across 510 employees who stuck around anywhere from five years to over 40 years, and founder Abdul Samad Rabiu handed out checks ranging from 100 million to 1 billion naira to the top 41 people at the ceremony. Five workers walked away with a billion each...
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    Edgebase turns 20, bets big on AI and cyber to future-proof Africa

    Edgebase Technologies hit the 20-year mark, and CEO Joel Egbai says the Lagos-based firm is doubling down on AI-powered infrastructure and cybersecurity tools that help clients spot problems before they blow up. The company started as a hardware supplier back in 2005, and it grew into a...
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    Mozambique sets rules to settle telecom spats, boost consumer trust

    Mozambique's cabinet greenlit new dispute resolution rules for telecom and postal operators after the sector got messy with network buildouts, e-commerce growth, and mobile money services, creating friction between companies and customers. The Communications Regulatory Authority can now run...
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    DMCC teams with Crypto.com to tokenize commodities, shake up trade

    DMCC signed a deal with Crypto.com to push tokenization in the commodities game, and the whole thing is about using blockchain to cut down settlement times and make pricing less opaque across precious metals, diamonds, energy products, and agricultural stuff. The MoU covers potential listings of...
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    Chad hosts fiber optic workshop, eyes continental digital unity

    Chad kicked off a four-day fiber optic mapping workshop at the Hotel de l'Friendship with officials from ARTAC, ARCEP, and the International Telecommunications Union showing up to talk about getting better connectivity across Africa. The Ministry of Posts and Digital Economy is pushing the whole...
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